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This marks the end of Rick's Audio Europe podcast. But the good news is there are two easy ways you can keep getting this content. The first way is to subscribe to the free, weekly “Travel with Rick Steves” radio show podcast on iTunes. It brings you all the great interviews you’ve come to love, in a longer format. Or, you can download the free “Rick Steves Audio Europe” app, which includes all of Rick's radio interviews — plus dozens of walking tours through Europe’s most interesting neighborhoods and museums. Either way, keep listening, and naturally, keep on travelin’! More info at https://www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/audio/podcasts

Rick provides a brief introduction to his Netherlands/Belgium playlist, a collection of audio files designed to help you plan and enjoy your best possible trip. For more info on traveling in the Netherlands and Belgium, see http://www.ricksteves.com.

From the train station to Dam Square to Leidseplein, this 90-minute walk down the spine of the city is a great overview of the city's charms — canals, museums, shops, flowers, and Golden Age grandeur. Don't forget to download the PDF companion map at http://www.ricksteves.com/audiotours.

Amsterdam's most historic neighborhood is also its most notorious. Here, sex is sold openly and marijuana smoked freely — and it's all legal. This 90-minute tour offers a safe, informative introduction. Don't forget to download the PDF companion map at http://www.ricksteves.com/audiotours.

This quaint, residential neighborhood is home to quiet canals and the nearby Anne Frank House. It gives a behind-the-scenes look at the unique, laid-back lifestyle of Amsterdam's trendy residents. Don't forget to download the PDF companion map at http://www.ricksteves.com/audiotours.

Two Belgian tour guides get nostalgic as they discuss the hearty comfort foods of their homeland.

Dutch tour guide Angelinque Mergler describes how even today, a walk around the historic town of Delft can make a traveler feel like part of a Vermeer painting.

Angelique Mergler, a tour guide from Delft, explains what sets Holland apart from the rest of the Netherlands.

Belgian scholar Hilbren Buys describes the cultural fault line running right through Belgium, with the Germanic and the Latin part of Europe meeting in the middle of the country.

Dutch tour guide Nica Johnson fills Rick in on the latest in Amsterdam, including renovations to the city's great musuems.

Amsterdam-based tour guide Nica Johnson explains how visitors can enjoy her bike-friendly city on two wheels.

Stu Stuart, who regularly leads beer tours of Belgium, explains why Belgian brews are worth a special trip.

Jonathan Groubert recommends some of the fun places he and his family enjoy in the Netherlands. He also attempts to explain the appeal of Europe's guilty TV pleasure, the annual Eurovision Song Contest.

American journalist Jonathan Groubert talks about the politics and culture of his adopted Dutch home.

Jonathan Groubert, an American journalist who has made the Netherlands his home for 20 years, gives us an insider's view of the Dutch culture and character, and talks about the forces challenging that country's traditions of tolerance.

Two natives of the low countries talk about the distinctive cultures of the Netherlands and Belgium.

In this excerpt from his travel memoir, Rick contemplates contemporary Dutch culture, the persistent scars of World War II, the people's frugality, and the fundamental differences between Dutch and American attitudes toward sex.

Rick and Andrew Bender, author of the Lonely Planet guidebook to Amsterdam, discuss the city's underappreciated sights, including the Albert Cuyp Market, architecture of the Red Light District, Amstelkring Museum, and eastern docklands.

Belgian tour guide Ferdi Menghi joins Rick to talk about his country's easygoing flair and great food.

Guides from the Netherlands to explain how the Dutch get along in their densely-packed and efficient country, where millions live below sea level.