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The USA's 5 New National Trails, Plus British Roots in South America

The USA's 5 New National Trails, Plus British Roots in South America

Update: 2025-07-27
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Andrea Sachs, travel reporter for the Washington Post, discussed the 5 boatable, walkable and wonderful trails added to the National Trails system this June. Then Shafik Meghji, author of the new book "Small Earthquakes: A Journey Through Lost British History in South America", talked about why Welsh is still spoken in Patagonia, what the heck the Falklands War was about, and other ways the UK has been entangled with the continent over the centuries.

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The USA's 5 New National Trails, Plus British Roots in South America

The USA's 5 New National Trails, Plus British Roots in South America