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Podcast: Travel with Rick Steves
Episode: 414 David McCullough on the Wright Brothers; First Impressions of Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan
Description: David McCullough recounts a big day in aviation history, when the Wright Brothers first demonstrated powered flight to an eager audience ― in France. Then travel writer Tim Neville shares his first impressions of Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan ― neighbors along the fabled Silk Road of central Asia, but ones with very different personalities. And listeners share the rewards of their latest exotic travels.Â
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