Daily Dose of Europe: Bayeux Tapestry
23:19 10/12/2020
This skinny, 70-yard-long strip of cloth depicts a crucial historical event that helped shape the Europe we know. As America continues to suffer crisis...
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Daily Dose of Europe: The Queen’s English
23:19 10/12/2020
Oscar Wilde famously said that the English “have really everything in common with America nowadays — except, of course, language.” It’s still...
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Daily Dose of Europe: The Back Road to Mostar — Off the Beaten Path in Bosnia-Herzegovina
23:19 10/12/2020
One thing I miss about Europe is driving along roads less traveled —where distances are measured in cultural encounters rather than miles. On a road...
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Daily Dose of Europe: Civita di Bagnoregio — Italy’s Dead Town
23:19 10/12/2020
Of all the Italian hill towns, Civita di Bagnoregio was my favorite. But then it died. Even though we’re not visiting Europe right now, I believe a...
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Daily Dose of Europe: Ghosts in Berlin
23:19 10/12/2020
In Berlin, it’s clear that history is not contained in a book — it envelops the entire city. Today’s Berlin is vibrant with youthful energy, and...
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Daily Dose of Europe: Appreciating Milano
23:19 10/12/2020
They say that for every church in Rome, there’s a bank in Milan. Indeed, the economic success of postwar Italy can be attributed, at least in part, to...
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Daily Dose of Europe: Monet’s “Water Lilies”
23:19 10/12/2020
Monet’s “Water Lilies” float serenely in two pond-shaped rooms in a Paris museum. Painted on eight mammoth curved panels, they immerse you in...
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Honoring One Woman’s Love of Travel
23:19 10/12/2020
I recently received an envelope filled with 255 euros and an inspirational letter from a Rick Steves traveler who lost his wife to breast cancer — and...
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10 eye-catching brutalist architecture works in Europe
7:47 26/06/2020
Europe in the ’60s slowly filled with brutalist architecture, a style that emerged from the modernist architectural movement. Brutalist architecture is...
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Where in Europe is smoking still allowed? (updated 2020)
8:22 03/06/2020
Tourists visiting Europe, especially those from North America, are often amazed it’s still possible to smoke a cigarette in a bar in many cities in...
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