447b Hungarian Hot Springs; Peru's Boiling River; Padova & the Veneto

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🗓️ 14 June 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Hear how people of all ages enjoy a day at the baths in Budapest, where doctors commonly prescribe a relaxing day at the spa. Then learn about a sacred geothermal river located deep in Amazonian Peru: It's huge, deadly hot, and might contain clues to the origins of life on Earth. And get advice for enjoying the splendor of Padua, located just half an hour from the crowds of Venice, and home to one of Europe's oldest universities.

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0:00.0	There are so many hot springs and mineral baths in Hungary
0:04.0	that doctors even prescribe a day at the spa as therapy.
0:07.0	We don't have oil, but we have hot water, so they say that's the one thing
0:12.0	that probably we're never going to run out of.
0:14.0	Coming up today on Travel with Rick Steves, we dipped into the Hot Springs culture of Hungary,
0:18.0	and we find out how you can enjoy it too.
0:25.9	Geologist Andris Rousseau grew up hearing stories about a boiling river flowing deep in the Amazon in Peru.
0:27.4	When he went looking for it, he found out the indigenous legends weren't that far off.
0:32.2	One of the reasons that this river is sacred is because it's the home of the Yakulama,
0:35.8	this giant serpent spirit who gives birth
0:38.6	to hot and cold water. And discover the treasures in the Basilica of St. Anthony in Padava, not far from Venice.
0:45.2	Besides having works of art of some of the most talented pupils of Jotto and his school, you have
0:51.2	the breathtaking statues of Donatello. There's something in the water in the hourhead today. It's Travel with Rick Steves.
1:00.2	We're getting into a lot of hot water today on Travel with Rick Stees. A young geologist tells us
1:05.8	about his adventures in the Peruvian jungle to confirm the existence of an incredible river
1:10.8	flowing with boiling water hot enough to make tea.
1:14.4	And he explains how he dealt with the potential clashes
1:17.3	between the rights of indigenous communities,
1:19.8	the pressures from agricultural development,
1:22.3	and the curiosity of science.
1:24.7	Plus, a guide from Parova in Italy tells us about the attractions in her hometown.
1:29.9	It has one of the oldest universities in the world where Galileo and Erasmus studied, and it
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