99 Emerging Destinations & American Favorites: Route 66, New York City

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🗓️ 1 July 2007

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Rick's friends from Lonely Planet publications join us to discuss exotic, emerging destinations around the world, and a fresh take on two American favorites. We'll look at maintaining the 20th century magic of the open road along U-S Route 66 and go uptown for a budget traveler's guide to New York City. 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	Americans with the shortest vacations in the rich world are notorious workaholics.
0:05.0	So I guess it just makes sense that we need to know our options to make the most of our precious little vacations.
0:10.0	I'm Rick Steeves and today we're embarking on a sort of quick flyover of three completely different types of travel itineraries
0:16.4	with a little help from our friends at Lonely Planet Publications.
0:20.1	Don George starts us off with a glance at some of the newly emerging
0:23.4	international travel destinations. Then we'll consider two very different types of
0:27.8	domestic trips. We'll take a fresh look at the ultimate American road trip
0:31.2	along Route 66 and a budget traveler's guide to the Big
0:35.0	Apple, New York City. We'll help you stretch your travel dollars and get our kicks in our nation's
0:40.3	own backyard. Today let's get reacquainted with some of the popular places
0:44.2	and interesting people that make America such an amazing place to explore.
0:48.0	Join us for more travel fun and tips as we explore both our own country and the rest of the world.
0:54.4	It's Travel with Rick Steeves.
1:00.6	Travel with Rick Steeves is brought to you by American Airlines. With their new Advantage Award booking tool, it's easier than ever to book to over 800 Advantage Award destinations online at AA.com.
1:12.0	American Airlines knows why you fly. From exploring exotic
1:16.2	emerging destinations to experiencing the good old USA, we've got plenty of
1:20.8	adventure today on travel with Rick Steves.
1:24.0	Three of our friends from Lonely Planet are here to guide us through the towering urban canyons of New
1:28.8	York City and the Long Route 66, from the Rolling Midwest to the sun-baked southwest.
1:35.0	But let's start with what's new for international travel.
1:39.0	I'm Rick Steeves, this is Travel with with Rick Steves, and right now I want to talk about
1:46.1	Undiscovered and emerging destinations. A lot of us have done a lot of traveling and
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