David Leaves traveled to many of the great cities of South America, but he still

prefers his home base in Mexico City. I'm not taking anything away from them, but

none of them has made me feel like I made a mistake by moving to Mexico City.

He updates us on what you can find this year in the Mexican capital. A summer

day trip from Berlin can take you to all sorts of famous places. The

historic medieval core is incredibly well preserved and restored, or to just

enjoy getting outside. That is where you have the broken, where the famous

witches always gathered. Bring a towel and have a great swim and have a

such it afterwards and then go back to Berlin. German tour guide shared their

day trip ideas with us and the head of the Institute for World Literature at

Harvard recommends his favorite titles for vicarious travels. Well I feel very

strongly that real literature should not just be something that you need a

graduate degree from an Ivy League University to appreciate. Come along it's

travel with Rick Steves. As one of the biggest metro areas in the

western hemisphere, Mexico City has a reputation that sets some Americans on

edge. Coming up a New Yorker who moved to Mexico City decades ago updates us on

life in the big Mexican capital so that you can come to love it too. Berlin is

another powerhouse city that won't disappoint, but sometimes you just want to

get out on a day trip into nature and experience more of what's nearby.

German guides propose great day trips from their capital. Let's start the hour

with a guide to great literary adventures. The kind that can help us imagine

life in cities all around the world and across the centuries. I'm a big

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