Rolf Potts shares his tales and misadventures as a travel writer and Rick shares ideas with listeners on how to eat on a budget while traveling on vacation overseas.
Jul 18
835 Appreciating Stonework; Italy's Dolomites; Rediscovering Route 66
A master stonemason considers the great sites of Europe and shares what these enduring structures can teach us about permanence, craft, and human ambition. Then an Italian tour guide sheds light on the Dolomites, the spectacular setting where Italian, German, and Ladin traditions ... Show More
52 m
Jul 2025
Rick Steves' Europe: Rick Steves (2021)
Rick Steves spent the summer after high school backpacking through Europe on two dollars a day—sleeping on the floor, sneaking into museums, and subsisting on a diet of bread and jam. When he came home, he found people were hungry for tips on how to visit Europe on the cheap, so ... Show More
1h 17m
Oct 2022
The Vagabond Travel Ethos
Travel can often be approached as just another consumer good; travelers quickly dive in and out of a place, check off the things they want to see, harvest the requisite pictures to prove they were there, and wear their trip as a status symbol.My guest, Rolf Potts, thinks there's ... Show More
45m 37s
Feb 2019
10 Crazy Japan travel stories!
Pete and Chris go through some of your (frankly crazy) Japanese travel stories!Wanna say hi? abroadinjapanpodcast@gmail.com More Abroad In Japan shows available below, subscribe, rate and review us on iTunes, and *please* tell your friends! http://www.radiostakhanov.com/abroadinj ... Show More
34m 8s
Feb 2024
Bonus Ep 55 - EuroTrip Through Aussie Eyes: Culture, Challenges, and Charm
📝 Get FREE Episode Worksheet 🧐 Take English Level Test 👄 Improve Your Pronunciation Charlie gets his cousin Jordan on to discuss the joys and challenges of traveling, like adapting to new cultures and a funny story about sleeping in an unfinished building in Montenegro. It's a ... Show More
31m 40s