Go Where You’ve Never Been

Steve Graziano, Programmer

• Published on July 26, 2024 • Last modified on August 28, 2024 • Comments

Hotel Portofino; Rick Steves; Antiques Road Trip; Secrets of Royal Travel

I’ve written before about my love of travel. When I can’t hop on a plane or a ship, PBS takes me places. This week, it’s off to the Italian Riviera to check into HOTEL PORTOFINO. The period drama is back with Season 3 and the storyline is as rich as the scenery is beautiful. Cecil has a fancy new title and a huge inheritance tax that goes with it. Bella is out on her own, and a party at the hotel leads to … revenge! Catch the glamorous period drama this Sunday at 8 PM on PBS Western Reserve.

If you’re traveling overseas, you need a passport, and if you’re watching TV, you need PBS Western Reserve Passport. It’s your ticket to thousands of hours of great programs, especially travel shows.

Travel expert Rick Steves has over 100 episodes of his series on Passport. Amsterdam, Athens, Andalucia … and that’s just the As. Steves shows you the best Europe has to offer so you can prepare your trip or just vacation vicariously.

If you combined RICK STEVES’ EUROPE and ANTIQUES ROADSHOW, you’d have ANTIQUES ROAD TRIP. Climb into a classic car with a pair of antiques experts as they crisscross Great Britain to find a fortune in hidden treasures. It’s a fun series that shows what people across the pond love to collect.

What’s better than going first class? Going the way the British king and queen travel. We can show you what their private planes and trains are all about. No ticket you buy can compare the comfort and luxury they experience every time they need to get away. SECRETS OF ROYAL TRAVEL gives you an insider’s view of their unique style.

All these programs are yours on PBS Western Reserve’s Passport, and you don’t need a king’s ransom to get it. It’s yours with a membership of only $5 a month. Join right now — and get a world of entertainment delivered directly to you.

Steve creates the PBS Western Reserve television schedules. Long before finding great programs for you to watch he was a radio DJ. He and his wife are avid travelers, preferring unusual vacation spots such as Cuba and Budapest and sailing across the Atlantic (on an ocean liner, not a sailboat). Tops on his list of famous people he’s met is Fred Rogers. A close second is Mick Jagger or maybe Elton John. His favorite PBS show is “Sherlock Holmes” with Jeremy Brett. Or with Benedict Cumberbatch. It’s a toss-up, he says. Either way, he loves looking for new and interesting programs to share with you.