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Podcast: Travel with Rick Steves
Episode: 717 Bill Bryson At Home; Pico Iyer In Search of Paradise; Walkable Cities
Description: Author Bill Bryson describes how buying an old house in England has made him appreciate how dramatically domestic life has changed in just a few generations. Then writer Pico Iyer explains why visiting difficult destinations can shed light on where — or what — "paradise" might be. And urban planner Jeff Speck celebrates some of the North American cities that are catching up with their European cousins in designing pedestrian-friendly streetscapes.
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