Joseph continues his passage through the heart of India with an expedition to Bandhavgarh National Park’s tiger reserve. He then visits the princely town of Maheshwar where he celebrates sunrise and witnesses morning rituals along the holy Narmada River. In the city of Indore he joins the crowds for the Diwali Festival – a celebration of good over evil and the glory of light.
Joseph embarks into the little known region of Friuli Venezia Giulia on the Slovenian border where a multi-cultural heritage thrives. He straps on his helmet before hoping a Vespa for a two-wheeled tour through the region’s wine country where he meets generations of winemakers and their fellow Dionysian devotees.
Joseph travels north to the driest place on the planet, Chile’s Atacama Desert. He finds that the desert, though it appears dry and barren, is alive with varied wildlife and vibrant cultures. During his journey he encounters the friendly Atacameño Indians and witnesses spouting geysers, endless sand dunes and the area’s breathtaking natural beauty.
Joseph starts his Chilean adventure in the country’s capital, Santiago, and then heads into the Andes where he meets up with glacier-trekking ice climbers before descending into the Maipo Valley for wine touring and tasting and then taking in the nightlife and ocean breezes of the port city of Valparaiso.
Travelscope celebrates the historic and modern in Austria’s capital, Vienna, and the Burgenland wine country. Along the wine trail Joseph grabs a healthy helping of Gemütlichkeit (the good life) in the capital’s own vineyards and in the Buschenshanks and Heurigers (wine cafés) of the villages along Burgenland’s Lake Neusiedl.