702 Touring Bath; Joy of Travel Writing; Ghost Dance in Berlin

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Rick Steves

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

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🗓️ 21 January 2023

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Soak in the history and the splendor of Bath, where Georgian architecture and mineral waters make it one of England's most attractive cities. Get a behind-the-scenes look at what happens when a travel writer researches guidebooks. And hear how Peter Wortsman's Jewish heritage forces him to grapple with some powerful ghosts from the past in Berlin.

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0:00.0	Why would a son of Jewish refugees decide to make a second home for himself in Berlin?
0:05.0	There is this anarchic spirit, the city's bankrupt, you never know how it works, but somehow you just love it.
0:11.0	Coming up, playwright Peter Wortsman explains how Berlin is a magnet for people from around the world,
0:17.0	while also haunted by a grim history.
0:20.0	I have to pause and imagine who was here and whose ghost is still hovering here.
0:27.0	In England, the town of Bath has been attracting visitors to its thermal springs for 2,000 years.
0:33.0	It's still pretty nice.
0:35.0	You can go to the pump room down by the Roman baths.
0:37.0	There's usually a string quartet and a piano playing, and you can sit in the most ultimate elegance and a high tea.
0:44.0	And Cameron Hewitt shares what it's really like to be a travel writer and guidebook researcher.
0:49.0	All day long, you're asking strangers very obnoxiously specific penetrating questions.
0:54.0	It's all just ahead on today's travel with Rick Steves. Come along.
0:59.0	Wherever I go, people tell me they wish they could be a travel writer and get paid to see the world.
1:06.0	Given all the social media reviews you see for everything nowadays, a travel writer and guidebook researcher needs to offer something more useful to travelers than just his or her opinions.
1:16.0	Coming up on today's travel with Rick Steves, my senior writer at Rick Steves Europe shares what it's really like to scour the sites of Europe while writing compelling and accurate information.
1:27.0	Berlin is the kind of city that leaves hints of its troubled history out in plain sight.
1:32.0	Peter Watson fell in love with the city while living in a home that once belonged to a Jewish banker before Hitler turned it over to his minister of finance.
1:41.0	Peter explains what it's like for a Jewish writer to chase the ghosts of Berlin in just a bit.
1:47.0	Let's start the hour learning why the town of Bath is a great place to get over jet lag from a transatlantic flight.
1:53.0	In just two hours west of London, you can soak in mineral springs, enjoy high tea, and admire a chorus line of attractive architecture.
2:02.0	Tour guide and history expert Roy Nichols lives in nearby Dorset and he's our guide.
2:07.0	Roy, thanks for joining us.
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