Program 577: Magellan 500; Mexico City Neighborhoods; Ask Rick

Find out why Portugal isn't jumping on the Magellan 500th-anniversary bandwagon like their neighbors in Spain are. Then, guidebook author Julie Meade tells Rick which neighborhoods of Mexico City are the most fun to visit.

• Cristina Duarte, tour guide based in Lisbon
• Robert Wright, tour guide based in Seville
• Julie Meade, author of the Moon Mexico City and Moon San Miguel de Allende guidebooks

• Germany's DW discusses the Magellan 500th anniversary.
• The Magellan Project is retracing the historic route of Magellan's crews, and participating in historic commemoration events, starting with the departure point in Spain on September 20, 2019.
• Cristina Duarte's website includes information about visiting Lisbon, and her tour services.
• Robert Wright's website includes city guides to Lisbon and Buenos Aires.
• Julie Meade authors the Moon Mexico City and Moon San Miguel de Allende guidebooks. She also writes about Mexico and California for New York magazine.
• Rick wrote about his canoe sightseeing trip in the polders outside of Amsterdam with Wetlands Safari in his 2014 blog.