Region of LIGURIA, ITALYLIGURIAis the “Italian Riviera,” the ancient capital port city of Genoa, Europe’s largest Medieval city, the birthplace of Christopher Columbus whose discovery of the Americas we celebrate this weekend, of San Remo,the music capital of Italy and its famous Casino, of noted resorts in Cinque Terre, Portofino and Portovenere and the ancient Roman cities of Imperia, Savona and La Speza, with Art that precedes the Renaissance and its famous cuisine. Savor Pesto, Focaccia, and Farinata, three typical Ligurian dishes and drink its wine, Cinque Terre, Rossese, and Ormeasco. Our guests include Carlo Romairone, Founder and US Director of the Associazione Liguri nel Mondo, Maria Bruzzone Castagnola, also of the Associazione Paolo Secondo,Proprietor of restaurants in Genoa, Italy and New York including Barolo, and Salvatore Moltisante,Director of IBLA, the international classical musical “academy.”
ETHIOPIA is one of the world’s oldest civilizations, a land of discovery.You’ll hear from ETHIOPIA’S Consul in New York, Rena Alomo Nega, Secretary Elias Melaku Feleke, and Ethiopian Airlines Regional Director, Kagnew F. Asfaw, as well as Nicholas Mancino, President of Journeys Unlimited, Chef/Proprietor Henock Kejela and the representatives from the new exhibit at Discover Channels showcase in New York on ” Lucy.” Find out about the land of discovery on LET’S TRAVEL! Radio.
All this and more Thursday, the 24th, 12-1pm and Saturday, the 26th at 6-7pm/ EST on
www.letstravelradio.com.
Discover “Your World Heritage” in the United States this week as Let’s Travel! takes listeners to some of the 20 World Heritage sites in the fifty states. We journey from the Everglades in Florida to George Washington’s home, Mt. Vernon, near DC. to the Redwood forest in California We’ll discover some American Indian sites along the way and also learn about UNESCO’s World Heritage Center.
www.unfoundation.org
www.worldheritagesite.org
www.whc.unesco.org
This week we replay our wonderful show “Around the World in 80 Meals” which originally aired on April 30th, 2009
Around the World in 80 Meals/Smart Packing Tips
This week on Let’s Travel! we follow best-selling author Nan Lyons (”Someone is Killing theGreat Chefs of Europe”) around the world on the “hunt” for culinary delights following in the footsteps of Phileas Fogg. And, for everyone who is “packing challenged” — and who isn’t – we get “insider tips” on how to travel “light” from Susan Forster, author of ”Smart Packing for Today’s Traveler”. Follow Let’s Travel! on Twitter and Facebook.
“An Artist, a Student, a Traveller, and Physical Therapy / Traveling with Pains”
Join Catherine and her guests, Haleigh A . Spasojevich, Artist, Student,Traveller, and Vinita Chandra, “Physical Therapist’s Traveling with Pains.” Get insights into an Artist, a Student, a Traveler, and how you can lessen your pains, especially while traveling. So tune in Thursday, 12 -1 pm (EST) and Saturday, 6 - 7 pm (EST). Also look for our Blog, FaceBook, and Twitter, as well as our podcast 24/7.
Traveling with Pets/Compassionate Travel/America’s Best Zoos
This week LET’S TRAVEL! is all about animals. We have pet-friendly tips for traveling
with your “best friend” as well as how to be “compassionate” when you travel.
Next, Michael and Susi explore “America’s Best Zoos” and learn about
the Tabiano family, zoo aficionados who visited 52 zoos in 52 weeks.
( Their story appeared on the CBS Morning Show, Sat. Aug.8. )
www.compassionatetravel.org
www.americasbestzoos.com
(CBS’s Sunday Morning Show w/Charles Osgood gave us a leg up on some of the premier zoos in the US) And from Allen Nyhuis and Jon Wassner whose recent book AMERICA’S BEST ZOOS, A Travel Guide
for FANS and FAMILIES you’ll learn about what there is to see in the best of ‘em. So tune in Thurs., 12-1pm and Sat., 6-7pm
