111 Time and Money; Looking Up Relatives in Sicily

Travel with Rick Steves

Rick Steves

Rick Steves, Public Radio, 721132, Europe, Society & Culture, Places & Travel, Npr, Travel

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🗓️ 21 October 2007

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Listeners share secrets on traveling on a budget, and learn the price of being an over-worked American. Also, we'll get tips on researching family trees in Europe from two of our Sicilian friends, and look at the influence of Sicilian culture as an alternative to the frantic American pace of life. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archives and related details - visit www.ricksteves.com.

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0:00.0	If you,
0:02.0	never have enough time or money to travel, then this is the show for you.
0:05.0	Hi, I'm Rick Steeves.
0:07.0	Today on Travel with Rick Steeves, we're sharing budget travel tips with our listeners.
0:11.0	With good planning and armed with the right information, even with our smaller... our
0:15.0	with good planning and armed with the right information,
0:14.0	even with our smaller dollar, you can get your money's worth on your next vacation.
0:18.0	Another limited resource for those scheming up their next travel adventure
0:22.0	is time. John DeGraff joins us to
0:24.5	commemorate Take Back Your Time Day. And for some great ideas on just how to spend
0:29.6	some of that precious vacation time, my friends Alfio and Tomasso join us to help plan a trip to
0:34.5	Sicily and perhaps even look up some long lost relatives.
0:38.2	Regardless of your heritage, it's fun to consider the influence Sicilian immigrants have had on our American culture.
0:45.4	We're learning new budget tricks, taking stock of our free time, and looking up relatives in
0:50.2	Sicily, all in the Travel with their new Advantage Award booking tool, it's easier than ever to book to
1:07.2	over 800 Advantage Award destinations online at AA.com.
1:12.0	American Airlines knows why you fly. Time and money come together
1:16.4	today on Travel with Rick Steves. Why? Because October 24th is National Take Back
1:21.6	Your Time Day.
1:23.0	Later this hour, John DeGraf clues us in on this movement that aims to recover free time and longer
1:28.2	vacations for us overworked Americans.
1:31.0	We'll also get some pointers today on looking up your ancestors and maybe even meet some distant relatives.
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