Himalaya with Michael Palin RSS feed for KAID programming.http://video.idahoptv.orgen-ushttp://video.idahoptv.orgWed, 19 Jun 2013 10:06:48 -0400Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:06:48 -0400http://video.idahoptv.org/video/2193197810/Palin is back in the land of yaks where he treks toward the Base Camp of Chomolhari. He heads to Paro in time for the great Buddhist festival. In the capital, Thimphu, Palin discusses reincarnation and the pursuit of happiness with two of the King's cousins. On the way to Bangladesh, he visits Popshika valley to see rare black neck cranes.http://video.idahoptv.org/video/2193197810/02/12/2012Michael enjoys the great Buddhist festival and witnesses the sacred Black Hat Dances.tv-pgCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyTravelTravelEpisodehttp://video.idahoptv.org/video/2193197807/Palin follows the Yangtze River along Tiger Leaping Gorge and reaches the easternmost end of the Himalayas in Southwest China. He visits a celebrated Mosuo singer, gets a medical check-up with an octogenarian herbalist, and explores medieval Lijiang. He heads over Myanmar (Burma) to Nagaland in India. He meets reformed headhunters, visits tea estates, and loses a tug of war with an elephant.http://video.idahoptv.org/video/2193197807/02/05/2012Michael visits Dharamsala for audience with the Dalai Lama.tv-pgCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyTravelTravelEpisodehttp://video.idahoptv.org/video/2320338146/In the western part of the Kingdom of Nepal, Michael joins a representative of the British Gurkha in Nepal on a recruiting drive. The boys in a village are tested as they dream of becoming rupee millionaires; the girls hope to spot a future wealthy husband. From there Michael treks up to Annapurna Base Camp on Everest, before leaving the mountains for the capital of Kathmandu.http://video.idahoptv.org/video/2320338146/12/21/2012Michael joins a representative of the British Gurkha in Nepal on a recruiting drive.tv-pgCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyTravelTravelEpisodehttp://video.idahoptv.org/video/2192863986/Palin detours into Punjab to reach the only official border crossing between Pakistan and India and then travels to nearby Amritsar, the Sikh citadel and site of the Golden Temple. He takes the toy train, "the Himalayan Queen," to Shimla, then north to Kashmir. He heads to Dharamsala for an audience with the Dalai Lama.http://video.idahoptv.org/video/2192863986/02/05/2012Michael has reached 2nd highest mountain in world, K2, but no passage to India heretv-pgCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyTravelTravelEpisodehttp://video.idahoptv.org/video/2192863990/Taking the high road to Lhasa, Palin seeks to see for himself what the Chinese have done to Tibet. From the Potala Palace to the great monasteries of Tashi Lhunpo and Sera, he sees religion is once again tolerated, while the old Tibetan centre of the city is being torn down to be replaced with shopping malls and nightclubs.http://video.idahoptv.org/video/2192863990/02/05/2012Michael visits region's cities and makes detours to places and people of special interest.tv-pgCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyTravelTravelEpisodehttp://video.idahoptv.org/video/2192822222/The former Monty Python player begins his 2,000-mile journey at the Khyber Pass where he takes the Khyber steam railway through the North-West Frontier Provence, home of the Pathan people, who live by the philosophy of hospitality and revenge. He meets a street dentist and prince and is introduced to bull racing. Later in Chirral, Palin views a polo match on the highest polo field in the world.http://video.idahoptv.org/video/2192822222/02/03/2012Michael goes to Peshawar by steam train and visits Dharamsala has audience with Dalai Lamatv-pgCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesTravelTravelEpisode