Rudy Maxa's World - Season 1

Rudy explores the royal rooms behind the sandstone walls of the Mehrangarh Fort, perched high above the city, and discovers an entire furniture industry in the back streets of Jodhpur.

A tour of Istanbul landmarks includes the Topkapi Palace, Aya Sofia, Grand Bazaar, Blue Mosque, and downtown Spice Market.

Boarding a gulet, the traditional wooden Turkish boat, Rudy sets out from the popular seaside town of Bodrum for a cruise along the coast with stops at several historic ruins.

Rudy visits Bangkok's legendary food carts, the Emerald Buddha, and flower and fish markets and takes a boat cruise along the Chao Phraya River.

Rudy visits a village where members of the Akha hill tribe are trying to maintain their traditions in the face of tourism. He also goes to an elephant orphanage, takes mahout lessons, and meets a Buddhist monk who helps steer young men away from the temptations of drugs.

Rudy paddles through hidden entrances of small islands to find mangroves few people ever see. In a nearby seaside village devastated by the 2006 tsunami, residents struggle to rebuild by offering sustainable tourism and home stays to visitors.

After touring the countryside of Estonia, Rudy ventures to the large island of Saaremaa and the much smaller island of Muhu, where he finds windmills, thatch-roofed farmhouses, and quiet waters.

The treasures of the Hermitage, the splendors of Peterhof, and the quiet grace of canals in St. Petersburg, a former capital built by a czar that has reclaimed its position as one of the world's great destinations.

The style and verve of one of South America's most beautiful capitals is the focus as Rudy highlights Argentina's national dance, the tango, as well as the energy that its diverse population brings to Buenos Aires' urban landscape.