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Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope

Season 11 of Emmy award-winning Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope covers the globe from North America to Africa to Asia. Join host Joseph Rosendo as he hikes Taiwan’s Taroko Gorge, partakes in local festivals, goes lobstering with a family in Maine, navigates Ontario, Canada’s world heritage Rideau Canal, explores Bangkok and the River Kwai and heads out on a Zambia river and bush safari.

Alaska – America’s Last Frontier

26m 46s

Alaska’s Inside Passage to the land and the people of America’s Last Frontier through Canadian waters to Prince Rupert, BC and on through Alaska’s inside passage to Juneau, Skagway and Sitka. Along the way the ship stops in Tracy Arm Fjord to catch nature’s show headlined by Bald Eagles and Gray, Orca and Humpback whales.

Episodes

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    Alaska – America’s Last Frontier

    S12 E1208 - 26m 46s

    Alaska’s Inside Passage to the land and the people of America’s Last Frontier through Canadian waters to Prince Rupert, BC and on through Alaska’s inside passage to Juneau, Skagway and Sitka. Along the way the ship stops in Tracy Arm Fjord to catch nature’s show headlined by Bald Eagles and Gray, Orca and Humpback whales.

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    France – Cruising on the Lot

    S12 E1207 - 26m 46s

    Joseph and his crew navigate under the craggy cliffs and dramatic escarpments of Southwest France by boat on the Lot River through ancient locks and the region’s magical villages. Among the many treasures the episode features are Saint-Cirq-Lapopie, classified as one of the “Most Beautiful Villages of France”, the Château de Mercuès, the region’s capital, Cahors.

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    South Padre Island, TX

    S12 E1206 - 26m 46s

    Join Joseph for the many pleasures of the longest barrier island on the South Texas Coast. From fishing to bird watching and horseback riding, from building sand castles to kayaking the lagoon and hitting the surf, and the only Sea Turtle rescue set in the United States, South Padre Island Sea Turtle, Inc.

  • South Africa – Into the Wild!: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    South Africa – Into the Wild!

    S12 E1205 - 26m 46s

    Joseph’s South African journey begins in Capetown. At the Cape of Good Hope Joseph encounters ostriches and a colony of three thousand African Penguins. The climax of the episode is Joseph’s safari at Shamwari Game Reserve, a 61,000 acre preserve where he learns that sustainable tourism, attracted by the game reserve, has given the people new hope.

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    The Best of Taiwan

    S12 E1204 - 26m 46s

    Why Taiwan? With close to 1,000 miles of coastline to stroll, 286 mountain peaks over 9,000 feet to climb, 10 islands to explore, countless festivals to celebrate and 14 aboriginal groups to meet, Taiwan is a wondrous land with an abundance of surprising things to do, see and experience.

  • Ireland – Following the Way of St. Patrick – Part 2: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Ireland – Following the Way of St. Patrick – Part 2

    S12 E1203 - 26m 46s

    From Slemish Mountain where Patrick served as a slave to Strangford Lough where he returned to Ireland to convert the populace to Christianity, we find that St. Patrick’s Day in Downpatrick is filled to the brim with the saint’s observance. In typical Irish fashion it’s also a time for mighty craic – a great time!

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    Ireland – Following the Way of St. Patrick – Part 1

    S12 E1202 - 26m 46s

    Joseph follows in the footsteps of St. Patrick, Ireland’s Patron Saint, when he wanders by foot and travels by car along the Way and Trail of St. Patrick in Northern Ireland with its fifth century Celts at Navin Centre & Fort and other sacred and mythical sites, washing his face in St. Patrick’s Well and sitting in the saint’s Chair.

  • Halloween in Ireland’s Ancient East: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Halloween in Ireland’s Ancient East

    S12 E1201 - 26m 46s

    Joseph celebrates Halloween in Ireland’s Ancient East, an area rich in history, myths and legends, and views this beautiful part of the island through the prism of two festivals. The Puca Festival is an ancient observance reborn and the Wexford Festival Opera illustrates Irish’s devotion to community. Sample a taste of the island in castles, country homes, markets, pubs and restaurants.

Schedule

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    Hungary, Austria and Germany -- Sampling the Danube's Delights

    Tuesday
    Jul 16

    30 Minutes

    Exploring the historic markets, world heritage vineyards, cafes, parks and medieval streets of Hungary, Austria and Germany's old towns.
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    The Cook Islands -- Cultural Paradise

    Wednesday
    Jul 17

    30 Minutes

    Exploring Rarotonga and Aitutaki, the most popular of the Cook Islands in the South Pacific.
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    Peru -- The Amazon and Beyond

    Thursday
    Jul 18

    30 Minutes

    Joseph sets out from Iquitos, Peru, and makes his way through the Amazon rainforest for daybreak bird watching, night safaris in search of caimans, piranha fishing, canoeing the Amazon's tributaries, and swimming with pink dolphins.
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    Armenia -- Ancient History and Modern Traditions, Part 2

    Friday
    Jul 19

    30 Minutes

    Ancient burial sites, historic churches, markets and homes in Armenia; religious and communal celebrations.
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    Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope

    Armenia -- Ancient History and Modern Traditions, Part 2

    Tuesday
    Jul 23

    30 Minutes

    Ancient burial sites, historic churches, markets and homes in Armenia; religious and communal celebrations.
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    Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope

    France -- Following the Rhone

    Wednesday
    Jul 24

    30 Minutes

    Following the Rhone River through France to the Mediterranean Sea; the market of Uzès; walking across the 2,000-year-old Pont du Gard aqueduct; a concert at the Palais of the Papes in Avignon.
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    Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope

    Ireland -- Coast to Coast

    Thursday
    Jul 25

    30 Minutes

    Exploring Ireland, from Dublin and the Ancient East to Belfast and the Wild Atlantic Way.
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    Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope

    France -- Bordeaux

    Friday
    Jul 26

    30 Minutes

    The UNESCO World Heritage town of Bordeaux, France, and the region's small wine-making and exporting villages.
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    Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope

    Taiwan's Penghu Islands

    Tuesday
    Jul 30

    30 Minutes

    The Penghu Archipeligo in the Taiwan Straits, a chain of 64 isles and islets; Tropic of Cancer.
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    Portugal -- From Porto to Salamanca

    Wednesday
    Jul 31

    30 Minutes

    Discovering unknown aspects of Portuguese life on an exploration of the Iberian Peninsula.

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