657 Perillo Family Italy; Soul of South Korea; Visiting Europe Now

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Rick Steves

Rick Steves, Public Radio, 721132, Europe, Society & Culture, Places & Travel, Npr, Travel

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🗓️ 13 November 2021

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Tour operator Steve Perillo describes his family's connection to a scenic town near Naples, and why he's so eager to return. Then travel writer Chaney Kwak explains why Seoul is an ideal introduction to traveling in Asia, and recommends a relaxing island counterpoint to the bustling Korean capital. And Rick and his frequent collaborator Cameron Hewitt fill us in on what they encountered on their first European trips since the pandemic began.

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0:00.0	Are you ready to fly to Europe yet?
0:02.5	It's not at full capacity, it's not uncrowded, places aren't empty, but they're not as busy as they would have been in 2019.
0:08.9	Coming up, one of my main writers and researchers at Rick Steves Europe shares what it was like to visit Central Europe just a few weeks ago.
0:16.4	Cameron Hewitt tells us how they're dealing with the pandemic and what he had to do to be a welcome visitor again.
0:22.6	It's very encouraging to me the direction that Europe is heading in.
0:26.2	Widespread testing and visitor quarantines have kept South Korea's COVID death count relatively low.
0:31.6	When you're ready, Cheney Quack recommends a three-day itinerary for visiting Seoul.
0:36.5	It's a thriving, even throbbing metropolis of almost 10 million people.
0:42.1	And tour operator Steve Perrillo tells us why he's eager to revisit his family's roots in southern Italy near Naples.
0:48.6	The Limoncello, the Mozzarella, the Mozzarella is beyond belief.
0:53.4	It's all just ahead on travel with Rick Steves.
0:56.2	Come along.
1:00.2	Visit Europe in 2022.
1:02.4	Rick Steves Europe bus tours are designed to economically and efficiently share our love of Europe through my favorite places, people, and experiences.
1:11.4	With small groups, strict health and safety protocols, great guides, and more than 40 itineraries,
1:17.8	a Rick Steves Europe tour just might be the perfect fit for your travel dreams.
1:22.5	Learn more at ricksteves.com
1:26.0	Revisiting family connections in Italy and Korea are on tap today on travel with Rick Steves.
1:32.0	Writer Cheney Quack has tips for enjoying the heart of South Korea,
1:36.2	contrasting its hyper-modern capital with old-style tranquility on Jeju Island, Korea's answer to Hawaii.
1:43.8	And we'll discuss what it's like to travel to Europe as a tourist at this stage of the pandemic.
1:48.6	That's in just a bit.
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