439 Madagascar; Edinburgh 2016; David McCullough's Favorites
Travel with Rick Steves
Rick Steves
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🗓️ 2 April 2016
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
Adventure traveler Hilary Bradt tells us why Madagascar is her favorite place in the world to explore. Then guides from Scotland share sightseeing advice for Edinburgh, with tips for day trips into the Scottish countryside. And historian David McCullough tells us how in-person visits to America's historical sites has influenced his writing and enriched his life.
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| 0:00.0 | After a strenuous day of trekking in the jungles of Madagascar, veteran traveler Hillary |
| 0:04.8 | Brat was surprised just how much she liked a snack the villagers offered, tree hoppers. |
| 0:09.5 | Actually, they're very good. They tasted a bit like peanuts, and it was only after I'd finished a whole bowl of them that I realized that they were insects rather than the peanuts that I thought they were. |
| 0:19.0 | Coming up, we also find out what's new in Scotland. There's an exhibit opening up on the Celtic |
| 0:23.4 | people of Britain that you might enjoy at the Scottish National Museum. |
| 0:26.6 | The Romans thought they were barbarians but they left a long tradition of |
| 0:30.1 | beautiful bracelets and jewelry and carved stones and things. |
| 0:34.0 | And American historian David McCullough has a suggestion to help us all be better travelers. |
| 0:39.0 | Be patient and don't be in a hurry all the time. |
| 0:41.0 | Sometimes you feel you have to see everything. |
| 0:43.7 | Very often it's better to sit down a nice cafe and you suddenly hear things learn things that |
| 0:48.6 | you never would have known otherwise. |
| 0:50.3 | There's plenty of adventure for all of us to enjoy in the hour ahead. It's travel with Rick Steves. |
| 0:59.0 | A lot of people travel with walls up. Bringing those walls down is what allows you to have those |
| 1:04.4 | moments where you truly connect with new people and cultures. |
| 1:08.0 | Rosetta Stone can help take down one of the biggest walls, the language barrier. |
| 1:13.0 | Rosetta Stone is fun to use, you learn fast, and you can use it on your smartphone, |
| 1:16.8 | tablet, or computer. |
| 1:18.6 | For a special discount, go to Rosetta Stone.com slash Rick Steeves. |
| 1:24.0 | Even though their independence referendum failed, |
| 1:26.0 | there's no denying the feisty spirit of the people of Scotland. |
| 1:29.0 | Coming up, we'll hear what visitors to Edinburgh can look for this year. |
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