What's it like to live in an emerging country like Bulgaria?

While Eric Rubin served as U.S. Ambassador there, he admired seeing how the Bulgarians

felt about their country, despite making some of the lowest salaries in Europe.

And you feel that pride in the culture everywhere you go, and it infuses everything there.

A retired couple from Seattle has been finding out what it's like to live a broad

for nearly 10 years now. The senior nomads update us on their approach to non-stop travel.

We are not on vacation. We are living our daily lives in other people's homes in countries around the world.

There's a lot of world to see out there.

And artist Sylvia Verang recounts what it felt like to hike through the vast open spaces of the Himalayan mountains.

You know, you're just constantly surrounded by these peaks over 26,000 feet.

They're just very regal and they're very, it is a very sacred, very pure place.

Come along, it's travel with Rick Steves.

It happened as I was filming a segment from my TV show in Bulgaria of all places.

And evening at the American Embassy,

glued me in to the important role or diplomats and their support staffs play all around the world.

You'll get to meet the former ambassador in just a moment.

Later on today's travel with Rick Steves, Michael and Debbie Campbell,

who've been living in Airbnb's now for about a thousand nights,

tell us how they've been able to maintain their long-term world travels through the pandemic.

And what it's shown them about America and the rest of the world.

Plus, artist and author Sylvia Verang tells us how she made it dream come true

to explore the expansive landscapes of the Himalayan mountains,

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