38 Exploring Mexico's Pacific Coast and An American Singer in Istanbul

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Rick Steves

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🗓️ 22 January 2006

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Mexico is the perfect destination for North Americans seeking sun, fun, and a colorful, distinctive culture. Rick explores some of the popular Pacific coast destinations of Mexico, from Puerto Vallarta down to Acapulco and Oaxaca (wah-HAH-ka), with guidebook author Bruce Whipperman. We visit with a singer who spends part of the year working to make a living in Seattle, but lives like royalty when she's got a gig in Istanbul. Julie Cascioppo (cass-ee-OH-po) tells us how her career as a singer helps her to travel in style. 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	Millions of North Americans vacation south of the border in Mexico.
0:06.0	While some visitors bake in the sun and splash in the surf, others prefer to dive into Mexico's colorfully diverse culture.
0:13.7	Hi, I'm Rick Steeves.
0:15.1	On today's Travel with Rick Steeves,
0:17.1	Guidebook author Bruce Wipperman
0:18.6	will take your calls and emails
0:20.2	about Mexico's Pacific Coast Resorts,a Villarta and Acapoco,
0:25.0	and its bustling cultural capital, Wahaka.
0:28.0	We'll help you find just the right sandy beach or secluded lagoon
0:32.0	and give you tips on sampling the real Mexico.
0:35.2	Then you don't have to write guidebooks to travel for a living. We'll meet a jazz
0:39.8	singer from Seattle who lives in Istanbul for months at a time to perform at a luxury
0:44.3	hotel. She'll tell us how she spliced her wanderlust into her career.
0:48.6	It's like living in a different world when you travel with Rick Steeves.
0:55.0	Stay with us.
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1:12.0	American Airlines knows why you fly. I'm Rick Steeves. The Pacific Coast of Mexico
1:17.5	is a natural choice for vacationing Norte Americanos. Towns like Part of Yarta and
1:22.4	Acapoco are synonymous with fun in the sun.
1:25.0	Further inland, cities like Guahaca offer an exhilarating glimpse at the richness of Mexico's indigenous cultures.
1:32.0	On today's travel with Rick Steeves, we're traveling through
1:35.3	Western Mexico. And later, we'll visit with a jazz singer who spends part of the year trying
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