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Travel with Rick Steves

748a Quirky Oslo; Last Empty Places; Herbal

3/21/202652 min

An American expat in Oslo shares some of the quirks and customs of life in his adopted home. Then, a wilderness and history author recounts what he found exploring four blank spots on the US map. And an ethnobotanist describes the healing properties of different kinds of herbs around the world — some of which might be growing in your own backyard.

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Clips

Where Hello Becomes Acceptable
Earning A Norwegian Greeting
Norway Reconsiders EV Perks
Beyond Cars: Clean Mobility Push
Norway’s Cabin Identity Crisis
Humblebragging About Fancy Cabins
Norway’s Four-Meal Rhythm
Chasing America’s Darkest Places
Are Dark Maps Also Red?
Losing Ancestral Plant Wisdom

Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

  1. Rick Steves· Host0:00

    [gentle music] He's an American who married a Norwegian and is raising a family in Oslo. Curtis Rojak lets us in on a few of the unspoken rules for how they do things in Norway.

  2. Curtis Rojak· Guest0:10

    Somewhere out there is a invisible boundary where Norwegians become friendly and smiling and are ready to say hello.

  3. Rick Steves· Host0:17

    Peter Stark has explored some of the blankest places on the American map, searching for a place to clear the mind.

  4. Peter Stark· Guest0:24

    You fly over the Western United States, and it's remarkable how few people are down there, judging on the lights.

  5. Rick Steves· Host0:30

    He tells us how the wilderness and the people who live there contribute to our national identity. And herbalist Mimi Hernandez wants you to understand the healing power of the natural world. Our own ancestors likely knew what to do with every wild plant in the backyard.

  6. Mimi Prunella Hernandez· Guest0:45

    Along the way, those wisdoms get lost as we modernize and as we Westernize.

  7. Rick Steves· Host0:52

    Let's explore the world together in the hour ahead. It's Travel with Rick Steves. There's probably an herb for that. Coming up on today's Travel with Rick Steves, an ethnobotanist tells us about the nourishing and healing herbal traditions from around the world, and maybe even your own backyard. And we'll hear what a journey through some of the blank spots on the US map showed author Peter Stark about the natural value of wild places. Let's start the hour with a look at what it's like for an American expat to make his home in Oslo, Norway. [gentle music] Every country has its

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