646 Daughter of Peru; Married to Bhutan; Barcelona Guide
Travel with Rick Steves
Rick Steves
4.3 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 31 July 2021
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
Journalist and author Marie Arana describes her cross-cultural experience of growing up in both Peru and the US, and another author, Linda Leaming — one of very few Americans to ever live in the Himalayan nation of Bhutan — shares her experiences of teaching in and marrying into Bhutanese culture. Plus Spanish tour guide Jorge Román joins Rick to discuss what made Barcelona a booming tourism destination before the pandemic, and offers suggestions for visiting the city's less touristy attractions.
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| 0:00.0 | You can discover things about the Andean culture of Peru that are even a |
| 0:04.9 | surprise to visitors from other countries in South America. |
| 0:08.0 | They come up to Peru and they're struck by the truly Indian culture that we have. |
| 0:14.0 | Coming up, Marie Arata fills us in on the country where she grew up. |
| 0:18.0 | When American Linda Leaming visited the happiest kingdom of Bhutan, |
| 0:22.0 | she was impressed by the beauty of the Himalayas and by the artist that would become her husband. |
| 0:28.0 | She tells us about her learning curve as a foreign spouse. |
| 0:31.0 | If you marry into a culture, you have to be prepared to get laughed at. |
| 0:36.0 | And a guide from Spain tells us how Barcelona blossomed into a popular tourist destination |
| 0:41.0 | after it hosted the Summer Olympics in 92. |
| 0:44.0 | Once the Olympics were done, they were gone, but that put Barcelona in the world map for cruise liners. |
| 0:50.0 | It's the best of Barcelona and cross-cultural connections in Peru and Bhutan |
| 0:54.0 | on today's travel with Rick Steves. Come along! |
| 0:57.0 | Hey, I'm Rick Steves. You can experience my favorite European people, |
| 1:03.0 | places and stories in my newest book for the love of Europe. |
| 1:07.0 | Order your copy today at RickSteves.com. |
| 1:11.0 | Some cities became a little too popular with visitors before the pandemic shut down tourism. |
| 1:16.0 | Coming up, we'll refresh our travel wish lists with the help of the Spanish tour guide. |
| 1:20.0 | He'll point out what's helped make Barcelona a hit with travelers |
| 1:24.0 | as the city figures out how it wants to reopen to the world. |
| 1:28.0 | We'll also look at what it's like to reinvent yourself in a different culture |
| 1:32.0 | with an author from Tennessee who made a new life for herself halfway around the world in Bhutan. |
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