18 Slovenia and the American Southwest

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Rick Steves

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

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🗓️ 7 August 2005

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Yearning for some of the lesser-explored adventures at home and overseas? Today we will learn about the country of Slovenia, where the slow food movement and the polka are popular. And, we get ideas for exploring the back roads of the American desert southwest, its national parks and Indian Country, from Road Trip USA author Jamie Jensen. 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	If you're looking for a truly undiscovered backdoor experience in Europe, you'll find it in the hour ahead.
0:06.0	Hi, I'm Rick Steeves. On today's travel with Rick Steeves, we're getting an insider's view of Slovenia.
0:12.0	After peacefully breaking away from Yugoslavia, it remains
0:15.5	off the beaten path. It surprises visitors with majestic alpine scenery, friendly
0:20.4	English-speaking locals locals and bargain prices.
0:23.8	Two of my European tour guide friends, Tina Hei and Maryan Krizkovich, are here in the studio
0:28.7	to let us in on the little publicized delights of their charming country, where agritourism, the slow food movement,
0:35.0	progressive democracy, and the polka are all cool.
0:39.2	And what part of America could be more different from Europe than Arizona and New Mexico.
0:44.9	Coming up on today's travel with Rick Steve's, it's another session of Road Trip USA with our friend
0:49.6	Jamie Jensen exploring Indian country and the scenic back roads of the Great Southwest.
0:55.4	It's all coming up on Travel with Rick Steeves, right after this.
1:00.6	Travel with Rick Steeves is brought to you by American Airlines. With their new Advantage Award booking tool, it's easier than ever to book to over 800 Advantage Award destinations online at AA.com.
1:12.0	American Airlines knows why you fly.
1:14.0	Hi, I'm Rick Steeves. Today we're taking some detours to more of the roads less traveled.
1:20.0	Two of my Eastern European friends will boast of the diverse attractions of their fascinating, yet remarkably untouristed country, Slovenia,
1:28.0	probably the most fortunate part of the former Yugoslavia.
1:32.0	And coming up on today's travel with Rick Steve's it's another session of
1:36.5	Road Trip USA with our friend Jamie Jensen. He'll take your calls and offer tips
1:41.0	on exploring Indian country and the scenic back roads of the great
1:44.7	southwest. It's all coming right up on travel with Rick Steeves.
1:50.9	Today we visit Slovenia. not Slovakia, but Slovenia. And I've got two friends with me from
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