Joseph Rosendo's Travelscope

Why Taiwan? That is a question uninitiated visitors to Taiwan may ask.

San Francisco is a city of neighborhoods and within its seven-by- seven mile boundary it seems every patch of ground has a name.

Joseph heads back to his first African adventure when he safaris through South Africa for close encounters with its animals and people.

In the spirit of adventure, Joseph sets out on a California exploration through the state's Tri-Valley region.

Joseph heads to South Padre Island for a host of activities that highlight the many pleasures available to visitors to the longest barrier island on the South Texas Coast.

Toronto is a city of neighborhoods and, like Toronto; they are ever becoming more themselves.

Joseph and his crew navigate a watery path under the craggy cliffs and dramatic escarpments of Southwest France.

Ontario's Central Counties offers a mosaic of historic gristmill villages, verdant farmlands and towns that thrive because of their multi-cultural population.

Joseph looks back to his first voyage through Alaska's Inside Passage to the land and the people of America's Last Frontier.

A Fall Journey Through Algoma Country - Joseph heads to Sault Saint Marie, the historic site of the first battle of the War of 1812, and rides the Algoma Railway north through the Agawa Canyon along the path of Canada's famed Group of Seven artists into the heart of Algoma Country.

Joseph takes off for Northwest Ontario, a region distinguished by Canada's great outdoors.

There are so many beautiful islands in the bi-national Thousand Islands that its name could easily be Two Thousand and More Islands.

Joseph visits Northeast Ontario, Canada, a vast land of trees, water and rock that has served many.

Joseph and Julie travel to San Antonio, their favorite Texas town, for eleven days of parades, music, food, dance and celebration.

Joseph follows in the path of the reformers as he travels through Switzerland and Germany and commemorates the 500th Anniversary of the Protestant Reformation.

Joseph continues his travels through Germany and Switzerland in the path of the Protestant Reformation.

Joseph travels to the most remote inhabited place on earth during his Easter Island adventure.

Joseph seeks the surprising and the little-known, as well as hits the highlights as he hopscotches his way through some of the best and undiscovered of Europe.

Long known as a commercial center, Hong Kong has become much more than a shopper's paradise.

Joseph hits the trail to Southern Alberta, Canada and follows the path of the province's settlement from the early days of the buffalo and the Blackfoot people to present-day ranchers and cowboys.

On Joseph's second visit to South Korea he discovers that apart from the many attractions of the capital city of Seoul, once you get out into the countryside many treasures await you.

Joseph's adventure begins along the shores of Lake Abaya and Chamo, two of the lakes of the 2,400 mile Rift Valley where modern man is said to have originated.

Joseph samples the delights along the banks of Europe's second-longest river when he travels from Budapest, Hungary through Austria to Nuremberg, Germany on the Danube.

Joseph travels to Northern Ethiopia to uncover its ancient history and discover its spiritual present thorough cultural adventures, myths and legends.

While "paradise" is a word freely bantered about in the travel world, the Cook Islands is a traveler's paradise.

It may seem hard to say, but this little known region of British Columbia, Canada offers travelers a world of adventures.

Join Joseph as he ships out on a Peruvian Amazon journey from the jungle town of Iquitos, Peru and makes his way through one of the world's wonders.

We find out what Sechselauten really means when we join Joseph on his springtime visit to Zurich, Switzerland.

Joseph and Julie are California Dreamin' as they celebrate their anniversary along the state's romantic coast.

While today Armenia is the size of Maryland, it once stretched from the Caspian to the Mediterranean Sea and from Persia to the Caucasus.

Joseph makes his way to San Miguel de Allende, Mexico for the annual Fiesta de San Miguel, a celebration in honor of its patron saint.

In Part 2, Joseph visits ancient burial sites, historic churches as well as the markets and homes of present-day Armenians.

On his visit to the Canadian province of Ontario, Joseph sets out to prove there's more to the Niagara Peninsula region than world-famous Niagara Falls.

Joseph follows the Rhone River on it's 500-mile journey through France to the Mediterranean sea and rides this watery highway to experiences that embrace the grandeurs of the past and the glories of a moment.

Joseph climbs aboard the Regent Seven Seas Mariner for a Mediterranean cruise adventure.

Travelscope heads to Lausanne, Montreux and Basel, Switzerland to bask in the glow of a Swiss-style Christmas at some of the country's best Christmas Markets.

The spirit of Magellan, the worldwide traveler, is alive and well as Joseph circumnavigates the tip of South America on an expedition passenger ship.

From Dublin and the Ancient East to Belfast and the Wild Atlantic Way, there is always something to please and surprise you.

Los Cabos is actually two resorts: Cabo San Lucas, at the tip of the Baja California peninsula, and San Jose del Cabo, 23 miles north along the coast.

A celebration of wine, food and good times. In his Bordeaux, France adventure Joseph tours the UNESCO World Heritage town of Bordeaux and the small wine making and exporting villages that comprise the region.

Hong Kong may be Asia's World City, yet its people still cherish their tradition and the richness it brings their lives.

Taiwan is an island country of 23 million people and the majority of them live in a handful of cities.

Joseph visits Nicaragua and discovers the untouched beauty of the land and a population ready to embrace travelers.

From port to paella, Joseph's Portugal adventures reach into the country and cross over the border on an Iberian Peninsula exploration that reveals some of the unknown aspects of Portuguese life and its complementary relationship with its Spanish neighbor.

In a show that begins in Berlin and ends in Poznan, where the Polish state began, Joseph travels in the German-Polish border region and is captivated by the beautiful structures, historic traditions and respected customs.

Joseph heads to Zermatt to capture Switzerland's natural majesty at the foot of the country's most iconic mountain - the Matterhorn.