The impulse to preserve is a powerful motivator and it's behind the conversations

we're about to have in the hour ahead on travel with Rick Steves.

Hi, I'm Rick Steves.

Peter Mansoe joins us in a bit to describe journeys that people have taken over the centuries to view the relics and remains of people venerated by many religions and cultures.

You might even say that these pilgrimages were their earliest foundations of tourism.

Today we'll look at relics in a 21st century light to see what they still have to say.

Many travelers find that preserving their trip in a journal makes the best kind of souvenir.

Dave Fox joins us to share his tips for writing a good travel journal.

A well-written travel journal is going to collect your memories better than anything else I can think of.

And we'll start with a look at the sometimes hilarious language barrier between Americans and Brits.

Chris Ray helps us suss out how ancient expressions live on as slang today.

Relics, journaling, and British English.

It's all just ahead on Travel with Rick Steves.

Hi, I'm Rick Steves, and this is Travel Rick Steeves. After living in the U.S. for a while,

Scotsman Chris Ray decided that we Yanks needed some help with the English language,

particularly the way it's commonly spoken back in Britain.

He's published a naddy little guide to the slang that separates us from our mother country

and Chris joins us in a moment to sort it all out.

Then Peter Manseau explains the power of relics and how these

religious symbols still carry more weight than you might expect. And we'll finish off with

some pointers on writing a travel journal in a way that just might make it your most treasured souvenir. A lot of people are kind of stressed out about the language barrier so they go to

Britain and when they get to Britain they realize there's a language barrier.

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