From filling your ears to filling your stomach will help you add extra dimensions to your travels in the hour ahead.

I used to live in London and I'll tell you I was there as a poor graduate student but it was one of the greatest experiences of my life because every night in London, almost like Vienna back in 1800, there's a fabulous

concert to be heard and a lot of the time that's really affordable.

Ben Curtis tells us about his favorite places to enjoy classical music in Europe, and

Christina Duarte recommends going beyond Lisbon

to taste the many flavors of Portugal especially in the Siesta Free North.

I love Porto, one of those cities that have so much things to give and still not so much explored.

And from street food in Japan to sharing mutton in Mongolia, or even a feast of beetle

in and micronesia, Don George proves

that mealtimes can offer some of the richest cultural treats

in our travels.

They have things bubbling in pots

that they will spoon out for you and you eat them and they're all delicious and you don't know what you're eating and you drinking and talking.

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

Even seasoned travelers are sometimes tossed a loop when offered things they've never imagined

eating or deciphering a menu in language they just can't read.

Today we'll explore the challenges and rewards of taking an adventurous spirit with you to dinner.

Hi, I'm Rick Steeves.

Coming up, Travel Writer Don George fields your calls as we feast our way around the world.

And Portuguese guide, Christina Duarte,

tells us where we can taste the heart and soul of Portugal,

and that's in the countryside and the smaller cities outside of Lisbon.

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