696 For the Love of Guidebooks; The Gulf; Greatest Art In Europe

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Rick Steves

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🗓️ 3 December 2022

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

We look at the must-see paintings, sculptures and historic edifices across Europe. University of Florida professor Jack E. Davis notes the many roles the Gulf of Mexico has played over the years, and why it's important to understand its ecology. And we'll look at the role of guidebooks, and what can make one worth reading, a hundred years after it's been published.

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0:00.0	What goods an old outdated guidebook for Peter finds it's an entryway into another world.
0:06.0	It's partly the map since the detail it's also thrilling to unfurl a map from a 1923 blue guide to London.
0:14.0	The former publisher of Time Out points out that travel guides have been around since ancient Greece.
0:20.0	Jack Davis grew up along the Gulf Coast of Florida.
0:23.0	He suggests we rethink how we treat what he calls America's Sea.
0:28.0	Knowing the Gulf intently, I knew the Gulf was more than just this oil supplier or this hurricane alley as it is often portrayed.
0:37.0	And when you plan to visit the exquisite art in Europe, be sure to include its great architecture.
0:41.0	In Ireland, head can include prehistoric megaliths aligned with the winter's holstice.
0:47.0	A beam of light comes shining through that little tunnel and lights up the sacred chamber inside.
0:53.0	Let's explore the world together. It's travel with Rick Steves.
0:59.0	We're swapping tales about our love of guidebooks and their impacts on our lives,
1:05.0	with the former publisher of Time Out and Justin Bennett on today's travel with Rick Steves.
1:10.0	Later in the hour, we'll recommend places you'll always remember when you travel to view the greatest art and architecture in Europe.
1:17.0	And a University of Florida professor who won a Pulitzer writing about it pays homage to one of the most taken for granted places in America, the Gulf of Mexico.
1:28.0	For years, when I arrived at Heathrow Airport for a visit to London, I'd buy the latest Time Out magazine.
1:33.0	It was a trendy but accessible magazine that gave me an inside track to London's art and culture scene with lots of side bars perfect for someone looking to give their trip an extra kick.
1:44.0	Then the same magazine was popping up all over Europe with the same winning formula.
1:49.0	Soon an entire series of Time Out guidebooks were on the bookshelves.
1:53.0	Peter Feins was a publisher at Time Out for 25 years, building that brand and cranking up best sellers.
2:00.0	Peter joins us now to talk about guidebooks. Pete, thanks for joining us.
2:04.0	It was a pleasure.
2:05.0	Now, this is a few years ago because Time Out went out of business, what a decade ago or something.
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