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Why We Travel

In times of crisis and challenge, we ask ourselves: What is the true value of travel? Is it just hedonism...or something more powerful? After a lifetime of exploring Europe Rick Steves shares his reasons why. This special episode is a sonnet to travel — an introspective love story, set in Europe, that vividly celebrates the rewards of exploring our world and the joy that awaits those who travel.
Season 11 Episode 1108 Length 26:47 Premiere: 10/15/20

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Why We Travel
S11 E1108 Length 26:47 Premiere Date 10/15/20

Ethiopia: A Development Story
S11 E1107 Length 25:33 Premiere Date 10/15/20

Egypt’s Nile, Alexandria, and Luxor
S11 E1106 Length 26:15 Premiere Date 10/15/20

Egypt’s Cairo
S11 E1105 Length 25:02 Premiere Date 10/15/20

Germany’s Fascist Story
S11 E1104 Length 26:16 Premiere Date 10/15/20

French Alps and Lyon
S11 E1103 Length 25:02 Premiere Date 10/15/20

Swiss Alps
S11 E1102 Length 25:02 Premiere Date 10/15/20

Austrian and Italian Alps
S11 E1101 Length 25:02 Premiere Date 10/15/20

Art Bites 101: Mycenaean Art and Architecture
Clip Length 03:26 Premiere Date 10/01/24

Art Bites 102: Athens’ Acropolis and the Greek Golden Age
Clip Length 02:35 Premiere Date 10/01/24

Art Bites 103: Ancient Greek Pottery
Clip Length 01:49 Premiere Date 10/01/24

Art Bites 104: Ancient Greek Sculputure
Clip Length 03:32 Premiere Date 10/01/24

Art Bites 105: Ancient Greek Temples, the Parthenon and Its Art
Clip Length 05:43 Premiere Date 10/01/24

Art Bites 106: Ancient Greek Columns and Capitals
Clip Length 02:01 Premiere Date 10/01/24

Art Bites 107: Ancient Greek Theaters and the Golden Mean
Clip Length 03:52 Premiere Date 10/01/24

Art Bites 108: Greece’s Age of Hellenism
Clip Length 03:55 Premiere Date 10/01/24

Art Bites 109: Prehistoric Cave Paintings and Artifacts
Clip Length 04:42 Premiere Date 10/01/24

Art Bites 110: Prehistoric Stone Circles and Megaliths
Clip Length 02:57 Premiere Date 10/01/24

Art Bites 111: Prehistoric Tombs and Necropoli in Ireland and Orkney
Clip Length 05:28 Premiere Date 10/01/24

Art Bites 112: Prehistoric Art: Fertility Figurines, Bog People, Artifacts
Clip Length 04:11 Premiere Date 10/01/24

Western Turkey Preview
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England's Bath and York - S4 E1

Premiered On: 11/01/2006

Rick explores Roman hot springs, cruises quiet canals, marvels at England's finest Gothic church, and gets a surprising dose of Viking history while enjoying some urban delights.

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North Wales: Feisty and Poetic - S4 E2

Premiered On: 11/08/2006

Rick rides a steam train up a mountain, learns some Welsh, follows a miner deep into a slate mine, herds sheep with a very clever dog, and makes a pop pilgrimage to the Beatles' Liverpool.

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London: A Royal Tour - S13 E10

A royal tour of London begins at Buckingham Palace; Houses of Parliament at Westminster; Churchill's underground war rooms; cruising the River Thames to the Tower of London.

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Edinburgh - S4 E3

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Rick explores Edinburgh Castle, peeks at the new Scottish Parliament, dabbles in the local literature, sips a little Scotch, gets wrapped up in a kilt, and "stows away" on Her Majesty's yacht "Britannia."

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London: Yesterday and Today - S13 E11

Jogging in Hyde Park; British Museum; Victoria and Albert Museum; East End food tour; celebrating London's regeneration.

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Naples and Pompeii - S4 E4

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Back-street fish markets, fast-moving Vespas, pizza made and served in the town where it was invented, a climb up Mount Vesuvius, and the amazing ruins of Pompeii.

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Istanbul: Turkish Delights - S13 E9

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Paris of the Parisians - S13 E7

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Burgundy: A Gourmet Barge Cruise - S13 E6

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Italy's Highlights - S13 E5

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