Program 534: Crete; Alaska's Tip of the Iceberg; Darwin Comes to Town

Hear how Crete offers travelers a uniquely fascinating Greek island experience. Then travel writer Mark Adams describes his 3,000-mile voyage along the coasts of Alaska in the path of the Harriman Expedition of 1899. And a Dutch biologist explains how urban evolution around the world is happening faster than we used to think.

• Anastasia Gaitanou, Greek tour guide and historian
• David Willett, tour guide and expert on ancient Greece
• Mark Adams, author of "Tip of the Iceberg" (Dutton)
• Biologist Menno Schilthuizen, author of "Darwin Comes to Town" (Picador)

• The impressive Minoan Palace of Knossos is about a half hour's drive from the Crete capital city Heraklion.
• Rick writes about visiting the Samaria Gorge on Crete.
• David Willett can be reached about his custom guiding on Linked In.
• Anastasia Gaitanou is a member of the World Federation of Tourist Guides Association.
• Mark Adams discusses the challenges of hiking to Machu Picchu on Travel with Rick Steves program #480, and his search for evidence of the legendary lost city of Atlantis on program #501.
• Biologist Menno Schilthuizen is the author of "Darwin Comes to Town."
• Menno also leads eco-tourist expeditions, in which "citizen scientists" discover and name new wildlife species in the jungles of Borneo.