Lately the south coast of Ireland's become famous for its cuisine.

A mangen, Irish gastronomy.

Hi, I'm Rick Steeves.

Coming up in the hour ahead,

Barry Maloney tells us what's making his home region of County Cork a destination for Irish, British and American

visitors and even the French and why Cork has a character all its own.

We love to talk down in Cork.

It's a place where we've time for each other.

And also, Cork is known as the Rebel County.

And travel writer Rolf Potts is taking traveling light to wild extremes.

In fact, Rolf recently accepted a challenge to venture around the world with absolutely no luggage.

Okay, he had lots of pockets.

He'll tell us how it changed his travel experience, including the flight screening process.

You're not carrying a bag and I said no and I expected them to come down to me somehow and

they just shrugged and said wow you're as light of travelers we've ever seen.

It's how to travel without any baggage and the attractions of Ireland's South Coast in the hour ahead.

Thanks for joining us.

It's Travel with Rick Steeves.

Coming up, we'll find out how Rolf Potts traveled all around the world without any luggage,

and in doing so he got closer to the culture and the locals and the places he visited.

Let's start today's travel with Rick Steeves

with an insider's look at Ireland's County Cork.

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