Program 757: Portugal's Algarve; Spain's Costa del Sol; Vanishing Traditions of Asia

Find a sunny beach, or a quaint historic town, along the southern coasts of Portugal and Spain on this week's Travel with Rick Steves. Tour guides tell us what they like best about the scenic Algarve region of Portugal, and recommend where to find the charming parts of Spain's crowded and touristy Costa del Sol.

And futurist Kevin Kelly tells us what traditional aspects of Asia have impressed him the most over fifty years of photo journeys across the continent.

• Cristina Duarte, tour guide based in Lisbon
• Robert Wright, tour guide based in Seville
• Jorge Román, tour guide based in Madrid
• Francisco Glária, tour guide based in Pamplona, Spain
• Kevin Kelly, photographer/author of "Vanishing Asia" (self-published)
• Gene Openshaw, co-author of "Europe's Top 100 Masterpieces: Art for the Traveler" (Avalon Travel)

• The Rick Steves online guide to Portugal's Algarve region.
• Cristina Duarte's website includes information about her tour services.
• Robert Wright's website includes blog entries from his travels.
• The Rick Steves online guide to Spain's Costa del Sol.
• Francisco Glária lives in Pamplona and specializes in small group tours in Spain's Navarra region and Basque Country.
• Jorge Román lives in Madrid and offers private tours of the capital, southern Spain, and Catalonia.
• Jorge and Francisco co-host the Spanish Loops podcast on Spotify.
• Kevin Kelly is a "senior maverick" at Wired magazine. He organized a multiyear photography project called "Vanishing Asia" to document changing traditions in 35 nations.
• Kevin delivered a TED Talk on how "the future will be shaped by optimists." He also writes about "futurism" on his website.
• Gene Openshaw is Rick's co-author on "Europe's Top 100 Masterpieces: Art for the Traveler."
• Gene also writes about Michelangelo's life in his book "Michelangelo at Midlife: Chasing the Tomb of Julius II."

• Electribe 101, "Talking with Myself," Café del Mar, vol. 5 / Geffen
• Thievery Corporation, "Saudade," Saudade / ESL Music
• Marta Topferova, "Grano de Arena," Women of the World (collection) / Putumayo
• Pedro Caldeira Cabral, "Danças Portuguesas," Memórias da Guitarra Portuguesa a Guitarra do Século XVIII / Tradisom
• Mystic Diversions, "E Pa-Pa," Euro Groove (collection) / Putumayo
• Ying Quartet, "Gobi Gloria," Dim Sum / Telarc
• * Eduardo Rodriguez, "Cantarela," Duende (collection) / Ellipses Arts
• Christopher Parkening, "Spanish Dance No. 1 from 'La Vida Breve' (Falla)," The Great Recordings, disc 2 / EMI Classics
• Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Jesús Lopez-Cobos, cond., "'Málaga' from 'Iberia: Book 14' (Albeniz)," Bella España (collection) / Telarc
• Vicente Amigo, "Azules y Corinto," Paseo de Gracia / Sony BMG Europe
• Manuel Iman, "Rumbo," Duende: The Passion and Dazzling Virtuosity of Flamenco, disc 3 (collection) / Ellipses Arts
• John Williams, "Piezas Características, op 92, no. 7, 'Zambra Granadina,' (guitar arr. by John Williams)," No Me Gusta la Guitarra Clásica, Pero Lo Que Escucho Aqui Sí, disc 2 (collection) / Sony Classical
• LAGQ, "Carmen Suite: Toreador (Bizet)," LAGQ Latin / Telarc
• Joe Reyes, Sergio Lara, "Juego," Panorama, disc 2 (collection) / Higher Octave
• Silicone Soul, "Right On, Right On," Claude Challe: Nirvana Lounge 2 (collection) / George V (France)
• Ryuichi Sakamoto, "Japan," Soundbytes / Rhino
• * Soul 'n' Soda, "Mokkascience," Nikki Beach vol. 1 (collection) / Loungism Recordings
• KPM_KPMWM_0017_03301_The_Way_Ahead_APM
• TYM_TYM_0024_06201_Welcoming_The_Happiness_APM
• SON_SCDV_0021_01701_Bangkok_Memories_APM
• Azerbaijan State Symphony Orchestra, "San Siz," Portraits in Sound vol. 1: A Collection of World Music (collection) / World Domination Recordings
• Hector Zazou & Swara, "Attainable Border-South," In the House of Mirrors / Crammed Disc
• Nihon, "Song of Rice-Husking," Sakura (collection) / Smithsonian Folkways
• Lee Qiang, "Picking Flowers," Music from the Tea Lands (collection) / Putumayo
• JW_JWV_0386_00301_Siberia_-_Remastered_APM
• Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble, "Avaz-E Dashti," "Chi Passa Per-sta Strada," Silk Road Journeys / Sony Classical
• Piffaro: The Renaissance Band, "Three Italian Dances," Windham Hill: The Renaissance Album (collection) / Windham Hill
• Les Delices, "Suite from Ulysses-II (Jean-Fery Rebel)," Sunday Baroque-Hand Picked, vol. 2 (collection) / WSHU

* Indicates filler music used during internal breaks on the broadcast

• The billboard and this week's segment A and B interviews include descriptions of summer beach activities and high-season crowds.
• Starting at 22:30, Jorge lists some of the improvements to Málaga in the past two decades, and adds it is among the top five cultural destinations in Spain, thanks to its Picasso museum.
• Around 31:00 in segment B, Francisco gives statistics on what percentage of the Spanish population opposes bullfighting, before describing the fan appeal of matadors.
• Rick describes Kevin Kelly's Vanishing Asia photography project as "fifty years old" at the end of segment B and at various points in his segment C interview.