Mekong River Adventure, Pt. 1
During Part 1 of Joseph’s Mekong River voyage through Cambodia and Vietnam, he travels from the temple mountains of Angkor to the river towns and villages of the Mekong river valley. Along the way, he explores the country’s history and spiritual roots in its ancient Buddhist pagodas and monasteries and celebrates the Cambodian people’s creativity and resilience.
Episodes
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Zambia - Bush & River Safari
S11 E1106 - 26m 46s
We join Joseph on village visits, jeep excursions as well as on a walking safari in Zambia. Head south along the great Zambezi River where Joseph canoes through “Hippo City”, visits with a pride of lions, and journeys to Victoria Falls. In one of the world’s great wonders, he swims in the “Devil’s Pool” and leans out into the 300-foot abyss.
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Cruising Canada: Ottawa and the Rideau Canal
S11 E1105 - 26m 46s
Joseph begins his Rideau Canal journey in Ottawa where he explores the capital’s diverse neighborhoods, historic landmarks, farmer’s markets and hip restaurants. He grinds flour in an ancient mill, samples “butter tarts” with the Gingerbread Man, blows glass “witch balls” and helps First Nations craftspeople build a birch bark canoe.
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Thailand – Bangkok and Beyond
S11 E1104 - 26m 46s
Joseph’s Thai adventures expand the mind and touch the heart. Thailand is rich in cultural connections and Joseph experiences them in Bangkok, but also along the River Kwai where the beauty of the river belies the horrors that occurred there during the Second World War. Joseph’s Thai journey is an emotional roller coaster that spans the range from joyous celebration to meditative contemplation.
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Maine – Town & Country
S11 E1103 - 26m 46s
Join Joseph on an adventure that uncovers Maine’s Town and Country pleasures while focusing on its greatest resource, its people. Joseph explores the historic sites and fine restaurants of Portland and goes off-the-beaten-track in the fishing villages of the beautiful Blue Hill Peninsula. On his travels, Joseph samples the citified and rural pleasures of the country’s most forested state.
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Taiwan – Mountain Beauty, Villages & Culture – Part 2
S11 E1102 - 26m 46s
Joseph continues his explorations of Taiwan’s small, cultural mountain villages. In their historic “Old Streets,” he explores artisan shops, local restaurants and colorful temples for a hearty taste of Taiwanese culture. He tries his hand at indigo cloth dying with the Hakka people, witnesses traditional Tayan weaving and participates in the Pasta'ay Festival of the indigenous Saisiyat Tribe.
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Taiwan – Mountain Beauty, Villages & Cultures – Part 1
S11 E1101 - 26m 46s
Joseph hikes through the marble gorge, across dramatic suspension bridges, to stunning waterfalls and up mountain slopes where Taiwan’s native beauty is spread out before him. His journey continues in one of Taiwan’s 200 “Leisure Farms,” which offer locals and visitors rural settings, traditional folk activities, creative cuisines and “Do It Yourself” arts and crafts.
