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Art Wolfe's Travels to the Edge

The Kingdom of Bhutan

Season 2 Episode 210 | 26m 41s

Known as the Land of the Thunder Dragon, Bhutan has survived in isolation for more than a thousand years. As this enlightened Buddhist kingdom greets the 21st century, its greatest challenge is to preserve its soul. In episode ten, Art Wolfe finds a photographer’s nirvana of mountainside monasteries, sacred festivals and chanting monks in an environmentally and spiritually progressive nation.

Aired: 10/03/08
Distributed nationally by American Public Television
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Watch • 26:48
Art Wolfe's Travels to the Edge
Australia: Arnhemland & the Kimberly
Art Wolfe captures images of rock art intricately painted over thousands of years ago.
Episode: S2 E202 | 26:48
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Art Wolfe's Travels to the Edge
Brazil: The Pantanal
Art Wolfe arrives just as the seasonal floods recede at the Pantanal.
Episode: S2 E205 | 26:48
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Art Wolfe's Travels to the Edge
West Africa: Togo and Benin
Art Wolfe visits West African villages known for vibrant inhabitants and intense rituals.
Episode: S2 E206 | 26:48
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Art Wolfe's Travels to the Edge
New Zealand
Art Wolfe captures portraits of contemporary Maori and their sacred tattoos.
Episode: S2 E207 | 26:48
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Art Wolfe's Travels to the Edge
Antarctic and Falkland Islands
Art Wolfe crosses the infamous Drake Passage south of Cape Horn.
Episode: S2 E204 | 26:48
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Art Wolfe's Travels to the Edge
Sahel to the Sahara
Art Wolfe follows the Niger river road to the villages of the cliff-dwelling Dogon people.
Episode: S2 E203 | 26:48
Watch • 26:48
Art Wolfe's Travels to the Edge
Japan: Hokkaido & Honshu
Art Wolfe ventures north to the remote region of Hokkaido, Japan.
Episode: S2 E201 | 26:48
Watch • 26:40
Art Wolfe's Travels to the Edge
Mongolia - Mountain to Steppe
Art Wolfe rides with a Kazakh tribesman in Mongolia.
Episode: S2 E212 | 26:40
Watch • 26:48
Art Wolfe's Travels to the Edge
Earth, Fire, Water, Iceland
Art captures Iceland, land of geysers, glaciers, volcanoes and rough-hewn coastlines.
Episode: S2 E213 | 26:48
Watch • 26:41
Art Wolfe's Travels to the Edge
Mexico: Baja
Art Wolfe ventures through the unforgiving Cataviña desert.
Episode: S2 E209 | 26:41
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Watch • 26:48
Art Wolfe's Travels to the Edge
Australia: Arnhemland & the Kimberly
Art Wolfe captures images of rock art intricately painted over thousands of years ago.
Episode: S2 E202 | 26:48
Watch • 26:48
Art Wolfe's Travels to the Edge
Brazil: The Pantanal
Art Wolfe arrives just as the seasonal floods recede at the Pantanal.
Episode: S2 E205 | 26:48
Watch • 26:48
Art Wolfe's Travels to the Edge
West Africa: Togo and Benin
Art Wolfe visits West African villages known for vibrant inhabitants and intense rituals.
Episode: S2 E206 | 26:48
Watch • 26:48
Art Wolfe's Travels to the Edge
New Zealand
Art Wolfe captures portraits of contemporary Maori and their sacred tattoos.
Episode: S2 E207 | 26:48
Watch • 26:48
Art Wolfe's Travels to the Edge
Antarctic and Falkland Islands
Art Wolfe crosses the infamous Drake Passage south of Cape Horn.
Episode: S2 E204 | 26:48
Watch • 26:48
Art Wolfe's Travels to the Edge
Sahel to the Sahara
Art Wolfe follows the Niger river road to the villages of the cliff-dwelling Dogon people.
Episode: S2 E203 | 26:48
Watch • 26:48
Art Wolfe's Travels to the Edge
Japan: Hokkaido & Honshu
Art Wolfe ventures north to the remote region of Hokkaido, Japan.
Episode: S2 E201 | 26:48
Watch • 26:40
Art Wolfe's Travels to the Edge
Mongolia - Mountain to Steppe
Art Wolfe rides with a Kazakh tribesman in Mongolia.
Episode: S2 E212 | 26:40
Watch • 26:48
Art Wolfe's Travels to the Edge
Earth, Fire, Water, Iceland
Art captures Iceland, land of geysers, glaciers, volcanoes and rough-hewn coastlines.
Episode: S2 E213 | 26:48
Watch • 26:41
Art Wolfe's Travels to the Edge
Mexico: Baja
Art Wolfe ventures through the unforgiving Cataviña desert.
Episode: S2 E209 | 26:41