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1) Wild
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After years of reckless behavior, a heroin addiction and the destruction of her marriage, Cheryl Strayed makes a rash decision. Haunted by memories of her mother Bobbi and with absolutely no experience, she sets out to hike more than a thousand miles on the Pacific Crest Trail all on her own.
5) Oregon
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Explore the state that starts at the Pacific Ocean and stretches across the Cascade Moutains to the high desert plains of eastern Oregon.
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Bill Bryson, instead of retiring to enjoy his loving and beautiful wife and large and happy family, challenges himself to hike the Appalachian Trail: 2,200 miles of America's most unspoiled, spectacular, and rugged countryside from Georgia to Maine. The peace and tranquility he hopes to find, though, is anything but, when the only person he can find willing to join him on the trek is his long-lost former friend Katz, a down-on-his-luck serial philanderer....
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Go along with the Roberts family as they experience the real and wild Alaska. Visit the Alaskan Bush and explore ice museums at Chena Hot Springs in the Arctic circle. Visit a chocolate factory in Anchorage and take a dogsled ride with Iditarod musher Darios Martinez. Enjoy horseback riding along the frozen Kenai lake and dissect a squid at the Alaska Sea Life center, plus much more. Features three episodes.
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Join the Roberts family as they explore the cosmopolitan city of Edinburgh and the rugged terrain and culture of the Scottish Highlands. The Roberts discover Scotland's history at the Edinburgh Castle and the Royal Mile, explore the grassy plains of Cairngorms National Park, and travel to the black waters of Loch Ness. Along the way, they learn to play bagpipe, taste haggis, feed reindeer, search for Nessie, hold a tarantula, and more. Bonus includes...
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France ignites the imagination and dazzles the senses like no other country on Earth. In this thrilling travelogue, discover the 35,000-year-old cave paintings of Chauvet, the medieval castles of the Cathars, the palace of Versailles, and the sites where the French Revolution unfolded. Also explore romantic Paris; the Loire Valley châteaux; and France's food, wine, sublime art and architecture, and so much more.
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"For an island barely 35 miles wide by 100 miles long there is more natural diversity than anyone would believe and Visions of Puerto Rico makes the ultimate tour possible, showcasing all of Puerto Rico's many facets - whether up close with the vibrant danceers on the last day of Carnaval in Ponce, scaling the heights of Cerro Puntas at 4,389 feet, gliding of the placid beauty of small mountain towns and the solitude and simplicity of the west coast...
20) Route 66
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Follows the famous Route 66, one of the original federal routes. Features Chicago, St. Louis, Missouri State Park, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Cherokee Heritage Center, National and Cowboy Heritage, Route 66 museum and more.
