
The Island Diaries
Despite its isolation, the people of the Falkland Islands enjoy a quality of life.

Despite its isolation, the people of the Falkland Islands enjoy a quality of life.

The ancient Romans were the first tourists here - at the cradle of Europe.

Singapore is an impressive city-state, with green skyscrapers, popular and pleasant social housing and favorable for family life.

The birthplace of Western philosophy and the Olympic Games, Athens is an ancient city that has always been at the heart of the action.

In Portugal, the two friends check out sardines, cod, tripe and suckling pig.

When arriving in Venice, Narelle visits an old friend who is the head chef at the hotel Cipriani in Casanova's gardens.

Patrick and Narelle will visit the local commercial fish auction to meet up with a buyer who selects produce for one of the town's finest restaurants called El Gato.

In this tiny nation, a jewel in Central Europe, Robin saddles up in Lipica, the birthplace of the legendary Lipizzaner horses. Julia prefers to write about smaller creatures in the form of traditional beekeeping. Heading north to the Julian Alps and the medieval town of Bled, viewers learn how different writers have different beats.

Vancouver Island is an interesting destination for international readers, accustomed to images of snow-covered Canada. Robin is fascinated by Tofino's surfing community, and figures any story that features "surfing" and "Canada" is bound to stoke the interest of editors. Meanwhile Julia gets the low down on how to live off the land with Gisele, a local Tla' Ook guide.

Gerard and Laurent explore Bavarian products such as sauerkraut, pretzels and simmental beef.

This is a surprising trip to the Paris region: beehives on the Opera of Paris' roof, Méréville - the capital of watercress or Milly-La-Forêt and its mint culture. Gerard also reveals the origin of the Parisian baguette.

When arriving in Venice, Narelle visits an old friend who is the head chef at the hotel Cipriani in Casanova's gardens.

Patrick and Narelle will visit the local commercial fish auction to meet up with a buyer who selects produce for one of the town's finest restaurants called El Gato.

Travel writers lead a nomadic existence, and relationships can be a real challenge. Writing about the world's ultimate honeymoon destination, Robin finds himself alone, feeling the irony of his "honeymoon for one." Julia leaves the tourist brochure behind to discover life in the overcrowded capital of Male.

There's more to Romania than vampire myths and gothic castles. Robin and Julia head into the Transylvanian countryside on a cultural tour, embracing the music, food, and farm life of a village that has seen little change in centuries. But there's still time for a little paranormal investigation as Julia checks out one of Europe's most haunted forests.

Episode Six kicks off in La Mancha, Spain at Bodegas Isidro Milagro. Michael and Charlie step into a wine factory - one that produces over 100 million liters of wine a year. Charlie has some fun creating his own wine in their laboratory, and The Wine Guys survive an unexpected hailstorm! After drying off, the guys head up country to visit Alto Landon, an organic winery in the hills of Castilla La Mancha.

Set in idyllic Tuscany, Italy, we grasp the ideal altitude for growing grapes at the Tenuta Buon Tempo winery - 250 metres above sea level.

Despite its isolation, the people of the Falkland Islands enjoy a quality of life.

The palace of Knossos is evidence of the oldest civilization on European soil.

The islands of the Puerto Rico archipelago are lush and are vulnerable to the devastation of hurricanes.