Beyond The Beaten Path
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Flying a bush plane to the far-reaching tip of the 'Rock', the brothers are back in the rugged, isolated island where they were born. Via kayak, the brothers paddle from fishing port to fishing port before reaching their ultimate destination 'Iceberg Alley'. 45:18 Expired
Securing special visas, the brothers get ten ponies and six porters and undertake a stunning, but difficult 13-day pony trek over the Himalayas to the valley of Mustang where they will try to have a sitting with the king. 45:06 Expired
The brothers traverse the country's interconnecting network of waterways by ferryboat. From prawn baron, to peasant fishermen, lofty temple ruins to anonymous chai wallahs, they make their way to Kushtia, home to the shrine of Guru Lalone Shaw. 45:12 Expired
Heading to the far north into the Arctic to learn about the Inuit's traditional culture and incredible way of life, the brothers accompany an Elder and young hunter on a 200-mile skidoo hunt across the barren land and frozen sea ice. 45:12 Expired
From Marrakesh, the brothers take a series of local Berber taxis over the High Atlas Mountains and down into the Draa Valley until the road ends at the edge of the great sand sea of the Sahara where they bury some treasure. 45:20 Expired
Imagine a 26-pub, 7-day, 60-mile pub-crawl! Doing a traditional 'ramble' through the stunning Yorkshire Dales region of northern England, the brother's stride through the moors and dales and peaks and valleys - legs and livers intact. 45:13 Expired
The brothers attain their goal of riding motorcycles to the heart of Nicaragua, through the jungle to the isolated beaches of the Pacific coast and back inland - through Spanish-colonial towns, cigar plantations, local villages, and the huge volcanic island of Ometepe. 45:18 Expired
By pick-up truck, the brothers route is the culturally and geographically rich island of Cape Breton and the Cabot Trail. Lobster fishing, mussel farming, hooking, kayaking, kitchen parties, moose sightings, Bingo, Scottish ceilidhs, Mi'kmaq drum session, it's all happening in this episode.
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In this episode, the brothers shun the more famous areas, Tokyo and Kyoto, and head to the isolated, ancient island of Shikoku. Their route is the ancient 88 Temple Zen pilgrimage circuit. 45:10 Expired
Disaster and triumph set this show apart. The brothers start out with a near death boat disaster in the southern Philippine Sea but bounce back and end up attaining their goal of reaching Donsol village, the whale shark capitol of the world. 45:20 Expired
Lapland is a frozen, winterland of reindeer, Sami people and saunas. The brothers start in Stockholm and fly 200 kilometers straight north above the Arctic Circle. Their chosen mode of transport for this journey is a reindeer sleigh. 45:14 Expired
The brothers chosen form of transport in Egypt is a Felucca Boat - the ancient trading vessel of Egyptian transport and business. They travel north along the Nile, from the oasis town of Aswan to the ancient city of Luxor, before finding a massive sand dune to slide down. 45:11 Expired
The brothers hitch-hike from the ancient Inca capitol of Cuzco at 3399m, down the spine of the Andes Mountains to Lake Titicaca. They get robbed, suffer acute mountain sickness, get mixed up with police, get high on coca leaves and meet some wonderful locals as they battle their way across the Andes.