81 People's Guide to Mexico

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🗓️ 4 February 2007

⏱️ 53 minutes

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During the "hippy days" of the 1970s, Carl Franz and Lorena Havens made a habit of driving from Washington state to Mexico in a VW van. The couple, who still spends the better part of each year exploring the back roads and magnetic appeal of Mexico, join Rick to help explain the appealing Mexican culture. Their classic guide book, "The People's Guide to Mexico," reads like an adventure manifesto, and has recently been updated in its 13th edition. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archives and related details - visit www.ricksteves.com.

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0:00.0	For travelers Mexico can be more than beach resorts with predictable sun and cheap tequila.
0:05.0	It can be a fascinating cultural adventure that broadens our perspectives.
0:09.0	Hi, I'm Rick Steeves. On today's program, I'm joined by two friends who've spent their lives helping Norte Americanos
0:14.4	get to know and appreciate our neighbors south of the border.
0:17.4	Since the 1970s, Carl Franz and Lorena Havens have been our country's gurus of Mexican travel.
0:23.0	Traveling wherever the spirit leads them with just enough cash to keep their VW van going,
0:27.0	they've kept lively notes on their experiences
0:30.0	and created what Harbors magazine calls
0:32.0	the best guidebook to adventure in the entire world.
0:35.6	Their Classic People's Guide to Mexico is 35 years old now and out in an updated 13th edition.
0:41.0	Well, there's a lot of changes, but we just recently got a letter put it up on the website
0:46.1	from a guy who was traveling just like we did back in the early 70s.
0:50.4	Stay with us as we get a People's Guide to Mexico from Carl Franz and
0:54.0	Lorena Havens. It's all just ahead on Travel with Rick Steeves.
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1:12.0	American Airlines knows why you fly. I'm Rick
1:15.3	Steve's. This is Travel with Rick Steve's and right now I want to experience
1:19.8	authentic Mexican culture. Anybody can fly down to Mozazzetlawn and go for a swim and have a
1:25.1	taco, but I want to talk about really connecting with Mexican culture and that can be a challenge
1:29.0	for a lot of us, gringos. I've got with me, I think America's leading experts in this particular challenge
1:35.1	Carl Franz and Lorena Havens. They're the co-authors of the People's Guide to Mexico.
1:39.4	Carl and Lorena thanks for being here. Great to see you again, Rick.
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