131 Earth Day 2008: Sailing & Endangered Sites

Travel with Rick Steves

Rick Steves

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

4.3 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 20 April 2008

⏱️ 53 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Rick reviews the World Monuments Fund list of the "100 Most Endangered Sites" and finds out what's putting them at risk, and what we can do to help. Also, Rick is joined by the founder of the Olympic Circle Sailing Club in Berkeley, California, and looks at the role sailing clubs are playing as they bring people together to let wind power take them near and far. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archives and related details - visit www.ricksteves.com.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Going Greens in the news these days and the environments on everyone's mind.
0:05.0	But what about travelers?
0:07.0	Hi, I'm Rick Steve's.
0:08.0	Exploring another culture enriches us.
0:10.0	It makes us better citizens of the world.
0:13.0	But fuel emissions we create while traveling
0:15.0	damage the very things we travel to see.
0:18.0	It erodes classic buildings and statues,
0:20.0	changes sensitive weather patterns, and jeopardizes great sites everywhere.
0:24.1	Michelle Berenfeld from the World Monuments Fund joins us in a little bit to update us on our world's
0:28.8	100 most endangered sites.
0:31.2	Which important cultural and historic sites are danger and what can we do to help protect them.
0:36.0	But first, we'll take a look at one of the world's oldest and greenest methods of travel, sailing,
0:41.0	and how sailing clubs offer an economical and non-polluting travel opportunity.
0:45.0	Whether you're dreaming of sailing the Seven Seas or just want to be reminded of the
0:49.4	world's precious but fragile treasures, let's fall in love all over again with Mother Earth on today's Earth Day edition of Travel with Rick Steve.
1:00.0	Travel with Rick Steve's is made possible in part by American Airlines.
1:04.0	Their Advantage program can help you earn miles toward your next vacation.
1:07.0	Details are at AA.com.
1:09.0	American Airlines knows why you fly.
1:12.0	Sailing doesn't have to be a rich person's hobby.
1:15.0	30 years ago, Anthony Sandberg started a club on San Francisco Bay.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Rick Steves, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Rick Steves and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.