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Travel with Rick Steves

90 Earth Day 2007: Home Exchange; Hot Planet; Vanishing Places

Travel with Rick Steves

Rick Steves

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

4.32.2K Ratings

🗓️ 22 April 2007

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

For this year's Earth Day observance, we're getting close to some of the cool creatures on our hot planet. Rick meets Marty Essen, whose adventures to the far corners of the planet with his wife and love of sometimes-frightening critters were enough to fill a very engaging book. Rick also learns how to conduct a home exchange, and discusses the World Monuments Fund list of "Vanishing Places" with author Michael Shapiro. 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

Since 1970 Earth Day has been a reminder that this planet of ours is not only a great place to explore, but a precious gift to respect and care for.

0:08.0

Hi, I'm Rick Steeves. As a global traveler, I'm interested in finding ways we can connect with the unique characteristics

0:14.0

of the places we visit. Today on Travel with Rick Steves, we're doing just that.

0:18.4

Marty Essen is an everyday guy from Montana whose midlife crisis resulted in some great travel adventures.

0:24.4

Despite collecting poisonous stings bites and bumps,

0:27.2

Marty has a contagious enthusiasm for the natural world and will all be exposed in the hour

0:31.8

ahead. There's nothing more nerve-racking than canoeing over hippos for the very first time.

0:36.0

Then we'll learn about some of the cultural and natural treasures that are on the endangered places list,

0:41.0

places you just might want to see before it's too late. And we'll start with

0:44.5

some practical advice on doing a home exchange. It's a proven way to save plenty

0:48.8

while letting you really live like a local on your next vacation. There's enough adventure and wonders on our planet for everyone,

0:54.9

and we'll be exploring some great options with abandon

0:57.4

in the hour ahead on Travel with Rick Steeves.

1:00.3

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1:12.0

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1:15.0

Marty Essen has taken his wife around the world, but to places most people would shudder to

1:19.1

imagine. We'll find out just what kind of fun is really possible when you get up close and personal with the cool creatures on our hot planet.

1:26.0

Coming up on today's travel with Rick Steeves.

1:29.0

Let's start with a call to one of our listeners who has a great budget tip for your next vacation.

1:34.0

I'm Rick Steves, this is Travel with Rick Steves,

1:38.0

and I want to talk about one of the great budget tricks for travel

1:42.0

and also one of the greatest ways to get intimate with a different

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