624 Greek Mythology Sites; National Parks Year; Travel Memories
Travel with Rick Steves
Rick Steves
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🗓️ 2 January 2021
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
Guides from Greece tell us about the significant places you can visit to better understand the world of the ancient Greeks. Journalist Conor Knighton describes how he made an epic New Year's resolution happen by visiting all of America's National Parks in 12 months. And listeners share their standout travel memories, as we await the chance to explore the world again.
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| 0:00.0 | It was a crazy idea. |
| 0:02.0 | CBS journalist Connor Knighton wanted to see every one of America's national parks in one year. |
| 0:07.0 | To enjoy the most daylight possible, he greeted the first dawn of the year at Acadia in Maine and watched the New Year's Eve sunset at |
| 0:14.6 | point rays in California. It was the most scenic and the most transformative year |
| 0:19.2 | of my life and it will affect my thinking going forward. |
| 0:22.6 | Connor explains how he had an epic national parks year in just a bit. |
| 0:27.6 | In Greece, there are special places where you can get in touch with its history and mythology. |
| 0:32.6 | And in Olympia you will see the statue of Hermes of Praxitelis, which is a wonder of sculpting, |
| 0:38.8 | and it will remind you a lot of the Renaissance. |
| 0:41.2 | Even Dionysus still has something to say. He was the one that was teaching |
| 0:45.2 | humans that we can be reborn out of our own mistakes. Explore the sites of Greek mythology, |
| 0:51.2 | America's national parks, and your fondest travel memories in the hour |
| 0:54.4 | ahead. |
| 0:55.4 | It's Travel with Rick Steves. |
| 0:57.0 | Hey, I'm Rick Steves. |
| 1:01.7 | You can experience my favorite European people, places, and stories in my newest book, For the Love of Europe. |
| 1:07.0 | Order your copy today at Rick Steeves.com. |
| 1:11.0 | How are you planning to bring a little joy into your new year? |
| 1:14.0 | Coming up, journalist Connor Knighton tells us how he crisscrossed America with a goal to not only see each |
| 1:20.0 | of the country's national parks, but to get to know what makes each one significant. |
| 1:24.8 | And later in the hour we'll check in with more of our listeners about the travel memories that |
| 1:28.5 | keep their spirits up while we wait for the chance to explore the world again. |
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