378 Greek Islands; European Coffee Culture; European Media
Travel with Rick Steves
Rick Steves
4.5 • 2.5K Ratings
🗓️ 13 September 2014
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
We'll explore some options for enjoying the climate and culture of Greece — with or without cruise-ship crowds — and get some advice on choosing between Greece’s many islands. We'll also compare the British and German media with what we've come to expect in the US. And listen in as Rick savors the relaxing ritual of taking a coffee break an atmospheric European café.
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| 0:00.0 | Ask a European journalist what they think of when they see American TV and their answer might give you a lesson in international relations. |
| 0:08.0 | Where is the international news? You know, you turn on a TV news bulletin and it's all America America |
| 0:14.5 | there's a lot happening in the rest of the world and you know maybe it might be an |
| 0:18.2 | idea that people knew about it. Coming up in the hour ahead |
| 0:20.8 | broadcasters from Belfast and Berlin compare notes on what media |
| 0:24.5 | offers them where they live and how it fits with what they learn when they travel. |
| 0:28.6 | People really do want good information and in-depth information, not just like the big headlines. |
| 0:34.0 | We'll look at a few of your options for visiting the Greek Isles. |
| 0:37.0 | There are thousands scattered all across the Aegean and Ionian seas, so where do you start? |
| 0:42.0 | Of course, the two major islands all people want to go are Mekonus and Sandorini, |
| 0:47.0 | and there is a reason why I'm in there are beautiful, |
| 0:49.0 | but there is so much more. |
| 0:51.0 | Plus a primer on European coffee culture. |
| 0:53.4 | We'll serve it all up next on Travel with Rick Steves. |
| 0:56.5 | Does it seem like your cable TV and even your radio dial is getting crowded with more |
| 1:04.2 | and more stations each year. But apart from this one that you're listening to now, |
| 1:07.6 | how many of them really give you an accurate view of the world? Coming up today |
| 1:11.8 | on Travel with Rick Steveeeves, European media colleagues |
| 1:14.9 | explain how media operates and what they expect from it in Berlin and Belfast. |
| 1:20.2 | And we'll have some fun exploring the coffee cultures of Europe as well. |
| 1:25.0 | First, you only have to say the words the Greek Isles. |
| 1:28.0 | And you might have visions of sunbleached houses, shoulder to shoulder against a fragrant hillside, with a mesmerizing view of a glittering |
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