Exploring European Cities On Foot
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🗓️ 2 March 2023
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
We’re re-airing this episode which was first published 10/6/2022.
Lale talks to two of her favorite authors about two cities that she’s most connected with—Rebecca Meade about London and Elif Batuman on Istanbul—and asks the question: What do you learn about a city by walking around it instead of driving through it? "You want to knit yourself into the fabric of a place and see your story knitted into it," says Meade. Plus, listeners contribute their own walking stories about Budapest, Dubrovnik, and Malta—all solo travelers who had unforgettable experiences thanks to the decision to explore a new place by foot.
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| 1:33.1 | Hi and welcome to the second episode of our new Women Who Travels, with me, your host, Lalei Ari Coghli. |
| 1:41.2 | This episode is about European cities, and specifically getting to know them on foot and by public transport. |
| 1:50.9 | I'm invested in this because I confess I don't drive. |
| 1:55.5 | But many people also don't feel like driving in, say, the traffic of Rome |
| 1:59.5 | or in the narrow streets of an ancient French city. |
| 2:02.6 | It simply isn't the best way to get around. |
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