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Ireland - Mullaghmore to Aran Islands

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Dec 31, 2016

This journey begins at Classiebawn Castle in Mullaghmore, a place of wild coastal beauty and a tragic tale of a royal assassination. We then head to the formidable Ben Bulben mountain, and the final resting place of the great poet William Butler Yeats.

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Season 8, 14 episodes

England - Hutton in the Forest to St. Bees Head,

This journey begins in Hutton-in-the-Forest before heading to the ruins of Brougham Castle. Then we climb up to Helvellyn, one of the highest mountains in England. Then from the top of Skiddaw, we head south over Derwent Water and on to Buttermere.

26m Dec 31, 2016

England - Seven Sisters to Canterbury Cathedral,

This journey begins at the Seven Sisters, a vast set of amazing chalk cliffs, before heading east to the site of one of the most important events in English history: the 1066 Battle of Hastings. We head north to visit Bateman’s, home to Rudyard Kipling.

26m Dec 31, 2016

Wales - Monmouth to Dee Estuary,

This journey begins at Symonds Yat, an "Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty" in England. Our flight will take us south to north across the counties that straddle the Anglo-Welsh border. In Herefordshire we visit the medieval ruins of Goodrich Castle.

26m Dec 31, 2016

USA - Wyoming: Lost Cabin to Devila's Tower,

This journey begins in an isolated frontier town, Lost Cabin, before heading north to Medicine Lodge, which is among Wyoming’s most important archaeological sites. It contains rock art by Native Americans created over thousands of years.

26m Dec 31, 2016

Ireland - Mullaghmore to Aran Islands,

This journey begins at Classiebawn Castle in Mullaghmore, a place of wild coastal beauty and a tragic tale of a royal assassination. We then head to the formidable Ben Bulben mountain, and the final resting place of the great poet William Butler Yeats.

26m Dec 31, 2016

France - Homps to Puy De Dome,

This journey begins in the Languedoc-Roussillon region of France. Moving east, it’s on to the Languedoc coast. We then travel to find the walled city of Aigues-Mortes, where members of the Knights Templar were imprisoned in the 14th century.

26m Dec 31, 2016

Germany - Potsdam to Berlin,

This journey begins on the outskirts of Potsdam in Brandenburg, the land of 3,000 lakes, a primary residence of Prussian Kings and German Kaisers. From there we’ll move east, stopping at the magnificent summer palace of Sanssouci.

26m Dec 31, 2016

USA - Bison to Winner Rodeo,

This journey across South Dakota begins in the classic, rural town of Bison, named after the animals that once roamed the continent. Heading east, we reach the longest river in America, the Mississipi, and the final resting place of Chief Sitting Bull.

26m Dec 31, 2016

USA - North Carolina: Corolla to New Bern,

This journey begins in Corolla, a magnificent holiday destination at the northern end of the Outer Banks, a string of islands and peninsulas. Heading west, we reach Bull Neck Swamp Research Forest. Once stripped by loggers, it’s now a conservation center.

26m Dec 31, 2016

USA - New Hampshire: Shoals to Dartmouth,

This journey across New Hampshire begins in the Isles of Shoals, a mysterious string of islands on the Atlantic Coast that were once a refuge to pirates. Heading west, we find the former home of Robert Frost, one of America’s greatest poets.

26m Dec 31, 2016

Iceland - Patreksfjorour to Dentifloss Winterfall,

This journey begins in the northwest corner of Iceland where the small, isolated town of Patreksfjorour lies beneath a towering fjord, before moving east to the ice cap atop the Drangajokull Mountain range.

26m Dec 31, 2016

Spain - La Manga to Pensicola,

This journey begins at La Manga, a sporting paradise. Heading north, we find Tabarca, a tiny island little changed since the eighteenth century. From there, we reach Benidorm, one of the most developed holiday destinations in the world.

26m Dec 31, 2016

South Africa - Saldanha to the Cape of Good Hope,

This journey begins in Saldanha before moving down the shoreline and through the West Coast National Park. From there we’ll pass over hillside vineyards on our way to Robben Island, home to the prison that kept Nelson Mandela isolated for seventeen years.

26m Dec 31, 2016

USA - Arkansas: Stamps to Fort Smith,

This journey across Arkansas begins in Stamps, a small town that was both birthplace and subject, to writer Maya Angelou. In the town of Hope we take a look at the childhood home of President Bill Clinton. Heading north we reach Diamond State Park.

26m Dec 31, 2016