When you roam around England looking at lovely gardens,

be sure to visit where Wordsworth lived in the Lake District.

There are some fantastic gardens there,

and it's not far from where he wandered lonely as a cloud

and saw the daffodils.

Coming up, friends from England share their enthusiasm

for English country gardens.

Katie Maren started a traditional kitchen garden

in her backyard in Connecticut.

There has been something particularly satisfying about pulling vegetables out of the ground and

then enjoying them that evening.

She tells us how learning to garden has helped her get through difficult times.

And physicist Alan Lightman suggests our brains need a little vacation to help our creativity bloom.

We're so plugged in all the time that we don't have time to think about who we are and what our values are and where we're going.

Take a break with us for the hour ahead.

It's Travel with Rick Steves.

Thank you. for the hour ahead. It's Travel with Rick Steves. Did you realize that wasting a little time

can actually recharge your brain?

Professor Alan Lightman explains why we all need

a little unstructured time,

something like a mini vacation for our thoughts.

That's a bit later in the hour ahead.

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