182a The Urge to Preserve: British Banter, Holy Bones, & Inspired Globe-Jotting

Travel with Rick Steves

Rick Steves

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

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🗓️ 1 May 2011

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Rick explores the slang that separates Brits from their American cousins in an attempt to help travelers avoid being "gob-smacked" by what the locals might say, or labeled as a "plonker." We'll also examine how relics of many kinds have changed the world and share tips for making travel journals a fun and important way to preserve vacation memories. 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	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 Steve's.
0:08.0	Hi, I'm Rick Steve's.
0:10.0	Peter Mansoe joins us in a bit to describe journeys that people have taken over the centuries
0:14.2	to view the relics and remains of people venerated by many religions and cultures.
0:19.2	Only now is it really possible to ask a question about their authenticity and to really find an answer.
0:24.4	Today we'll look at relics in a 21st century light to see what they still have to say.
0:28.9	Many travelers find that preserving their trip in a journal makes the best kind of souvenir.
0:35.0	Dave Fox joins us to share his tips for writing a good travel journal.
0:39.0	A well-written travel journal is going to collect your memories better than anything else I can think of.
0:44.0	And we'll start with a look at the sometimes hilarious language barrier between Americans and Brits.
0:48.0	Chris Ray helps us suss out how ancient expressions live on as slang today.
0:53.0	Bob's your uncle.
0:54.0	Relics, journaling, and British English.
0:56.0	It's all just ahead on Travel with Rick Steves.
1:00.0	Hi, I'm Rick Steves, and this is Travel with Rick Steeves. After living in the US for a while,
1:05.6	Scotsman Chris Ray decided that we Yanks needed some help with the English language,
1:10.4	particularly the way it's commonly spoken back in Britain.
1:14.0	He's published a naddy little guide to the slang that separates us from our mother country,
1:19.0	and Chris joins us in a moment to sort it all out.
1:22.0	Then Peter Manso explains the power of relics and how these
1:25.4	religious symbols still carry more weight than you might expect. You might even say that these
1:30.5	pilgrimages were the earliest foundations of tourism,
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