Villas not hotels: the truly luxurious option
1:00 01/01/1970
With a plethora of temping options open to the savvy twenty-first century traveller, it has become increasingly important to evaluate each different type of luxury accommodation in its own terms....
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Another Extremely Important Reason To Travel
1:00 01/01/1970
Wandering Earl Yes, you can read about the world. You can even see the world, too. But what about feeling the world? That’s my reason to travel. To feel. I want to feel and as a result, to learn...
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My 1972 high school German oompah band
1:00 01/01/1970
Let’s throw it way back…to 1972. I’m tooting away on my sousaphone in our high school German oompah band. Cobbling together my Norwegian sweater (complete with pewter buckles), a good German...
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L.A. Times Op-Ed: Tune Out Cable News and Turn Away Fear
1:00 01/01/1970
Thanks for the many thoughtful comments on my recent LA Times editorial about fear (which you can read at the end of this post). One man, noting that he was “getting closer to that permanent dirt...
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Rick Steves’ #ShareYourPlate Challenge
1:00 01/01/1970
Happy Thanksgiving! This Thanksgiving I’m caught up in a fun little movement, inspired by Pope Francis, that we do more than just be thankful and pray for hungry people…but that we raise...
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Abandoned cities
1:00 01/01/1970
A rather depressing subject, but interesting nonetheless… There are quite a few cities around the world that are either in danger of being abandoned entirely or have already been left to its own...
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Our 1990 pilot show: Baggy khakis, aviator glasses, and good tips
1:00 01/01/1970
This video clip was from our 1990 pilot show — back when I couldn’t say more than one sentence at a time to the camera. (I’ve found that now my barrier is 100 words — try as I might, it …...
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Romania Road Trip – Part 2: Underground & Way Up High
1:00 01/01/1970
Wandering Earl Remember the chestnut festival I talked about that really didn’t have many chestnuts? That was where the first half of this Romania road trip came to an end. And while the second...
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Five Must-Visit Markets in Montevideo, Uruguay
1:00 01/01/1970
Walking the streets of Montevideo’s Old Town, there is a comforting sense that city residents are happy living in the moment. To get your own gauge on the city, however, one of the best places to...
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Ten Years Since Florence: A Retrospective on Study Abroad
1:00 01/01/1970
Ten years ago today, I was studying abroad in Florence. For the past several months, I’ve been thinking that my 10-year study abroadaversary would be a great opportunity to look back at that...
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