On our Mother's Day edition, we hear what it was like to relocate a Midwestern family to the Croatian village their great-grandparents came from. An American who married a Frenchman tells us what it’s like raising a child in Paris. We go on a sentimental family trip to San Francisco, and hear how mamma is center stage in Sicily. Plus Rick pays tribute to his late mother, who influenced him to become a traveler.

• Jennifer Wilson, author of "Running Away to Home" (St. Martin's Press)
• Mary Bouron, Paris-based mother and tour guide
• Feature includes Alfio DiMauro and Tommaso Pantè, tour guides based in Sicily
• Closing essay from former Travel with Rick Steves producer Sarah McCormic

• Rick included the tribute to his mother June Steves that he read for this week's program in his blog in January 2012.
• Jennifer Wilson's book about her family adventures in Croatia is called "Running Away to Home." She's also written a novel called "Water," about issues and controversies protecting water sources in the Midwest.
• The village of Mrkopalj, where Jennifer and her family lived, has its own Facebook page.
• Sicily-based tour guide Tommaso Pantè includes many of "Mamma's Recipes" on his website.
• More about tour guide Alfio Di Mauro, who contributes to the Rick Steves Sicily guidebook.
• Mary Bouron's archived blog from 2012 is called "How To Marry A Frenchman."