Are you trying to decide where to go in Spain on vacation?

Myoka is a very touristy destination especially for German,

so if you find that the local language is German instead of Spanish,

don't get surprised about it.

Coming up, we get advice for enjoying the must-see sites in Madrid and

Barcelona as well as getting off the beaten path. MIT physicist Alan Lightland

suggests our brains need a little vacation too.

A break from being overstimulated can really boost our creativity and help us think.

There really isn't as much time for play as there used to be.

So I think that our children are suffering as well as adults

by the frantic pace of life that we lead.

Dave Ellingsen found the fjords of Norway are perfect for patting. of and the culture and the beauty but also for me a personal ancestral journey.

Let's take a virtual vacation in the hour ahead. It's Travel with Rick Steeves.

Did you realize that wasting a little time can actually recharge your brain?

Al Enlightenment explains why we all need a little unstructured time, a little later in the hour.

Plus guides from Madrid join us to help you plan for a great vacation in Spain this year.

The last time we spoke with Dave Ellingson on travel with Rick Steeves, he told us about his epic kayaking adventures.

He once paddled the entire length of the Mississippi River and he paddled the Erie Canal and the Hudson River from Buffalo to Manhattan.

His latest kayaking adventure was last summer in the Fjords of Norway.

That's where his great grandparents left for a new life in America.

Dave profiles his adventures and insights from Norway in the third title in his paddle pilgrim series. He's with us now in our warm and dry

studio to tell us about it. Dave, welcome back.

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