410b Marrying an American; Flatlands; Sightseeing Communist History

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🗓️ 29 April 2023

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Hear what kind of cross-cultural issues emerge when Europeans marry Americans, then listen in as we discuss the allure of a road trip around America's Great Plains, where unobstructed views make the sky seem closer. And get tips on the best places to visit in Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic for a sense of life behind the Iron Curtain, now a generation in the past.

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0:00.0	Traveling in flatlands like the Great Plains, you can get in touch with life in
0:04.6	ways you just won't find up in the mountains.
0:07.0	The top of the world is like the Titanic moment, you know, we're on top of the
0:10.1	world, we're bigger than the world, and I think being in the flatlands you are
0:13.5	of the world, you are in a way smaller than it.
0:16.7	Hi, I'm Rick Steves. Coming up, we enjoy the endless horizons and the sweet
0:21.0	small scale attractions that the flatplaces of the Earth can offer. We also
0:24.8	explore the issues that crop up for people from other countries when they
0:28.3	marry in America. It's those small things that tend to remind us that we are
0:33.6	still foreign to each other. And guides from the former East Black, tell us about
0:37.8	places you can still visit that show what life was like a generation ago
0:41.5	during the communist era in Eastern Europe. And we're very proud of the fact that
0:45.4	we didn't just put it behind and wanted to erase it because I think it's
0:48.8	something that we definitely have to show to the generations following us.
0:53.1	It's all just ahead on, travel with Rick Steves.
0:59.3	Whether it's a prairie, an endless farm scape, or even a desert, the flat
1:04.4	places of Earth can offer you a lot more than their reputation as flyover
1:08.7	country suggests. But you have to be willing to listen to what the land is
1:12.7	trying to tell you. Coming up on today's Travel with Rick Steves, Robert Read
1:16.9	explains how to look for hidden treasure from your feet to the horizon in a
1:20.7	vast flat landscape. It's hard to believe it's already been at
1:24.5	generations since the fall of communism in Europe. Guides from Poland,
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