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2019
Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope

The Bonin / Ogasawara Islands - A Land Far Far Away

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.

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The Bonin / Ogasawara Islands - A Land Far Far Away

Season 7 Episode 708 | 26m 46s | CC

On the Bonin or Ogasawara Islands, more than 600 miles and 25 hours by ferry from the mainland, Joseph partakes of kayaking, snorkeling, trekking and whale watching. His personal discoveries among the islanders, whose roots lie in an American past, open up a world still shrouded in mystery and little-known to the casual day tripper.

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