There are advantages to living in a country that's long been a cultural crossroad.

We are in the heart of the Balkans, so our food has something Turkish, something Greek, something Mediterranean.

Coming up, we'll get a look at the great things Bulgaria has to offer.

For Francine Falk Allen, dealing with the challenges of polio,

has never kept her from trying to explore the world. And it took me a while to realize that other people saw me as disabled and that I did

need to accept that I had limitations.

She tells us what she's found in traveling abroad with the challenges of a physical disability.

And discover the epic stories Richard Cohen found

on a global odyssey to view the sun

from across the world and through the centuries.

Over 3,000 stone buildings around the world

mark the sun, either as places of worship

or natural observatories, sometimes with Stonehenge

or the pyramids, they act as both.

Come along, it's Travel with Rick Steves.

When you live in a northern marine climate like I do here in Seattle,

you learn not to take the sun for granted.

Richard Cohen reveals a few surprises he discovered about the sun

and how it's been a star attraction in human history, so to speak,

a little later in the hour ahead.

And Francine Falk Allen shares pointers for traveling the world unencumbered,

despite the complications that aging and disabilities can bring.

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