Program 795: Liverpool; Finding Ancient Roman Art; Home Base Hiking in Europe

Find out what makes Liverpool worth at least a day's visit even for those with no interest in Fab Four lore, then hear from renowned classicist Mary Beard about some of the best places outside Italy to see remnants of the ancient Roman empire. And learn why one expert recommends finding a good home base to unlace your boots on a multi-day European hiking trip.

• British tour guide Jeanne Carmichael
• Classicist Mary Beard, author of "Emperor of Rome" (Liveright)
• Cassandra Overby, author of "Home Base Hiking Europe" (Mountaineers Books)

• The Rick Steves online guide to Liverpool, England.
• Blue Badge certified guide Jeanne Carmichael offers off-the-beaten-track tours of London, with a number of themed custom tour options.
• Dame Mary Beard explores day-to-day life for the head of the Roman Empire in her book "Emperor of Rome." She also writes an online column for the Times Literary Supplement. Her latest entries in "a don’s life" compare what she sees of the US government with what she knows about the Roman Empire.
• Cassandra Overby is the author of "Home Base Hiking Europe" with day-hike recommendations from locations in Austria, Croatia, France, Germany, Italy, Slovenia, Spain, and Switzerland.
• Cassandra spoke with Rick about hiking the historic trails of Europe on Travel with Rick Steves program #709 in April 2023, which she covers in her book "Explore Europe on Foot." She discusses hiking with small children on program #723 in August, 2023. Cassandra also talked about long-distance hiking in Europe on programs #562 and #575 in 2019, and program #598 in 2020, which you can find in the show archives.