757 Portugal's Algarve; Spain's Costa del Sol; Vanishing Traditions of Asia
Travel with Rick Steves
Rick Steves
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🗓️ 8 June 2024
⏱️ 51 minutes
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The Iberian Peninsula takes center stage as tour guides tell us what they like best about the scenic Algarve region of Portugal, and recommend where to find the charming parts of Spain's crowded and touristy Costa del Sol. Plus, futurist Kevin Kelly tells us what traditional aspects of Asia have impressed him the most over fifty years of photo journeys across the continent.
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| 0:00.0 | Beach time on southern Portugal's Algarve Coast can make for a memorable family vacation. |
| 0:05.0 | At nine o'clock in the evening when it is still light and they are digging holes in the sand |
| 0:11.0 | and just having the time, there are time to be children. |
| 0:15.0 | Follow your ears when deciding where to eat dinner in the South of Spain. |
| 0:19.0 | If you see a place that is busy, is noisy, filled with Spaniards, shouting to each other like if |
| 0:25.7 | World War III is going to start any minute, that is the place you have to go. |
| 0:29.7 | And Granada is one of those fan-fas cities. |
| 0:32.4 | Coming up, we look at popular vacation options in Portugal and Spain. |
| 0:36.0 | And Kevin Kelly's back with more of his massive project |
| 0:40.0 | photographing changes across Asia in the last 50 years. |
| 0:44.0 | I spend my life hunting for these little pockets that have retained the costume, the architecture, the food. |
| 0:53.0 | Let's explore together for the hour ahead. |
| 0:55.0 | It's travel with Rick Steves. |
| 0:57.0 | How does the sunny beach vacation in the south of Spain and Portugal sound right about now? |
| 1:06.0 | Coming up, a pair of Spanish tour guide, steer us around the crowded coast of El Sol. |
| 1:11.0 | We'll see what the region of tourist-eeed Mediterranean beach resorts can offer |
| 1:15.0 | besides tropical weather and where you'll find authentic Spanish culture and attractions. |
| 1:21.0 | Later in the hour, Kevin Kelly helps us look at how connecting with |
| 1:24.7 | traditions across Asia can provide a guidepost for where we're going in our |
| 1:28.9 | modern world. Let's known as the Algar. Our guides are Christina Duarte from Lisbon and American-born |
| 1:45.9 | Robert Wright who used to live in Lisbon but now has relocated to a hillside |
| 1:50.4 | village just over the border near Seville. |
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