372 Albania; Walking Vienna; Living as a Borderless European
Travel with Rick Steves
Rick Steves
4.5 • 2.5K Ratings
🗓️ 19 July 2014
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
Hear why Albania ranks high for seasoned travelers on the list of places to discover as it emerges from decades of isolation. Get tips for enjoying the arts and comforts of Vienna where every day is like a Sunday afternoon. Find out what the freedom to relocate within the European Union feels like. Rick also recounts his first unescorted trip to Europe out of high school in the summer of '73.
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| 0:00.0 | Turns out there's something to be said about enjoying a quiet life in a former world empire, like Austria. |
| 0:07.0 | I actually enjoy living in a country that is not so internationally famous and known all over the world. |
| 0:14.0 | Coming up today on Travel with Rick Steeves, we look at Strolling Vienna like a local. |
| 0:18.0 | We'll also hear why it's fun to be part of the first wave of tourists to visit Albania, where you can make a real splash just by showing up. |
| 0:26.0 | Many of them regard their country as something of a ruin. |
| 0:29.0 | They're fascinated that people should be coming and taking an interest in it, |
| 0:32.0 | and they're absolutely thrilled |
| 0:32.8 | a bit to you there. |
| 0:33.8 | Edge is a little rough, yeah, but that's part of the charm. |
| 0:37.6 | Europeans share the benefits of being able to relocate across former borders. |
| 0:41.2 | I've got this Scottish accent, but I've always felt like a European and my high |
| 0:46.2 | school travel buddy shares memories of our first trip on her own to Europe. |
| 0:49.8 | Mona Lisa that knocked my socks off. |
| 0:52.6 | Rediscover the old world in a new light in the hour ahead on Travel with Rick Steve's. |
| 1:00.6 | Despite all the political wrangling that national interests and economic hardships might bring to the table, |
| 1:06.0 | I see the Europe of today as a persistent and creative attempt to find ways to let its citizens work together to enjoy the good life. |
| 1:14.0 | Hi, I'm Rick Steeves. |
| 1:15.0 | Coming up today on Travel with Rick Steeves, |
| 1:17.0 | we'll hear how EU residents are enjoying the freedom |
| 1:20.0 | to reinvent themselves across national borders. |
| 1:23.2 | We'll also be escorted around the casual elegance of Vienna. |
| 1:27.4 | And I'll share memories of the first trip I took to Europe as a wide-eyed teenager without |
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