For Immediate Release
Contact:
Ashley Sytsma
(425) 608-4293
Podcasting "Christmas in Europe" with Rick Steves
Travel with Rick Steves "Christmas in Europe" public radio special is now available as a podcast. Along with the full-length 60-minute podcast, five other extended interviews with Rick's guests are also available for download at www.ricksteves.com/radio. The program will also air on public radio stations December 24.
In this special, Rick chats with his friends about traditional Christmas celebrations in five of his favorite corners of Europe. Rick talks with Gabi in the Tirol, (who actually sings a Christmas Yodel), Matteo in the Cinque Terre, Italy (whose childhood memories include the Christmas witch La Befana), Claudia in Lisbon (who heads for grandma's to drink coffee and chat with all the villagers around a bonfire into the wee hours after the midnight Mass), Tim in Dingle, Ireland (where Wren's Day makes the day after Christmas also a big deal), and Olle in Gimmelwald (who explains how the red and black gift-giving duo, Samichlaus and Schmutzli, get the little kids singing songs for goodies high in the Alps).
Travel with Rick Steves is an hour-long practical talk radio show. This weekly program is a lively conversation between travelers and the experts as listeners learn to explore their world smartly, smoothly, and thoughtfully. The program can be heard on public radio stations across the country and also online at www.ricksteves.com/radio.
Rick Steves advocates smart, independent travel. As host of the public radio program, Travel with Rick Steves, public television series, Rick Steves' Europe, and author of 30 European travel books, he encourages Americans to dive deep into Europe and become "temporary locals." His readers discover not just great cities, but cozy "Back Door" villages away from the tourist-trampled routes. He helps American travelers connect more intimately with Europeans — often for a fraction of what mainstream tourists pay.
For more information, contact Ashley Sytsma at Rick Steves' Europe Through the Back Door, 130 Fourth Avenue North, Edmonds, WA 98020, Tel: 425/608-4233.