Program 685: Joanna Lumley’s Nile Adventure; Samantha Brown’s Happy Travels

Actress Joanna Lumley details her 4,000-mile trek up the Nile River to the river's fabled source in Rwanda. Joanna shares what she learned from people she met while filming a documentary about the trip, and describes her ride to the pyramids on one very fine camel. And TV host Samantha Brown tells Rick how she keeps herself from stressing out over what could go wrong in her frequent travels.

• Actress Joanna Lumley, host of travel documentary specials, including "Joanna Lumley's Nile"
• Samantha Brown, host of "Samantha Brown’s Places to Love"

• Joanna Lumley co-starred in the TV series "Absolutely Fabulous" and "Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie."
• Video previews of "Joanna Lumley's Nile" are on YouTube.
• The Independent has a large number of articles about Joanna Lumley, whom they refer to as a British "national treasure."  
• Samantha Brown hosts the "Places to Love" travel series on public TV. She talks with Rick about our motivations for traveling on Travel with Rick Steves program #660 from December 2021.