NPR Road Trips: Postcards from Around the Globe

We've found the perfect cure for wanderlust with NPR Road Trips: Postcards from Around the Globe! Take a stroll through Paris, ride the rails in the U.K., or experience the excitement of Rio's famed Carnival.

Meet Colin Angus and Julie Wafael, who spent two years circumnavigating the globe using their hands and feet. Turn on the radio in Kathmandu and hear music from the 70s. Learn how robot jockeys are solving a human rights problem in Dubai. (It has to do with camel races.) Join in the wild festivities of Carnival in Rio. And walk through old Beijing before it’s demolished for high-rise development. NPR has correspondents all over the world. As listeners learn, most meet with friendliness and hospitality, even in the most out-of-the-way places.

Track Listing:

Introduction by Noah Adams

China: The New Silk Road

Switzerland: A Bit of Road and a Mischievous GPS Named Heidi

A New Passage to India

Papua New Guinea: Highlands Celebration

Teen to Attempt Solo Sail Around the Globe

Dubai: Robot Jockeys Give Camel Racing a Modern Twist

United Kingdom: A Very British Rail-Riding Experience

Brazil: Rio’s Carnival

Canada: Kayaking Among the Icebergs

Nepal: 1970s Nostalgia Thrives in Katmandu

Spain: Running of the Bulls—for Kids!

Antarctica: Wintering in the South Pole

China: A Walk Through Beijing?s Vanishing Hutongs

Romania: Jet Lag, a Tool for Recapturing Youth

France: April in Paris


Running Time: 1 hour, 15 minutes