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Megan McCormick travels to the lands of Abba, Vikings and Smorgasbords as she uncovers what Sweden and Denmark can offer to the global traveller. Starting in the Danish capital, Copenhagen, Megan takes herself on a city tour to learn more about the famous mermaid and Hans Christian Anderson, all with the aid of a free city bike!
In Aarhus on the Danish mainland, one of the biggest Viking festivals in the world brings together 300 warriors for one almighty battle, and a weekend of living and drinking like the Vikings! Then it’s onto one of Denmark’s most famous attractions, the free state of Christiania. Megan is welcomed by the locals and spends time learning about their lives, taking a tour of the collective and sussing out a few passing policemen!
Ian Wright spends a week in Las Vegas, the non-stop party city, exploring the fantastical hotels and neon casinos of "The Strip". He gains a bird’s eye view of the city from atop the Stratosphere tower and takes his chances on the world’s highest thrill ride, before undertaking some alternative sightseeing at Vegas' famously kitsch wedding chapels.
Megan McCormick takes an epic trip through Colombia and Panama: 2 countries that remain refreshingly untouched by mass tourism. Panama, in Central America is a country world famous for its canal, with mesmerising landscapes and vibrant cultural life. She then travels down to South America and Colombia where - despite its recent troubles - she discovers an amazingly beautiful country steeped in fascinating history.
Ian Wright island hops around the pristine coral atolls of the Turks and Caicos in the Caribbean.
He begins his adventures on the most developed island, Providenciales, which is a real draw for tourists. After kicking back on iconic Grace Bay Beach, he enjoys a spectacular dive and then tries out the local food speciality - an aphrodisiac - conch!
Heading east, Ian’s next stop is North Caicos, where he learns about the island's heritage at the Wade's Green Slave Plantation and in town meets some real island characters, who he teaches how to say Hooman Bean.
He then takes a ferry to the neighbouring island of Middle Caicos, for a stunning trek along its wild and deserted north coast.
On South Caicos, Ian helps out on an environmental study of the lemon shark before ending his journey on Grand Turk - renowned for its beautiful colonial architecture - in search of majestic humpback whales.
MILFORD TRACK, NEW ZEALAND
Zay Harding prepares to trek the Milford TrackWe then meet up with Zay Harding, who is hiking the Milford Track, the most famous and spectacular trekking route in New Zealand.
To reach the remote trailhead on the southwestern tip of the South Island, Zay sails in a traditional wooden ketch across beautiful Lake Te Anau, where he starts the 3-day trek up and over the MacKinnon Pass en route to the Milford Sound.
On day 1 of the trek, as Zay climbs up through the narrow Clinton River gorge, a continuous downpour of torrential rain creates hundreds of waterfalls which thunder down the towering cliffs of the gorge, causing a flood surge that forces Zay to wade up to his chest through fast-flowing waters in order to make it through to his overnight stop at the mountain lodge at the head of the gorge.
On day 2 the weather transforms for Zay's climb up and over the mountains. Reaching the MacKinnon Pass in glorious sunshine, the summit of the trek at nearly 4,000 feet, Zay is rewarded with a magnificent 360 degree panorama of high
Globe Trekker Zay Harding ski tours the legendary Haute Route from Chamonix to Zermatt, traversing three Western European countries: France, Italy and Switzerland, and taking in Mont Blanc and the Matterhorn along the way.
The trek begins with a training day on the world’s steepest and longest ski slope: La Vallée Blanche. After meeting up with his Irish mountain guide - Robbie Fenlon - Zay takes the highest cable car in Europe. Zay temps fate and frequent avalanches, masters the technique of off-piste skiing in powder-snow and learns how to negotiate his way out of a deep crevasse. Zay also visits a local cemetery where thousands of intrepid climbers have lost their lives in pursuit to concur the Alps.
Globe Trekker travellers Adela Ucar Innerarity and Justine Shapiro explore the city of light, love and culture and enjoy a wonderful week of museums, romance, haute cuisine and superb entertainment.
Adela Ucar Innerarity heads to the Greek island of Crete to learn more about the island's World War II history. Meanwhile, K.T. Comer travels throughout the nearby Mediterranean island of Cyprus. She visits the ruins of Kourion and pays a visit to the island's most revered Greek Orthodox monastery at Kykkos.
Megan, Ian, Neil, Justine, Eils, Bradley and Holly explore the great natural wonders found around the world.
Over the millennia the elements have create some of the most breath taking landscapes imaginable. From ancient rock formations caused by molten lava, to massive waterfalls caused by endless erosion, this program guides you around the world's most extreme and beautiful landscapes.
