More than 2,000 years before its sun-baked landscapes lured in travelers from all over the world,

Greece was busy inventing Western civilization.

That's one of the reasons British actress Joanna Lumbly loves it so much.

The idea that everything we know about came from Greece in the old days,

the way that we do medicine, theatre, sport, politics, democracy, all these things came from Greece in the first place.

Coming up, we'll have an absolutely fabulous time from the Acropolis in Athens to the wilds of northern Greece.

Travel writer Tim Neville reports on a couple of the world's most unlikely ski resorts.

You don't go to Kosovo to like get spa treatments and wear fur.

You go to Kosovo to ski because you're really interested in and seeing how people who have

nothing who have been through tragedy still cling to this very wonderful sport.

And guides from England tell us what makes the rural cutswolds so

characteristically charming.

Remove the cars and you could be 200 years ago and you wouldn't notice the great difference.

Come along, it's Travel with Rick Steeves.

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moments where you truly connect with new people and cultures.

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

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

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

Does the onset of winter have you thinking about

travel to a warmer climate,

or maybe you'd rather go skiing?

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