This app organizes the vast and varied library of Rick Steves’ audio content into geographic-specific playlists so that travelers can enjoy ready access to the information that relates specifically to their travel plans. Many tracks provide general cultural and sightseeing information gleaned from his public radio program, Travel with Rick Steves. Other tracks are self-guided …
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For an American, these photos are truly breathtaking. For most of our lives Russia has been an impenetrable vast region, indeed the largest country in the world, with millions of acres of natural wonders. My own heritage brings me back to Belarus (the first photo below). Enjoy these photos from National Geographic Russia and their Google+ …
“The Challenger Deep is something like 50x the size of the Grand Canyon” “The sub actually shrinks 3 inches at the bottom of the ocean.” “My feeling was one of complete isolation from all of humanity. I felt like I went to another planet and came back.” The pilot is descending about 36,000 feet (10,973 …
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