Travel can inspire us in so many different ways and we'll hear a few examples in the hour ahead today on travel with Rick Steve's

We'll start in Israel

Eva Marie Eversen is an American Christian who teamed up with an Israeli Jew to put together a

coffee table book called Reflections of God's Holy Land, a personal journey through Israel.

Eva Marie will explain how actually being in the land of the patriarchs and the prophets of Jesus and the Apostles can shine a light on your understanding of the Bible.

Then we'll head up the coast to the actual locations where St Paul took his first big missionary trip.

Imagine dropping in on goat herders sitting in their black tents,

basically the same kind of tents that Paul himself made 2,000 years ago.

And we'll call one of our listeners who spent a fascinating and inspirational year volunteering

in 11 countries all around the world.

I'm Rick Steeps.

Happy Easter from all of us here at Travel with Rick Steeves.

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today on travel with Rick Steve's by talking with an author who tells us how visiting

the Holy Land and experiencing places mentioned in the Bible has actually given

her faith a boost.

We'll also follow in the footsteps of St. Paul, who traveled from the Holy Land across

Turkey through Greece and all the way to Malta.

And one of our listeners explains how she turned her travels into an exciting series of

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