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I would normally begin a post about a Rick Steves article by poking fun at his get-off-the-beaten-path-by-taking-my-tour-or-buying-my-book mantra, then dissuading you from taking any of his advice, but I’ve got to admit, the guy does know Europe, so take this next bit with a grain of salt. Here’s what Rick’s dug up for new sights to check out this summer while you’re traveling around Eastern Europe<\/a>.<\/p>\n 1) Budapest: Downtown’s gone traffic-free, a fact I haven’t been able to verify outside of Rick’s article, but if true I think it’s a great idea; one that should be applied to pretty much every city in the world.<\/p>\n 2) Bratislava: No longer a joke for teen sex comedy flicks (I really hope Google does not pick up that last sentence). Rick’s calling the Slovak capital the next Berlin (and here I though that was going to Kiev). Interesting observation, definitely worth checking that one out.<\/p>\n