125 The Celtic Fringes of Britain: Wales & Scotland

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🗓️ 2 March 2008

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Two of Rick's favorite tour guides from Scotland and Wales join Rick to contrast the charms of Wales and Scotland and discuss the distinctions travelers can find in the United Kingdom, including a far more interesting taste of the authentic culture than you'll find from the standard romanticized tourists cliches. And another round of listener poetry about Winter in Ireland. 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	England's thatched villages, white cliffs, and tea and crumpets.
0:04.4	That's what people think of when they imagine Great Britain.
0:07.0	But you know, there's much more.
0:09.0	At the far corners of Britain, curious travelers can find pockets of a vibrant Celtic heritage.
0:14.0	Hi I'm Rick Steeves.
0:15.0	Wales and Scotland are two Celtic countries
0:18.0	and each express their rich cultural fabric
0:20.0	in uniquely charming ways.
0:22.0	Today we'll find out how they differ from England
0:24.4	and how they differ from each other. Scott's woman Anne Doig and Welshman
0:28.9	Martin de Landovitz are joining us in a moment to take your calls and fill us in on the sites, culture,
0:34.0	and other pleasures of each one's respective homeland.
0:37.0	Anne and Martin will breathe new life into their cultural icons, those castles and slate roofs, bagpipes and men's choirs, whiskey and ale.
0:45.5	They'll fill us in on the historic roots of the gentle rivalries that still make each of their
0:50.0	cultures so unique.
0:51.8	Get ready for a tempting taste of Scotland and Wales in the hour ahead. It's
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1:12.0	American Airlines knows why you fly. I'm Rick
1:15.3	Steve's. This is Travel with Rick Steve's. Today we're going to
1:17.8	Britain. We're going specifically to the Celtic corners of Britain and
1:20.6	that's Wales and Scotland. And I'm joined by two guides and Doig from
1:25.6	Scotland and Martin de Landovitz from Wales. Thanks for joining us you guys.
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