The English seem to be experts at being outrageous.

Men will compete and it's always men to put ferrets down their trousers and see how long they can actually survive before the ferrets escape.

Coming up, British guides tell us about some of the more unusual festivals and holidays

that you'll find in English towns and villages.

In Scotland, Jim Malcolm's innovation in the focusing in Scotland.

And for a little retro atmosphere in America, try cruising the back roads of California.

If you like your vintage Americana, this is the road trip for you.

Chandler O'Leary takes us on an inland road trip past the farms and

orchards of the San Joaquin Valley. It's the vegetable basket, it's the fruit

basket, it's the nut basket, it's everything. It's all just ahead on travel with Rick Steves.

The country that brought us Monty Python has roots that go deep into the bizarre and unusual.

We'll hear how England has fun, in a normal year, a little later in the hour on today's travel with Rick

Steve's. And today's a special occasion as Scottish folk singer Jim Malcolm

and his wife Susie join us to explore the traditional music of Scotland, which includes

a few of their own songs. If you're ready for a memorable road trip where there's more to explore than freeway rest stops,

Chandler O'Leary wants to take you up the U.S. West Coast.

She joined us a few months ago with tips for driving the Pacific Coast Highway from San Diego to Big Sur, the Redwoods, and the Pacific Northwest Rainforest. She's back to recommend a few of the inland highlights from the desert playground of Palm Springs

through the orchards of California's Central Valley, the old West and Sacramento, and all the

way up to my home turf around Seattle.

They're detailed in her book, The Best Post, A Road Trip Atlas.

Chandler, welcome back.

Thank you for having me.

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