Similar to the many webinars Lisa and I have attended, Rick Steves\u2019 weekday broadcasts on PBS have been a wonderful source of insider information. I always grab one of his guidebooks before visiting a European destination, appreciating his honesty and opinions, like \u201cBordeaux is boring.\u201d But his 25-minute shows really highlight his top picks, because he doesn\u2019t have much time to discuss the Croatian, Czech, or Danish countryside. So if he raves about the Plitvice Lakes region of Croatia, the mountain village of Cezky Krumlov in the Bohemian region of the Czech republic, and the Danish island of \u00c6r\u00f8, take note. Few know the continent better. If you\u2019re fortunate, he might even throw out the name of a pension or inn he\u2019s staying at, like the house built in 1784 by a sea captain as a dowry for his daughter called Pension Vestegade No. 44<\/a> in \u00c6r\u00f8sk\u00f8bing harbor. Or Albergo Milano<\/a>, located in the historical center of Varenna on the shores of Lake Como. An added bonus were the two episodes of his travels through Iran<\/a>. Loved it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Similar to the many webinars Lisa and I have attended, Rick Steves\u2019 weekday broadcasts on PBS have been a wonderful source of insider information. I always grab one of his guidebooks before visiting a European destination, appreciating his honesty and opinions, like \u201cBordeaux is boring.\u201d But his 25-minute shows really highlight his top picks, because…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[135,136,137,138],"class_list":["post-7180","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-travel-advice","tag-aero","tag-iran","tag-rick-steves","tag-varenna"],"yoast_head":"\n