529b Newfoundland with Alan Doyle; Rick Mercer's Canada Day; Drink Dat New Orleans
Travel with Rick Steves
Rick Steves
4.3 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 29 June 2024
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
A Newfoundland musician lets us in on the sights he recommends to best enjoy the rugged beauty of his Atlantic island home. Then an award-winning Canadian TV personality shares his own favorite places and things to enjoy across Canada. Plus, a culinary historian raises a glass to New Orleans and unveils how to appreciate the history of America's most "spirited" city through its distinctive cocktails.
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| 0:00.0 | Musician Alan Doyle takes us around Newfoundland starting with his hometown Petty Harbor. |
| 0:05.0 | A little harbor town surrounded on three sides by steep hills and a narrow entrance to the Atlantic Ocean to protect it from the storms. |
| 0:13.0 | Canadian TV host Rick Mercer grew up on the island too. |
| 0:16.3 | I keep forgetting that that's what a lot of people want to come and see because I grew up with |
| 0:19.8 | whales, you know, jumping on my way to school. |
| 0:22.1 | I could see whales jumping in the ocean |
| 0:24.3 | and the school bus went up the road and icebergs were there so yeah of course come |
| 0:28.8 | see the whales in the icebergs coming up we get recommendations for Canadian travels from two of the country's favorites. |
| 0:35.0 | Plus, we learn how getting your drink to go is a perfectly civilized way to enjoy strolling the streets of New Orleans. |
| 0:42.0 | New Orleans. |
| 0:42.6 | New Orleans is a very, very walkable place. |
| 0:45.7 | Walking with a drink in your hand slows you down, |
| 0:49.0 | and it allows you to pause and appreciate. Explore the far corners of Canada and share a cocktail in New Orleans in the hour ahead. |
| 0:57.0 | It's Travel with Rick Steeves. |
| 0:59.0 | For many Americans who live within a few hours drive of the border, a getaway to Canada is like a long overdue visit with the next door neighbors. |
| 1:08.0 | Coming up on today's travel with Rick Steve's, two of Canada's favorite personalities join us. |
| 1:14.0 | Rick Mercer brought Canadians together each week for 15 years |
| 1:18.0 | having lots of fun exploring the country. |
| 1:20.0 | He recommends his favorite Canadian getaways for us in just a bit, |
| 1:23.5 | and singer Alan Doyle takes us around his island home of Newfoundland. |
| 1:28.5 | And while it always seems to be party time in New Orleans, |
| 1:32.3 | we've found an interesting way to view |
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