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Beloved PBS personality Rick Steves takes you on a guided tour of Europe and the Mediterranean: Disc 1: British Isles - North Wales, Edinburgh, Scotland, Dublin and Belfast, Western Ireland, London, Cotswold Villages, and Bath. Extra Features: London Day Trips, Blenheim Palace, Rick's Back Door Travel Tips. Disc 2: France - Burgundy, Provence, The Loire Valley, The French Riviera, Paris, The Dordogne, Normandy, Brittany. Extra Features: Paris Day Trips, Limous Wine Festival, Rick's Back Door Travel Tips. Disc 3: Spain & Portugal - Madrid and Toledo, Seville and Andalusia, Barcelona to Segovia, Grenada to Tangier, Costa del Sol, Lisbon, Portugal's Southern Coast, Cape Sagres and Lagos. Extra Features: Alcoy's Moors and Christians Festival, Gibraltar, Cordoba, Rick's Back Door Travel Tips. Disc 4: Germany, Austria & Switzerland - Munich and Bavaria; Berlin and Potsdam; Vienna and the Danube; Salzburg; Austrian Lakes District; Swiss Alps; Western Switzerland; Bern, Murten and Gruyere. Extra Features: Munich’s Oktoberfest; Austrian Christmas Festival; Switzerland’s Fasnacht Festival; and Rick’s Back Door Travel Tips. Disc 5: Italy - Rome, Naples, The Amalfi Coast, Venice, Florence, Hill Towns of Tuscany, The Italian Riviera, and more. Extra Features: Venice Regatta, Lake Como, Milan, and Rick’s Back Door Travel Tips. Disc 6: Greece, Turkey, Israel & Egypt - Athens and the Acropolis; The Peloponnese and the Mycenae Palace; The Greek Islands; Central Turkey, Ankara and Cappadocia; Turkish West Coast, Kusadasi and Ephesus; Jerusalem, the Dead Sea and Kibbutz Ein Gedi; Cairo to Luxor; The Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx. Extra Features : Gates of Jerusalem; Thessalonika and Greek Monasteries; Istanbul; and Rick’s Back Door Travel Tips.
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Goes so FAR BEYOND what you'd find in a book!
Let's face it - some of like to read travel guidebooks and make detailed lists of itineraries, places to visit, etc. Others of us yawn at the thought of wading through all that print... but do better when we can actually see, with plenty of action and dialogue, the actual PLACES that we might be visiting.
For those who like to get a feel for the country they are about to visit, these DVDs do the trick. We were awed by the film quality and even the humorous asides that Rick Steves provided about unique experiences he'd had.
Be aware that Steves has strong opinions about how one best experiences a new country. He does provide basic info for the new or inexperienced traveler while also encouraging visitors to stray from the beaten paths and experience cities away from the usual "touristy" spots. In short, he suggests a mixture of planning and spontaneity, something that is sure to guarantee some unexpected surprises that could be the highlight of the trip.
Each DVD is a delight and I was actually dissappointed when each ended, feeling as though my appetite was just getting whetting for a particular city. Looking at the DVD on Barcelona, for instance, only made me want to see more of the artist Gaudi's works and I was awestruck by churches which were still in construction after hundreds of years - such painstaking work! Seeing these images on the screen was so much more intense an experience than readng about them in a guidebook.
We gave a set of these DVDs to a college student who was taking his first trip overseas and he was able to hit the ground running, knowing where to go to get the basic info he needed. From watching the DVDs, he also had a strong sense of WHAT he wanted to see and how best to travel, where to eat and how to avoid some of the pitfalls that one learns only AFTER becoming an experienced traveler. Well worth the price, especially since the savvy viewer should save time and money while having a wonderful time!
Packed with travel information!!!
Great ivestment for the money! Ten dollars for 21 hours of travel information!! Can't be beat!!
Sharp dvd quality video (definately not VHS) and a wealth of information for the money. Ricks' historical perspective of these destinations with his hands on practical advice make this a great investment for all future Europe-bound travelers. In all honesty, I really can't say enough great things about this dvd set.
The video footage of all these destinations is fantastic as well. Not only focusing on the big tourist destinations, but covering the small country settings off the beaten path make this a wonderful bargain at this price!
Will be added to the family video library!
Good deal, great price
Been watching and taping his shows on PBS, now I can toss the tapes with these DVD's.
At 10 bucks, it's a steal and well worth it.