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Travel Bites 902: Iceland: Volcanoes, Geo-Thermal Power, and Hot Spas

Travel Bites 902: Iceland: Volcanoes, Geo-Thermal Power, and Hot Spas

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Travel Bites 901: Reykjavik, Iceland’s Vibrant Capital

Travel Bites 901: Reykjavik, Iceland’s Vibrant Capital

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Travel Bites 966: Borghese Gallery’s Baroque Masters

Travel Bites 966: Borghese Gallery’s Baroque Masters

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Travel Bites 909: Auschwitz-Birkenau, Poland’s Holocaust Memorial

Travel Bites 909: Auschwitz-Birkenau, Poland’s Holocaust Memorial

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Travel Bites 906: Krakow, Poland’s Historic Capital

Travel Bites 906: Krakow, Poland’s Historic Capital

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Travel Bites 903: Iceland’s Golden Circle

Travel Bites 903: Iceland’s Golden Circle

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Travel Bites 935: The City of London

Travel Bites 935: The City of London

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Travel Bites 931: Whirling Dervishes

Travel Bites 931: Whirling Dervishes

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Travel Bites 926: Islamic Art, Ramadan, and the Blue

Travel Bites 926: Islamic Art, Ramadan, and the Blue

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Travel Bites 925: A Turkish Bath in Ottoman Splendor

Travel Bites 925: A Turkish Bath in Ottoman Splendor

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Travel Bites 921: Barging: A Barge Cruise in Burgundy

Travel Bites 921: Barging: A Barge Cruise in Burgundy

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Travel Bites 912: Gdańsk, Poland’s Historic Port City

Travel Bites 912: Gdańsk, Poland’s Historic Port City

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Rick Steves' Europe

Art Bites 132: Caesar and the Pax Romana

Rome’s empire was fueled by plunder from its conquests and held together in part by art that functioned as propaganda. The Altar of Peace in Rome and the Trophy of the Alps in France are two fine examples.
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Romania
25:00
Season 9 Episode 905
Romania
Rick tours Romania's vibrant capital, Bucharest, the "Little Paris of the East"
Bulgaria
25:00
Season 9 Episode 904
Bulgaria
Bulgaria, mysterious to most Americans, has a vivid identity as crossroads of the Balkans
Germany's Frankfurt and Nürnberg
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Season 9 Episode 903
Germany's Frankfurt and Nürnberg
Rick visits skyscraper-studded Frankfurt and Nürnberg, capital of the Third Reich.
Germany's Dresden and Leipzig
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Season 9 Episode 902
Germany's Dresden and Leipzig
Rick visits the two great cities of Saxony: the capital city of Dresden and Leipzig
Germany's Hamburg and the Luther Trail
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Season 9 Episode 901
Germany's Hamburg and the Luther Trail
Hamburg, Germany’s mighty port city has risen from the ashes of World War II
Berlin
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Season 8 Episode 812
Berlin
A tumultuous 20th century left reunited Berlin entertaining more visitors than ever.
Prague
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Season 8 Episode 811
Prague
We experience the best-preserved Baroque city in Central Europe, Prague.
The Netherlands: Beyond Amsterdam
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Season 8 Episode 810
The Netherlands: Beyond Amsterdam
By train, bike, and boat, we visit the top Dutch sights outside of Amsterdam
Amsterdam
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Season 8 Episode 809
Amsterdam
Europe's best-preserved 17th-century city, Amsterdam is traditional and modern.
Italy's Verona, Padova and Ravenna
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Season 8 Episode 808
Italy's Verona, Padova and Ravenna
In the shadow of Venice, we visit three great cities: Padova, Verona and Ravenna.
Italy's Riviera: Cinque Terre
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Season 8 Episode 807
Italy's Riviera: Cinque Terre
We visit Italy's most remote, romantic stretch of the Riviera, from Vernazza to Monterosso
Palestine
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Season 8 Episode 806
Palestine
We harvest olives near Ramallah, follow pilgrims to Bethlehem and bob in the Dead Sea.
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