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Actor Joanna Lumley fell in love with Greece decades ago when she was just a teenager on her first visit. She chats with Rick about her latest Greek travels and her enduring passion for the resilient Greek people and their culture.

Rick chats with two experienced guides about enjoying the best of the wide variety of Greek islands.

Guides to the ancient world, Colin Clement from Egypt and Anastasia Gaitanou from Greece, share more tips for sightseeing the historical highlights of the eastern Mediterranean.

Two expert guides help Rick make sense of ancient stones and rubble left behind by the great cultures of the Mediterranean.

Greek tour guide Anastasia Gaitanou tells Rick how Athens has grown into a visitor-friendly destination complete with a new Acropolis museum.

We make sense out of the rubble of antiquity with the help of guides from Greece and Egypt.

Two female tour guides — one from Greece and one from Turkey — discuss what's behind the tensions between their two countries.

Greek travel expert Penny Kolomvatsou discusses the spruced-up capital of Athens, the villages of the mainland and the islands, and how travelers can best experience Greece's rich history in the ruins of its ancient past.

David Willett, an Australian tour guide who spends much of the year showing off the sites of Greece, gives advice on how to find the real Greece beyond the blockbuster sights of Athens.

Two Greek travel experts share tips on what the Peloponnesian Peninsula has to offer travelers, from historical sites and mythology to laid-back small towns and uncrowded beaches.

Rick interviews writer Scott Huler about his voyage that retraced the mythical journey of Ulysses and the book it inspired.

Sailing expert Anthony Sandberg gives Rick advice on how to experience the eastern Mediterranean — much like the ancients did — by island-hopping in a boat.

Author Eva Marie Everson, who made a pilgrimage to the ancient religious sites of Israel, shares her memories, describes the sites that other modern pilgrims can visit, and offers advice for travelers.