170 Music Festivals in Europe; Ask Arthur Frommer

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Rick Steves

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🗓️ 3 May 2009

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Budget travel guru Arthur Frommer joins Rick to compare notes on recent travel trends, and share ideas for seeing the world in a down economy. Also, Margret Hemmen provides tips on how to research for some of the year's biggest music festivals, since 2009 will include anniversaries of many major classical composers. 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	He says it's the most important book he's ever written.
0:03.0	Arthur Frommer's newly released 500 page compendium of travel advice is called
0:07.5	Ask Arthur Frommer.
0:09.0	And it's exactly what we'll do today on Travel with Rick Steves.
0:12.0	Whether he's offering advice for off-season deals... do today on Travel with Rick Steeves.
0:12.8	Whether he's offering advice for off-season deals, tips for senior travelers, budget alternatives
0:17.6	to hotels, or just trying to create the modern equivalent of his venerable Europe on five dollars a day.
0:23.0	Arthur Frommer is the granddaddy of budget travel gurus.
0:26.0	He inspired me 30 years ago to explore Europe through the back door.
0:30.0	And Arthur inspires us all to travel where our dreams are taking us,
0:33.7	equipped with a few of his timeless budget tricks,
0:36.2	along with some of the latest internet tips.
0:38.8	Travel has never lost its joy for me,
0:42.3	and I continue to find it an absolute necessity.
0:45.8	But first tour-guided musician Margaret Hemmon starts us off with a taste of some of Europe's
0:49.9	music festival highlights.
0:51.7	This year's classical music scene is bursting with
0:53.7	composer anniversary celebrations. Thanks for coming along. It's Travel with Rick
0:58.4	Steve's.
1:00.3	Arthur Frommer's enthusiasm for travel is contagious and it has been now for 50 years.
1:07.0	He'll join us in a bit to inspire us to travel smartly, enjoying that fundamental vagabonding truth that so often,
1:14.0	the less you spend, the more you experience.
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