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Travel with Rick Steves

82 Marrying Into Spain and a Glance at Greece

Travel with Rick Steves

Rick Steves

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

4.32.2K Ratings

🗓️ 11 February 2007

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

When travel leads to romance, a whole new life may be the result. On this week's Travel with Rick Steves, we meet an American woman who married a Spaniard and is now raising a family in the heart of Madrid. We'll also hear from an Australian tour guide who spends much of the year showing off the sites of Greece. He'll advise us on how to find the real Greece beyond the sites of Athens. And we'll hear from listeners who stared down scam artists face to face in their travels in Europe. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archives and related details - visit www.ricksteves.com.

Transcript

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If you're not careful, travel can lead to romance. And the next thing you know you're living in Spain.

0:07.0

Hi, I'm Rick Steves. Today, we're getting a firsthand account of what it's like to fall in love overseas and marrying into a different culture.

0:15.0

American Jennifer Iglesias grew up in the suburbs of Seattle, then married a Spaniard.

0:20.0

She'll tell us all about raising a bicultural family in the middle of Madrid.

0:25.0

Later in the hour, we'll get a glimpse of another Mediterranean country with a romantic appeal, Greece.

0:30.0

We'll consider its must-see sights and the little-seen back ropes and share a few tips

0:36.8

on Taverness, Suplaki, and what to do beyond Athens.

0:41.0

We'll open the hour with your calls. Tell us your stories, especially how you've

0:44.9

avoided being the target of a tourist scam. Come along as we get better

0:49.0

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1:12.0

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1:14.0

Hi I'm Rick Steeves. Today we'll hear about marrying into a foreign culture

1:19.0

and we'll get a peek at how to make the most of a trip to Greece.

1:22.0

First let's hear from you at 877333 Rick or by email at radio at Ricksteeves.

1:29.0

Tell us your travel stories. Share your advice on how to avoid travel scams and recommend a few sites off the beaten

1:35.8

path for us to explore this year.

1:38.0

We're at 877 3337425 or reach us anytime at radio at Rick Steeves.com.

1:45.0

Robert's on the line in Moscow, Idaho.

1:51.0

Hi Robert, thanks Hi, Rick.

1:53.0

Thanks for your call.

1:54.0

I want to, actually, I want to thank you for having written your Europe Through the Back Door Book

1:58.7

so many years ago because it got me traveling like I would never have traveled before so I really appreciate your philosophy

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