800 British Pub Grub; Travel on $75 a Day; Holland
Travel with Rick Steves
Rick Steves
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🗓️ 2 August 2025
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Spotted Dick, Eton Mess, Ploughman's Lunch: Two British guides decode the best of England's pub food and explain how far it's come since the days of soggy chips and limp sausages. Then a travel blogger shares tips for exploring the world without breaking the bank. And a pair of Dutch guides illuminate the differences between the fairy-tale provinces of Holland and the country of the Netherlands.
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| 0:00.0 | Learn the difference between bar food and pub grub as you grab a bite with your pint at a friendly neighborhood pub in Britain. |
| 0:07.7 | A lot of the food that was considered very old-fashioned and old hat has become Anamod again. |
| 0:15.0 | Coming up, guides from England offer pub dining pointers for traditional British comfort food. |
| 0:20.4 | Living like one of the locals is what |
| 0:22.2 | Matt Keptis aims for in his world travels. The author of How to Travel the World on $75 a day |
| 0:28.4 | knows that you don't have to go broke to enjoy life-changing experiences. The people and destinations |
| 0:33.8 | you're going to don't spend a ton of money a day, living their local life. |
| 0:38.1 | And guides from the Netherlands help us go Dutch with an insider's view of Holland. |
| 0:43.1 | They'll explain how Holland stands out from the rest of their country. |
| 0:46.2 | In the north, we're very direct, and in the south, they're softer. |
| 0:51.3 | Let's travel together for the hour ahead on Travel with Rick Steves. |
| 0:57.0 | The price spikes of inflation don't have to ruin your travel plans. |
| 1:05.0 | In just a bit, Matt Kepness updates his advice for budget travel to almost anywhere in the |
| 1:10.0 | world and how you can make it |
| 1:11.7 | average out to around $75 a day. And for further help on experiencing authentic travels overseas, |
| 1:18.3 | guides from the Netherlands join us later in the hour to clue us in on how the provinces of |
| 1:22.7 | North and South Holland are the heart of Europe's most densely populated, wealthiest, and best-organized |
| 1:29.0 | country. |
| 1:30.0 | Let's start today's Travel with Rick Steves by getting a good meal of home-cooked typical English |
| 1:35.3 | comfort food when we're in England. |
| 1:37.5 | Tour guides Liz Bordman and Deborah Haber join us now to explain how English food can actually |
| 1:42.9 | be a highlight of your travels in Britain, |
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