{"id":7602,"date":"2018-11-17T21:59:41","date_gmt":"2018-11-18T03:59:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zmetro.com\/?p=7602"},"modified":"2018-11-17T22:04:21","modified_gmt":"2018-11-18T04:04:21","slug":"travel-as-a-political-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.zmetro.com\/?p=7602","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Travel as a Political Act&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Author and travel host Rick Steves recently gave a Madison lecture on &#8220;Travel as a Political Act&#8221;.   <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zmetro.com\/photos\/2018\/11\/DSC06955Rs2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zmetro.com\/photos\/2018\/11\/DSC06955Rs2.jpg\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On visiting Iran: &#8220;I just think it is good practice to get to know people before we bomb them&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zmetro.com\/photos\/2018\/11\/DSC06828RS2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zmetro.com\/photos\/2018\/11\/DSC06828RS2.jpg\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My mission is to inspire Americans to travel beyond Orlando&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zmetro.com\/photos\/2018\/11\/PB150757RS2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zmetro.com\/photos\/2018\/11\/PB150757RS2.jpg\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zmetro.com\/photos\/2018\/11\/PB150765RS2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zmetro.com\/photos\/2018\/11\/PB150765RS2.jpg\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;People who don&#8217;t have passports are the most afraid&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zmetro.com\/photos\/2018\/11\/DSC06967RS2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zmetro.com\/photos\/2018\/11\/DSC06967RS2.jpg\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Steves ruminated on political borders and cultural &#8220;baggage&#8221;. I appreciated his words on loving one&#8217;s neighbors.  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zmetro.com\/photos\/2018\/11\/DSC06962RS2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zmetro.com\/photos\/2018\/11\/DSC06962RS2.jpg\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zmetro.com\/photos\/2018\/11\/DSC06836RS2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zmetro.com\/photos\/2018\/11\/DSC06836RS2.jpg\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zmetro.com\/photos\/2018\/11\/DSC06819RS2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zmetro.com\/photos\/2018\/11\/DSC06819RS2.jpg\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zmetro.com\/photos\/2018\/11\/DSC06795rs2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zmetro.com\/photos\/2018\/11\/DSC06795rs2.jpg\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zmetro.com\/photos\/2018\/11\/PB150614RS2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zmetro.com\/photos\/2018\/11\/PB150614RS2.jpg\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zmetro.com\/photos\/2018\/11\/PB150571RS2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zmetro.com\/photos\/2018\/11\/PB150571RS2.jpg\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Explore Madison, and locations around the world with amuz.  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amuzapp.com\">amuzapp.com<a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/amuz\/id1071762063?mt=8\">App Store<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.devaich.amuz&#038;utm_source=Website\">Play Store<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author and travel host Rick Steves recently gave a Madison lecture on &#8220;Travel as a Political Act&#8221;. 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