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Travel with Rick Steves

700 Pleasures of Mexico City; Why We Travel; Classical Music in Europe

Travel with Rick Steves

Rick Steves

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

4.32.2K Ratings

🗓️ 7 January 2023

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

A tour guide from Mexico City describes some of the most pleasant surprises he enjoys sharing about his adopted home. Then the author of the "Thousand Places to See Before You Die" series explains why culture shock can be the highlight of your next overseas vacation. And a young orchestra conductor describes some of his favorite European venues for enjoying a classical-music concert.

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0:00.0

What do you know about Mexico City?

0:03.0

Long-time resident David Lita wants to show you why he calls the city his home.

0:07.0

For one thing, God for a drink and you can expect plenty of free appetizers.

0:11.0

I don't know any city in the world that is as generous to its drinkers as Mexico City.

0:18.0

Author Patricia Schultz has been thinking about the reasons we like to travel

0:22.0

and what we might expect to find when we get there.

0:25.0

It is surprising and you hope it is because what have you saved all of that time and money

0:29.0

to get on the flight and be there for in the first place.

0:32.0

Coming up, we'll take a closer look at why we keep on traveling.

0:36.0

And an orchestra conductor shares his favorite venues for experiencing classical music in Europe.

0:41.0

Where a concert setting can take you back to the world of a great composer

0:45.0

and the acoustics can be amazing too.

0:48.0

I love when I'm in Europe going to every single church you're bound to find music.

0:51.0

Come along as we get you ready for great adventures in the year ahead.

0:54.0

It's travel with Rick Steves.

1:00.0

Where you hear a concert can turn it into an experience you'll always remember.

1:05.0

Orchestra conductor Lee Mills joins us in a bit to recommend his favorite venues

1:09.0

for enjoying classical music in Europe.

1:12.0

And while making inroads on visiting the 1000 places to see before you die

1:16.0

had to take a pause during the pandemic,

1:18.0

it gave Patricia Schultz time to consider the reasons we like to travel.

1:23.0

She joins us today to look at how to keep the pre-trip excitement going strong

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