36 Cortona and Fear of Flying

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Rick Steves

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

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🗓️ 8 January 2006

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Italy has become one of the hottest destinations for European travel -- and for good reason. Smart travelers know how to avoid crowds and, as a result, enjoy a genuine experience of Italy. Rick chats with a local from Cortona, the hilltown known to Americans as the setting for "Under the Tuscan Sun," and for those afraid to fly, Rick receives tips from Steve Hutchison, who leads a Fear of Flying workshop. 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	Everybody seems to be raving about Italy.
0:03.5	It's become the hottest destination for European travel for good reason,
0:07.2	and that means it's more important than ever to sort through the superlatives
0:10.8	to put together just the right itinerary, offering maximum cultural thrills while
0:15.2	minimizing those exasperating crowds.
0:17.8	Hi, I'm Rick Steves, and coming up in the hour ahead, we'll talk with a friend who lives
0:21.7	and teaches in one of my favorite towns in Tuscany,
0:24.2	Cortona. Giovanni Adriani will give us an insider's peak at his delightful hilltown hometown.
0:29.8	But thousands of Americans will never see Italy because they're afraid to fly.
0:36.0	So we'll talk with a pilot who runs a fear of flying clinic to learn just what it takes to overcome the white knuckles and nightmares that keep so many
0:44.0	would-be globetrotters grounded.
0:47.0	Now raise your travel dreams to their upright and locked positions because we're heading
0:51.6	fearlessly to Italy.
0:54.0	Coming up in the hour ahead on Travel with Rick Steeves.
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1:12.0	American Airlines knows why you fly.
1:15.0	Hi, I'm Rick Steeves. We get together each week to talk about the exciting and impressive destinations
1:20.1	that make our world such a fascinating place to explore.
1:23.0	But while many of us lay awake at night dreaming of our next exotic travel adventure,
1:27.0	many others struggle with a fear that keeps them from boarding an airplane.
1:31.0	Today on Travel with Rick Steeves, we're talking with a pilot who runs a
1:34.5	fear of flying clinic to see just how he helps people overcome their anxiety about air travel.
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