Travel with Rick Steves 1 Traveling By Bike and Nepal
Apr 10, 2005
Adventure bicycling enthusiast Willie Weir shares how a bicycle can get you into unexpected places. Moon Handbook author Kerry Moran discusses the magic of trekking the Himalayans in Nepal. Listeners also share their travel plans and Rick Steves answers questions.
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Use ATMs At Your Destination
- Use ATMs abroad instead of airport exchange desks to get bank-to-bank rates and avoid poor exchange-desk overnight markups.
- Rick Steves says he never carries cash from home and goes straight to an ATM on arrival for effortless, realistic exchange rates.
Tourism Momentum Is Global Not Dollar Dependent
- Expect Europe to remain crowded despite currency swings because tourism is global, not just American-driven.
- Rick explains businesses learned after 9-11 they can't count on the American market and Europeans and Japanese keep traveling.
Choose Hostels And No-Star Hotels To Save
- Try hostels and no-star hotels to cut lodging costs and meet people; many hostels now offer discounts for older travelers.
- Rick notes Europe has 2,000 hostels and membership discounts for travelers over 55 make hostels an affordable option.