Things have definitely changed in the country once known as the most dangerous place on Earth.

Columbia was renovating its image as well as the kinds of places where you can stay.

So you can look at anything from an old coffee house the end of turned into a boutique hotel to something really truly romantic on the coast.

I mean there's something for everybody there.

Coming up we get tips for enjoying South America's emerging tourist destination, Columbia.

Back in the old world, trying to get business done in Italy can often be frustrating.

We'll get an insider view of Italy's chaotic culture.

I don't know if you ever really get used to it. You accept

it, you learn that if you fight it, it's going to be worse, and you try to see the funny side of it.

And we'll examine how the Immigration Act has changed demographic patterns in the US over the last 50 years.

It can be argued that no group has benefited more from the 1965 law than Asian American.

It's all just ahead on Travel with Rick Steeves.

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Coming up on today's travel with Rick Steeves,

we look at how immigrants from Asia have become an important part

of North America's identity.

Erica Lee talks about her book, The Making of Asian America.

And we'll hear how things are looking up in Colombia from Latin America travel expert Chris Baker

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