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UK Holidays - Europe to the Max With Rudy Maxa - Enchanted Italy
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List Price: $14.99
Our Price: $13.49
Your Save: $ 1.50 ( 10% )
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Manufacturer: Questar
Starring: Rudy Maxa
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Average Customer Rating:   
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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9781594641602
Format: Color
ISBN: 1594641609
Label: Questar
Manufacturer: Questar
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Questar
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2005-04-26
Running Time: 113
Studio: Questar
Theatrical Release Date: 2005
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Editorial Reviews:
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Rudy Maxa is public radio’s original Savvy Traveler and host of the American Public Television series, Smart Travels. In Europe to the Max, Rudy captures the vitality and character of Europe’s magnificent cities. Lushly filmed in high-definition, each program goes beyond the guidebooks to discover hidden treasures and off-the-beaten-path surprises! Rudy’s authoritative tips enhance the travel experience for beginning and seasoned travelers alike. Join Rudy in Enchanted Italy as he surrenders himself to the charms of some of Italy’s most magical cities. In Venice, Rudy tours the famous sites, and also shares his secrets of how to escape the crowds by visiting the neighborhoods of Dorsoduro, Cannaregio, and San Polo. In Florence, Rudy brings the Renaissance to life through the fabled city’s glorious museums and architecture. Rudy explores Milan, a European center for finance and fashion, then takes a train north to visit serene Lake Como. Old World elegance and La! Dolce Vita await in Genoa and the Italian Riviera. EXTRA FEATURES
• Scenic Tours: San Marco, the Uffizi Gallery, Lake Como, and Palazzo Reale.
• Maps: Venice, Florence, Milan, Genoa.
• Rudy’s Travel Tips: Ticket Consolidators, Part 1, Ticket Consolidators, Part 2, Travel in Any Language.
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Don't be fooled
Comment: I can't figure out how Rudy has gotten the mileage he's gotten. I've watched many of his videos (heck, at some point, you've seen everything else), and I have found him to be consistently, extraordinarily, shallow in his research and understanding of his subject countries and locales. Please understand, I say that in the context of knowing many of his destinations, in some cases quite well.
If you want a light, fluffy, skim of the region, Rudy is your man -- he never covers anything that you wouldn't know about if you gave nine minutes to absent-mindledly flipping through a competent guidebook... and in the same depth. Think of Rudy as a tour bus, passing through at twenty miles an hour, giving you a glimpse, but never quite stopping to let you smell the roses. Or the horse manure. Lite, cheerful, sanitized, smooth, and lo-cal.
For a basic introduction to a country or region, Rick Steves is a better resource, whether or not you are seeking bargain travel -- look especially to Rick for help with building and prioritizing a trip around available time, and for help finding nice little spots the big books may overlook. If you want more than Rick offers, you'll have to start working your way through more serious volumes. Rudy ain't it.
On a positive note, the pictures aren't ugly. If your library has nothing else, and if you've seen everything else on Netflix, you probably won't regret the money invested, unless you've already been to the destination, in which case you may well be asking, "Why, Rudy, why? It would have been so easy to do a much better job."
Customer Rating:
Summary: A "First Class" Tour Of Italy
Comment: This is one of the best quality travel DVD's on Italy. We own most of the other similar DVD's offered on Amazon. The production and narration quality sets this DVD apart from the pack. Regardless of the travel DVD that you select I must recommend purchasing a high quality travel guide to drill down to the specific details required for planning a visit to Italy.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Enchanted Italy
Comment: While a bit dated, these segments on travel in Italy with Rudy Maxa are enjoyable. The selection of sites is a bit limited, although Mr. Maxa does tend to cover a lot of territory in a short time. His visit to the Chique Terre was brief and focused on the villages, so those interested in the beautiful walking trail between the villages will be disappointed. The "extras" included are very brief and provide little additional information, so if you are a regular viewer of Rudy Maxa's public television series, you will find nothing new here. His discussion of air travel consolidators is good and, if you are interested in this topic, may be worth the purchase of the DVD.
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