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Travel with Rick Steves

375a Prague's Coronation Way; Portugal's Algarve; Drive Me Wild

Travel with Rick Steves

Rick Steves

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

4.52.5K Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2016

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Hear how you can view 10 centuries of architecture when you walk along the Coronation Way in Old Town Prague. Then learn about Portugal's sunny Algarve coast, once believed to be the end of the world. And perhaps get inspired to try life on the road by author Christina Nealson, who describes her RV-fueled explorations of the back roads of the American West.

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0:00.0

Have you ever dreamt of selling most of your stuff and living out of an RV to explore wherever the spirit takes you?

0:07.0

Hi, I'm Rick Steeves. Christina Nielsen did and she found that RV parks extend an effortless kind of welcome.

0:13.0

When you pull in and you start to talk to somebody, it's not what did you do for a living.

0:18.0

It's well, how are you today? It's very much in the moment.

0:21.0

Coming up, we'll look at the benefits of finding yourself on the backroads of America.

0:26.0

We'll also explore the beach scene in Portugal's Algarf, where freshly grilled sardines are a summertime treat.

0:32.0

You just put on some salt, maritime salt and you grill it.

0:35.6

Nothing but that. They are 100% original genuine.

0:40.0

And we'll enjoy a guided walk along the coronation way in Prague.

0:44.4

It's actually the textbook of architecture while you are walking.

0:47.2

You can talk about very different styles, maybe 10 centuries you can cover quite nicely while

0:51.6

walking. From the old world to the new, the fun is just ahead on Travel with Rick Steves.

0:57.0

A lot of people travel with walls up.

1:02.0

Bringing those walls down is what allows you to have those moments where you truly connect with new people and cultures.

1:08.0

Rosetta Stone can help take down one of the biggest walls, the language barrier.

1:13.0

Rosetta Stone is fun to use, you learn fast, and you can use it on your smartphone, tablet, or computer.

1:19.0

For a special discount, go to Rosetta Stone.com slash Rick Steeves.

1:24.0

We'll learn how one woman followed her heart when she changed gears to live out of a motor home.

1:30.0

She tells us what life on the road taught her while navigating the back roads of the west from Baja to British Columbia.

1:36.5

That's coming up in just a bit today on Travel with Rick Steves.

1:40.5

We'll also check out one of my favorite beach scenes in Europe, the Algarve, along the south

1:44.9

coast of Portugal. We're at 877 333 7425. Let's start out today in Central

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