The Cook Islands - Cultural Paradise
joseph rosendo's travelscope

While "paradise" is a word freely bantered about in the travel world, the Cook Islands is a traveler's paradise. With its turquoise waters, sugar white beaches, colorful history, special island lifestyle and a homegrown welcome beyond belief, it is a genuine breath of fresh air in a universe of travel-brochure hyperbole. During Joseph's visit to Rarotonga and Aitutaki, the Cook's most popular islands, he enjoys "tourist attractions" that choose to educate visitors as well as entertain them. Joseph discovers that by offering the visitor authentic experiences in their beautiful land, the Cook Islanders are able to protect their heritage from commercial exploitation and perpetuate their cultural wealth by passing on their legacy to future generations. Along with its scenic treasures the people's cultural focus makes the Cook Islands a special Pacific island visit.

Episode Duration: 26 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 903

About Joseph Rosendo's Travelscope:

The Daytime Emmy-winning travel series Travelscope- now re-titled JOSEPH ROSENDO'S TRAVELSCOPE- scales new heights of adventure, natural splendor and cultural richness this season.

Host Joseph Rosendo journeys from the California coast to the islands of Hong Kong and to Chile's Tierra del Fuego.

Along the way, he encounters the heights of natural beauty in the Cariboo-Chilcotin Coast region of British Columbia, celebrates Christmas in Switzerland and circumnavigates the tip of South America.

The series' hallmark remains the rich cultural interchanges between Joseph and the local population.

He joins the parade of medieval guilds during Zurich's spring festival, shares devotions with a holy man in a rock-hewn church in Lalibela, Ethiopia and explores the mysteries behind the stone figures on Easter Island.


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Thu, Mar 30 5:30 P.M. The Bonin/Ogasawara Islands - A Land Far, Far Away     NH CREATE
Thu, Mar 30 7:00 P.M. Hong Kong - Asia's World City     NHPBS
Thu, Mar 30 10:30 P.M. The Bonin/Ogasawara Islands - A Land Far, Far Away     NH CREATE
Fri, Mar 31 12:30 A.M. Hong Kong - Asia's World City     NHPBS
Fri, Mar 31 7:00 A.M. Taiwan's Penghu Islands     NH EXPLORE
Fri, Mar 31 7:00 P.M. Riding The Range In Southern Alberta, Canada     NHPBS
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Tue, Apr 4 10:30 P.M. Bhutan - Part 1 - Gross National Happiness     NH CREATE

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