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Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope
Taiwan's Matsu Festival and Islands
Season 10
Episode 1003
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. Joseph discovers that the islanders have weathered natural and political storms but, after decades of living in the shadow of war, they are ready to celebrate their historic, cultural and natural treasures.
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Joseph continues his explorations of Taiwan’s small, cultural mountain villages.
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Joseph explores Taiwan’s most stunning natural attraction, the Taroko Gorge.
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Joseph returns to Taiwan to appreciate its natural beauty.
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Joseph shows that Christmas is about more than twinkling lights and cups of cheer.
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Joseph embarks on an Irrawaddy River adventure in Myanmar.
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Part 2 of Joseph’s Mekong River journey finds him in the Cambodian capital.
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Joseph celebrates the Cambodian people’s creativity and resilience.
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Joseph returns to Taiwan to visit the Penghu Archepeligo in the Taiwan Straits.
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Joseph tours the Bordeaux region of France.
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From Dublin to Belfast, there is always something to please you in Ireland.
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Joseph follows the Rhone River through France to the Mediterranean sea.