Joseph Rosendo's Travelscope

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

During part one of Joseph's Mekong River voyage through Cambodia and Vietnam, he travels from the Temple Mountains of Angkor and its UNESCO World Heritage sites, to the river towns and villages of the Mekong river valley.

Part two of Joseph's Mekong River journey through Cambodia and Vietnam finds him in the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh where he embarks on a tuk-tuk tour of the city's highlights.

Joseph returns to Taiwan to follow in the path of Taiwan's Matsu Pilgrimage, said to be the largest religious procession in the world, and to explore the islands named in the deity's honor.

Myanmar or Burma, by either name, or both are acceptable, exudes an aura of the exotic, mysterious and alluring.

Celebrating the world through their festivals is a great way to experience a country and its people.

From its serpentine coastline and towering mountains to its verdant forests and remote offshore islands, Taiwan's natural beauty is surprising.

Joseph explores Taiwan's most stunning natural attraction and national park - The Taroko Gorge - which highlights the mountain beauty, villages and cultures of Ilha Formosa.

In this Taiwan episode Joseph leaves the forested heights of Taroko National Park and continues his explorations of Taiwan's small, cultural mountain villages.

Join Joseph on a Maine adventure that uncovers Maine's Town and Country pleasures while focusing on its greatest resource - its people.

From grand palaces to Buddhist temples, from white sandy beaches to tropical forests, Thailand is the land of smiles.

The Rideau Canal is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, a popular tourist and recreational attraction and the oldest continuously operating canal system in North America.

Magnificent, wild and culturally rich, Zambia is everything you think Africa is and more.

The Irish are a celebratory people ready to rejoice in life at the beat of a drum, a note from a song and a burst of laughter.

Joseph follows in the footsteps of St. Patrick, Ireland's Patron Saint, when he wanders by foot and travels by car along the Way and Trail of St.

Joseph continues his Irish journey in the footsteps St.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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