Travel with Rick Steves
Travel with Rick Steves
Rick Steves
794 The New Tourist; Training School for Elephants
52 minutes Posted Jun 7, 2025 at 12:00 am.
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Journalist Paige McClanahan examines recent changes in the travel industry and explains how a more conscientious approach to tourism can make it a force for good. And travel writer Sophy Roberts recounts a curious episode in colonial history when the king of Belgium ordered a group of elephants to be sent from India to Congo — and discusses what her own travels taught her about Africa's past and present.