575a Europe Hiking; Exploring Athens; Grooviest Gardens
Travel with Rick Steves
Rick Steves
4.5 • 2.5K Ratings
🗓️ 18 April 2020
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
Get inspired to rediscover the world when it's safe to travel again with an episode that takes us to a number of special outdoor venues. We'll get more ideas for exploring the long-distance hiking trails of Europe, find out about improvements to the neighborhoods of Athens, and discover the world's most interesting contemporary gardens.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, I'm Rick Steeves. For the last 15 years, our mission on travel with Rick Steeves has been to |
| 0:05.8 | stoke your travel dreams and to share inspiring stories from every corner of our globe. |
| 0:12.1 | While the world grapples with the pandemic of coronavirus, we understand |
| 0:16.2 | that trips are temporarily off the table for many of us. But we'll get through this, and we'll |
| 0:21.8 | keep on traveling when this crisis becomes old news. |
| 0:26.3 | Until then, let's use this time to stoke those travel dreams as we enjoy hearing from our |
| 0:30.8 | friends and experts about their adventures. If this crisis teaches us anything, |
| 0:36.7 | it's that we're all in this together, and it's important to get to know our neighbors. |
| 0:42.4 | A long-distance hike in Europe can offer more than just getting away from it all. |
| 0:47.0 | Coming up, Cassandra Overby helps you gear up for exploring one of the historical footpaths of Europe. |
| 0:52.0 | It's actually about bringing people to the very best... one of the historical footpaths of Europe. |
| 0:52.8 | It's actually about bringing people to the very best of civilization, |
| 0:56.2 | the very best of history. |
| 0:57.9 | Ancient Greece is fascinating, |
| 1:00.0 | but so is getting acquainted with today's Greece. |
| 1:02.5 | Guides from Athens tell us how much their city has improved |
| 1:05.6 | with a youthful new energy. |
| 1:07.3 | We do have a history, but those of us growing up |
| 1:10.9 | and living in Greece, we also wish and hope for a future. |
| 1:15.0 | And Christopher Woods recommends his favorite contemporary gardens around the world, |
| 1:20.0 | but be forewarned about what you'll find in Dubai's Miracle Garden. |
| 1:23.8 | Peacocks made out of Ptoenias and kind of Swiss village made out of geraniums, |
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