A tour of Southern Alberta in Canada explores its past via stops at Blackfoot Crossing Historical Park, Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park and Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump. Also: a stay at the Lucasia Ranch highlights its present-day cowboy culture.
A tour of southern Ethiopia visits Lake Abaya and Lake Chamo, two of the lakes in the Rift Valley, where modern man is believed to have originated. Also visited is the Lower Omo Valley, where nomadic tribal people live much as they have for centuries.
A tour of northern Ethiopia visits the monasteries of Lake Tana; the castles of King Fasiladas in Gondar; the stelaes of Axum; and the rock-hewn churches in Lalibela. Also: the Axum chapel that is believed by Ethiopians to house the Ark of the Covenant.
A tour of British Columbia's Cariboo Chilcotin Coast region, which sports a "Land Without Limits" slogan. Included: smoking salmon with the native Nuxalk people; fishing for prawns; hiking to Canada's third-tallest waterfall; visiting a gold-rush town. The region's wildlife is also highlighted, including birds; grizzly and black bears; and a mother moose and its calf.
A tour of the California coast visits the Getty Villa; Big Sur; Malibu wineries; Mission Santa Barbara; the Sycamore hot springs; Hearst Castle in San Simeon; and Point Dume State Beach in Malibu.
A visit to San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, takes in the annual Fiesta de San Miguel, which celebrates the city's patron saint. Also: the Instituto Allende; the Mayan Baths; a cooking lesson from chef Felipe Ramirez Gorosica of the Casa de Sierra Nevada.
A tour of Ontario takes in Toronto, where activities include bicycling along Lake Ontario's shore and kayaking to the Toronto Islands; and the Niagara Peninsula, where stops include wineries and the town of Niagara-on-the-Lake.
A Christmastime tour of Switzerland visits Lausanne, Montreux and Basel. Stops include Christmas-themed markets; and old St. Nick's village. Also: a Christmas ornament artist; Father Christmas and his sidekick, Schmutzli.
The Season 6 finale circumnavigates South America's southern tip on an expedition ship. Included: the Beagle Channel; the Avenue of Glaciers; Hornos Island, which features a memorial to mariners who died while attempting to make the Cape Horn passage. Also: elephant seals; penguins; sea birds.
