529a Newfoundland Tour; Canada Day; Drink Dat New Orleans
Travel with Rick Steves
Rick Steves
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🗓️ 25 June 2022
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
Explore what Canada has to offer! Newfoundland's Alan Doyle recommends sights to enjoy the rugged beauty of his Atlantic island home. Comedian and author Rick Mercer shares some of his favorite places to enjoy across Canada. Plus, raise a glass to New Orleans as Elizabeth Pearce unveils how to appreciate the history of America's most "spirited city" through the kinds of cocktails it serves.
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| 0:00.0 | Musician Alan Doyle takes us around Newfoundland, starting with his hometown Petty Harbor. |
| 0:05.0 | A little harbor town surrounded on three sides by Steve Hills and a narrow entrance to the Atlantic Ocean to protect it from the storms. |
| 0:13.0 | Canadian TV host Rick Mercer grew up on the island too. |
| 0:16.0 | I keep forgetting that that's what a lot of people want to come and see because I grew up with whales jumping on my way to school. |
| 0:22.0 | I could see whales jumping in the ocean and the school bus went up the road and icebergs were there. |
| 0:27.0 | So yeah, of course, come see the whales and the icebergs. |
| 0:30.0 | Coming up, we get recommendations for Canadian travels from two of the country's favorites. |
| 0:35.0 | Plus, we learn how getting your drink to go is a perfectly civilized way to enjoy strolling the streets of New Orleans. |
| 0:42.0 | New Orleans is a very, very walkable place. |
| 0:45.0 | Walking with a drink in your hand slows you down and it allows you to pause and appreciate. |
| 0:52.0 | Explore the far corners of Canada and share a cocktail in New Orleans in the hour ahead. |
| 0:57.0 | It's travel with Rick Steves. |
| 1:00.0 | For many Americans who live within a few hours drive of the border, a getaway to Canada is like a long overdue visit with the next door neighbors. |
| 1:08.0 | Coming up on today's travel with Rick Steves, two of Canada's favorite personalities join us. |
| 1:14.0 | Rick Mercer brought Canadians together each week for 15 years having lots of fun exploring the country. |
| 1:20.0 | He recommends his favorite Canadian getaways for us in just a bit and singer Alan Doyle takes us around his island home of Newfoundland. |
| 1:29.0 | And while it always seems to be party time in New Orleans, we've found an interesting way to view its colorful history through the lens of a cocktail glass. |
| 1:37.0 | The city's official drinks historian explains what the cocktails and adult libations of New Orleans can teach us about the city's flamboyant history and it's one of a kind status as a delightfully unconventional. |
| 1:49.0 | Let's start out in the Atlantic on an island that straddles the New World and the old with its own style and character. |
| 1:59.0 | Alan Doyle grew up on Newfoundland the only place he's ever called home. |
| 2:03.0 | He joins us from the CBC studios in the provincial capital of St. John's. |
| 2:08.0 | Alan, what should we know about Newfoundland that makes it feel like a really special part of Canada? |
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