112 Off the Beaten Track Emails, Amazon Adventures, and Maori Culture

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Rick Steves

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🗓️ 16 March 2023

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Travel writer Don George joins Rick to field listener emails about travel to the developing world. We'll also get pointers for touring the massive Amazon River region of Brazil, where river transportation is like a non-stop party boat, and learn about the indigenous Maori culture of New Zealand. 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	Hi, I'm Rick Steves.
0:02.3	While airline routes and the internet seem to be making it a smaller and smaller world
0:06.0	all the time, you can still get way way off the beaten path.
0:10.0	Today on Travel with Rick Steves, we'll see how.
0:13.1	My friend Don George has been traveling to exotic locales in the developing world for
0:16.9	most of his life.
0:18.2	Don joins us in a moment to help field your emails about visiting some of the less obvious
0:22.2	places on our planet, where you can experience everything from tropical hedonism to gaining
0:27.3	empathy with an indigenous culture.
0:30.5	Later in the hour, we'll check in with two lonely planet authors and consider some exotic
0:34.3	options for adventure in the southern hemisphere.
0:37.4	Gary Chandler takes us up the Amazon.
0:40.0	Let the river and experience be what it is and if you see animals terrific.
0:44.5	Then, Errol Hunt introduces us to the native Maori culture in New Zealand.
0:48.7	Definitely, there's a lot of support for multicultural and making sure that it's alive and vibrant.
0:54.5	Once full steam ahead as we get off the beaten path on Travel with Rick Steves.
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1:14.9	Today on Travel with Rick Steves, we're considering our options for travel off the beaten track.
1:19.8	We're exploring the Amazon river and we're checking out the Polynesian Maori culture
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