Schedule
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Myanmar Irrawaddy River Adventure
Saturday
May 21
30 Minutes
An Irrawaddy River adventure through Myanmar features golden pagodas, colorful markets and working villages. -
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Easter Island -- Mysteries & Myths
Tuesday
May 24
30 Minutes
Origins of Chile's Rapa Nui culture, its enormous carved stone moai and the cause of the people's ecological and natural disasters. -
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Hong Kong -- Asia's World City
Wednesday
May 25
30 Minutes
Luxury hotels, designer shops, local neighborhoods and markets of multi-cultural Hong Kong, China. -
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Riding the Range in Southern Alberta, Canada
Thursday
May 26
30 Minutes
Sacred and historic sites of the Blackfoot First Nations people include Blackfoot Crossing Historical Park, Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park and Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump; Lucasia Ranch in Alberta. -
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Southern Ethiopia -- Tribal Lands and Primeval People
Friday
May 27
30 Minutes
The towns, markets and tribal camps of the Konso, Hamer and Mursi people in the Lower Omo Valley of Ethiopia. -
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Christmas Celebrations Around the Globe
Saturday
May 28
30 Minutes
Holiday boat parade in Venice, Calif.; River Walk and holiday tamale-making in San Antonio; Christmas markets and the old St. Nick Village in Switzerland; the midnight Serenada for the Virgin of Guadalupe at the San Fernando Cathedral. -
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Easter Island -- Mysteries & Myths
Sunday
May 29
30 Minutes
Origins of Chile's Rapa Nui culture, its enormous carved stone moai and the cause of the people's ecological and natural disasters. -
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Hong Kong -- Asia's World City
Sunday
May 29
30 Minutes
Luxury hotels, designer shops, local neighborhoods and markets of multi-cultural Hong Kong, China. -
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Northern Ethiopia -- Ancient History and Spiritual Present
Monday
May 30
30 Minutes
The monasteries of Lake Tana, Ethiopia; the castles of King Fasiledes in Gondar; the stela of Axum; rock-hewn churches of Lalibela. -
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Land Without Limits -- The Cariboo -Chilcotin-Coast Region of British Columbia, Canada
Tuesday
May 31
30 Minutes
Smoking salmon with the First Nations Nuxalk people; fishing for prawns; hiking through wilderness to Canada's third-highest waterfall; gold rush town of Barkerville, B.C. -
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Sechseläuten -- Switzerland's Spring Festival
Wednesday
Jun 1
30 Minutes
A spring celebration in Zurich, Switzerland, includes a parade and the burning of a snowman. -
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Dreamin' California's Coast -- Malibu to Big Sur
Thursday
Jun 2
30 Minutes
The California Luxury Tour includes wine tasting in Malibu, Santa Barbara's famous mission, horseback riding on the Pismo dunes and Sycamore Hot Springs; Hearst Castle in San Simeon; Point Dume State Beach. -
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San Miguel de Allende, Celebrating in the Heart of Mexico
Friday
Jun 3
30 Minutes
The annual Fiesta de San Miguel; Instituto Allende; Mayan Baths; El Jardin, the main plaza of San Miguel de Allende; chef Felipe of the Casa de Sierra Nevada. -
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Sunday
Jun 5
30 Minutes
This Emmy Award-winning series continues to excite viewers with adventures around the globe, from North America to Africa to Asia. Host Joseph Rosendo embarks on everything from town and country experiences in Portland, Maine, to a cruise down the Rideau Canal in Ottawa, Canada. Other segments feature the Taroko Gorge in Taiwan, Bangkok and the River Kwai in Thailand, and the South Luangwa National Park in Zambia. -
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Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope
Sunday
Jun 5
30 Minutes
This Emmy Award-winning series continues to excite viewers with adventures around the globe, from North America to Africa to Asia. Host Joseph Rosendo embarks on everything from town and country experiences in Portland, Maine, to a cruise down the Rideau Canal in Ottawa, Canada. Other segments feature the Taroko Gorge in Taiwan, Bangkok and the River Kwai in Thailand, and the South Luangwa National Park in Zambia. -
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Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope
Sunday
Jun 5
30 Minutes
This Emmy Award-winning series continues to excite viewers with adventures around the globe, from North America to Africa to Asia. Host Joseph Rosendo embarks on everything from town and country experiences in Portland, Maine, to a cruise down the Rideau Canal in Ottawa, Canada. Other segments feature the Taroko Gorge in Taiwan, Bangkok and the River Kwai in Thailand, and the South Luangwa National Park in Zambia. -
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Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope
Sunday
Jun 5
30 Minutes
This Emmy Award-winning series continues to excite viewers with adventures around the globe, from North America to Africa to Asia. Host Joseph Rosendo embarks on everything from town and country experiences in Portland, Maine, to a cruise down the Rideau Canal in Ottawa, Canada. Other segments feature the Taroko Gorge in Taiwan, Bangkok and the River Kwai in Thailand, and the South Luangwa National Park in Zambia.
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