145 Bulgaria; An Ounce of Prevention

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Rick Steves

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

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🗓️ 10 August 2008

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Caught in the cultural crosshairs of Europe, Bulgaria is emerging as one of Eastern Europe's bargains. Travelers to Bulgaris can expect Ancient Byzantine and Ottoman influences and experience Mummers and midwives keeping traditions dating back to the ancient Thracians and Romans times alive. Rick also takes a house call from the travel doctor, who offers preventive advice for the long plane ride overseas and visiting the third world. 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	Today's edition of Travel with Rick Steves is dedicated to the intrepid traveler
0:04.0	who's looking for a destination that's just a few steps off the beaten track.
0:08.0	I'm Rick Steves and coming up we'll visit what I consider one of Europe's most
0:12.0	underrated and undiscovered countries, Bulgaria.
0:15.6	This fascinating land is one of the newest members of the European Union and yet it's one of
0:19.4	the oldest countries in Europe where you can still experience a crossroads of cultural influences dating way back to pagan times.
0:26.0	Lubea Boyanen is a travel entrepreneur who joins us today from her office in Sofia. She'll bring us the inside scoop on the delightfully earthy welcome that Bulgaria offers
0:35.4	to today's curious traveler.
0:38.0	And later in the hour, we'll get a house call from the travel medicine expert Dr. Edward
0:42.0	Chaplinck. He has tips on vaccines for travel
0:44.8	to remote destinations in the developing world and tips on how you can stay
0:48.6	healthy on the plane ride over. We'll look at what's old and what's new in
0:52.0	Bulgaria and help you stay healthy in your overseas travels.
0:55.0	That's today on Travel with Rick Steves.
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1:12.0	Hi, I'm Rick Steeves.
1:14.0	Bulgaria is one of Europe's most exotic and little understood destinations.
1:18.0	In a moment, we'll call a Bulgarian travel expert to find out what her country has to offer.
1:24.6	It's an emerging tourist destination just layered with history and culture.
1:29.3	And later in the hour, travel medicine expert Dr Edward Chapinick has suggestions for staying healthy on the plane ride over and what vaccines are recommended for travelers to developing world destinations.
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