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Definitely Not the Opera

What happens when a trip doesn't go as planned

Travel has the ability to transport you beyond a specific place. It can take you into a part of yourself you didn't even know existed. This week, we're travelling to some interesting places as we find out where those travels really took you......
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Travel has the ability to transport you beyond a specific place. It can take you into a part of yourself you didn't even know existed. This week, we're returning to some interesting places as we find out where those travels really took you...
Airdate Saturday, June 21, 2014  Re-broadcast Saturday, May 16, 2015

Robin Esrock travelled across Canada ticking very Canadian things off his bucket list. You can read about what he got up to in his appropriately titled book, The Great Canadian Bucket List.  You can also hear some of his most memorable experiences in a chat he had with host Sook-Yin Lee. 

Most of us secretly dream of having a jet-set career. But some studies suggest that being a high roller isn't all it's cracked up to be. DNTO's Lindsay Michael explains.
 
A distant spouse, secret trips and a second honeymoon that would end it all. Find out what happened when Rose Simpson's perfect life came crashing down around her.

Alina Simone
When Alina Simone travelled to her parents' homeland of Russia, she wanted to live like a local. One night, her new Russian friends urged her to visit a bar in Siberia where a special show was going to take place. But they didn't tell her what to expect.

When Emily Pearlman got into a stranger's car while hitchhiking in Israel, she knew she was taking a risk. But she never expected where she'd end up. 

Digging Roots
The husband and wife duo of Digging Roots -- Raven Kanatakta and ShoShona Kish, describe what it's like to travel to the top of a mountain in Norway surrounded by a thousand reindeer, and the uniting power of the Grandfather drum.
 
Bridget Antwi
In 2012, Bridget Antwi was visiting Cambodia with her church group. On their last night, the group decided to go for a walk through the bustling tourist area of Phnom Phen. And that's where Bridget saw something that stopped her in her tracks and inspired her work with Ratanak International and Dalit Freedom Network. 

The summer after Ignacia Ibarra Black graduated university, she and a friend set out on the quintessential post-grad Euro-trip.  Halfway into their adventure the two women were headed for Istanbul on the midnight train. That's when things went off the rails...
 
Graham Hughes
Graham Hughes is the Guinness World Record holder for visiting every country on earth without flying. He documented his travels on the television program Graham's World for the National Geographic Adventure channel. Graham tells us why it was so important for him to take the road less travelled.  

When Dana Neal and his girlfriend were in Tulum, Mexico checking out the ancient Mayan ruins, some guys in combat pants and black shirts that said Federales showed up. They were waving their guns around, and then one of them started searching through the couple's backpack.
 
When Sook-Yin was travelling solo through Europe she decided to play dress-up. She put together her  own version of a saintly nun outfit so no one would mess with her. 
 
Playlist
The Magician - "I Want It All"
Frank Sinatra - "Come Fly With Me"
Jeremy Fisher and Serena Ryder - "Uh-Oh"
Two Bears North - "Restless Feet"
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeroes - "Home"
Digging Roots - "For the Light"
Mother Mother - "Train of Thought"
Tokyo Police Club - "Beaches" 

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