Program 510a: Megalopolis; Copenhagen's Christiania; Teenagers in Europe

We look at city life on the next Travel with Rick Steves.
An architecture professor from Italy compares the scope of today's mega-cities with the more human-scale of Venice.
A pair of documentary producers tell us what they found when they got to know the residents of a legendary commune in the middle of Copenhagen.
And we get mom-tested advice for making everyone happy on an overseas trip with teenagers.

• Rick opens segment A with a brief note about the coronavirus pandemic postponing travel plans.
• This is a re-edit of a program that first aired January 6, 2018.
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• Dr. Salvatore Settis, professor at Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa, Italy, and author of "If Venice Dies" (New Vessel Press)
• Richard Jackman and Robert Lawson, documentary filmmakers of "Christiania: 40 Years of Occupation."
• Ashley Steel, co-author of "Family on the Loose" (Rumble Books)
• Tina Hiti, tour guide from Slovenia

• Dr. Salvatore Settis is a professor at Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa, Italy, and wrote "If Venice Dies" about the challenges facing Venice, and how it serves as a model for the rest of the world to learn from.
• Richard Jackman and Robert Lawson spent several years producing the documentary "Christiania: 40 Years of Occupation."
• Culture Trip profiles the "Freetown Christiania" neighborhood.
• Tina Hiti's website is called PG-Slovenia.
• Ashley Steel is the co-author of "Family on the Loose" and "100 Tips for Traveling with Kids in Europe."
• Tina and Ashley discussed taking younger children to Europe on Travel with Rick Steves program #490 in July 2017.

• "I will be traveling to Copenhagen and for me, a visit to Christiana will be a highlight of the trip.  Please tell me (a hippie-ish baby boomer who came of age in the '60s) how I could best spend my time in this short visit.  I see travel as a pilgrimage or spiritual practice." (Dianne in Independence, Missouri)
• Caller recently spent a month in Denmark, including a walk through Christiania. "Is there a better way to experience it than just walking around?  In Christiania, how can you do less gawking and more connecting/learning?" (Neil in Bayside, Wisconsin)
• "In May 2015 I walked through Christiania, found artistic murals on many walls and friendly, peaceful people to talk to and look at their wares!" (James in Virginia Beach)
• "My husband's next sabbatical year is when our son will be twelve years old. We have two more years to plan a six-week trip to Europe. On our bucket list are the following: Poland, Germany, England, the Alps, and Italy. We like exploring by foot, local foods in markets, unique treasures specific to an area, nature walks/ hikes/ beach combing, and the occasional historical tour. What must we see, do, experience, in each country, if we have about a week in each, keeping in mind a 12-year old's attention span?" (Lisa in Hillsboro, Oregon)
• "I don’t want our family's first Italian tour to be a shopping holiday! My 14-year-old has stated that she can handle only so many churches and 'history stuff' in Rome. We have two days before we catch up with our travel group. Any ideas?" (email from Christine in Hamilton, Ontario)
• Caller is a single dad with a twelve-year-old son, who is "a good traveler, but I haven't taken him anywhere out of the U.S. before. His mom has taken him on many trips, London, St. Petersburg, Cancun, etc.  I am concerned about lodging. Are there hotels that you would recommend that have a bedroom for me, but space for him to sleep separate from bedroom?" (Dana in Thousand Oaks, California)

• Lord Invader and the Calypso Orchestra, "Merrily We Roll Along," Children's Music Collection (collection) / Smithsonian Folkways
• Jean-Luc Ponty, "In the Fast Lane," The Very Best of Jean-Luc Ponty / Columbia-Legacy
• Yanni, "Orchid," Sensuous Chill / Yanniworks-Portrait
• New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein, cond., "On the Town: Times Square 1944,"  Bernstein:  Candide Overture, et al. / Sony Classical
• * Soul 'n Soda, "Mokkascience," Nikki Beach vol. 1 (collection) / Loungism Recordings
• Gotan Project, "Diferente," Lunático / XL Recordings
• Jerry Garcia and David Grisman, "Grateful Dawg," Jerry Garcia/David Grisman / Acoustic Disc
• Richard Greene and The Greene String Quartet, "The String Machine: I-'Cruise Control,'" The String Machine / Virgin Classics
• Musical Youth, "Pass the Dutchie (Singalong version)," Mary's Boy Child - Oh My Lord (EP) / Goldenlane
• Hungarian State Orchestra, Janos Sandor, conductor, "'Prelude' from 'Holberg Suite' (Grieg),"  Classical Journey-Scandinavia / Delta Entertainment 
• * Jazz Jamaica Allstars, "Marcus Junior," Double Barrel / Hannibal 
• Den Fule, "Den Blå Slåtten (The Blue Tune)," Quake / NorthSide
• Bob Marley, "One Love," One Love: The Very Best of Bob Marley & the Wailers / Universal
• St Germain, "Pont des Artes," Tourist / Blue Note
• Jolimont Project, "7 Saris," Tillman and Ambient Groove Artists: Lingo / SRI Enterprises-Musica Helvetica
• Jump with Joey, "Ciao Marcello Medley," Come…Jump with Joey / Ryko
• Chet Atkins, "La Dolce Vita," Travelin' / RLG-Legacy
• Annbjorg Lien, "FoNix (Phoenix)," Wizard Women of the North (collection) / Northside
• Polish Radio Orchestra, "Enjoy Yourself," Flip Your Disc (compilation) / Apollo Sound

* indicates filler music used during internal breaks on the broadcast

• Rick opens segment A with a brief note about the coronavirus pandemic postponing travel plans.
• In talking about global megacities in segment A, Rick and Salvatore Settis contrast the recent growth of 15 megacities with the design of Venice, Italy. Examples include Chongqing, in Sichuan Province, China, which Dr. Settis notes has recently grown to a population of 34 million.
• At 14:53, Dr. Settis gives an example of skyscrapers built for an international expo in Milan, which he understands remain largely unoccupied.
• Caller Diane says at 27:53 she's planning to visit Copenhagen "in three months." At 31:48 caller Neil says he was there "just three weeks ago."
• At 34:06, Christiania is noted as "second only to Tivoli" in popularity with tourists to Copenhagen.
• Caller Dana asks about accommodation availability in Rome "in July," starting at 52:05. Rick replies that Air BnB has become a huge accommodations option in Europe.