33 Discovering "A Sense of Place"

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Rick Steves

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

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🗓️ 11 December 2005

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Travel journalist Michael Shapiro set out on a literary project to interview 18 travel authors to see what makes their work such a pleasure. He turned his interviews into a book called "A Sense of Place." This week, Rick turns the tables on Michael to find out what he discovered about his favorite travel authors -- including Rick. We'll learn about the roots of some of today's most celebrated nomads, and perhaps refine our own palette for wanderlust. 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	What do? Isabel Ayende, Bill Bryson, Arthur Frommer, Jan Morris, Paul Thoreu, Francis Mays, and even me all have in common.
0:10.0	We've all been interviewed by Michael Shapiro for his book A Sense of Place.
0:14.1	Hi I'm Rick Steeves. Traveling is a joy, but just what's it like to write about it for a living?
0:19.8	I've named a few of the 18 travel writers Michael Shapiro interviewed in his latest project.
0:25.1	Coming up, we'll get to the bottom of what makes the Robert Louis Stevenson's of our generation
0:29.6	such good travel writers.
0:31.6	People love to read about travel and they love to be transported by these authors
0:36.4	to places that they may never be able to go.
0:40.0	We're getting to know the best-selling travel writers in America, what inspires them, how they work,
0:45.0	and their special take on the art and adventure of travel.
0:48.4	It's next on today's Travel with Rick Steves.
0:51.0	We'll also take some time to answer your calls and emails and maybe hear from a few budding Mark Twain's as well.
0:57.0	We'll get started in just a moment.
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1:12.0	American Airlines knows why you fly.
1:15.0	Hi, I'm Rick Steeves. From Homer to Chaucer to Mark Twain to Bill Bryson,
1:19.0	writers love to travel, and travelers love to write.
1:22.0	What's the secret of writing in a captivating way about the exotic
1:25.4	corners of our world? Michael Shapiro quizzed 18 of our generation's best travel writers to
1:30.3	discover their keys to success. Today, we'll enjoy a few intellectual packing tips from the Robert Louis Stevenson's of our age
1:37.0	and learn how they captured a sense of place,
1:40.0	and you're invited to come along.
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