164 Bill Holm: American in Iceland; Winter in Alaska

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🗓️ 8 March 2009

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Writer Bill Holm explains how the view from his cottage on the coast of Iceland illumanates the view of his home in small town Minnesota, and contrasts American culture with that of economically-strapped Iceland. Also, from Homer, Alaska, Geo Beach inspires travelers to enjoy wintertime fun in his home state while there's still time to enjoy dog sledding and skiing. 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 Steve's. Today on Travel with Rick Steve's, our recent meeting with one of Minnesota's favorite sons turns into a tribute.
0:08.0	Bill Home passed away on February 25th, just a few weeks after we recorded our interview with him about his summer home in
0:14.4	Iceland and what he's learned about life at age 65.
0:18.7	Beware the single truth. Inside it, anywhere on Earth, is a loaded gun pointed straight at your head.
0:30.0	Bill Holmes' friends called him a literary giant of the prairies and even the perfect Viking.
0:36.0	As you'll hear in a moment, he operated in the tradition of his heroes, like Walt Whitman and Thoreau,
0:42.0	to point out the perspective you gain from a little distance from your home.
0:46.0	Later in the hour with the Iditarod sled dog race just getting underway, we'll explore how Alaskans enjoy winter with Geo Beach.
0:53.0	We'll start with Bill Home, an American in Iceland in just a moment.
0:58.0	It's Travel with Rick Steeves.
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1:03.9	4,000 flights to 250 cities in 40 countries around the world every day.
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1:12.0	American Airlines knows why you fly. The sparse beauty of life
1:16.0	in Iceland is up against its latest round of economic hard times, but American writer Bill
1:21.0	Home, like his Viking ancestors, knew how to thrive there.
1:25.3	We're paying tribute today to Bill Home.
1:27.9	Bill passed away in Minnesota on February 25th, just a few weeks after we recorded this conversation.
1:35.0	Some places on this planet just bring out the poet in you.
1:40.0	There's some places where Americans tend to go, where they find a chance just to connect with nature,
1:45.8	to connect with their roots, to open the window and see the world with a little more clarity.
1:51.2	I'm Rick Steeves.
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