Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupre to Winnipeg: Michael Portillo explores the Province of Quebec, taking the Charlevoix train along the bank of the St Lawrence River to La Malbaie. [S]
Halifax to Prince Edward Island: Michael Portillo begins a new journey on the tracks of the Ocean line to explore Canada's maritime provinces, en route to Quebec City. [S]
Kamloops to Calgary: Michael Portillo boards one of the world's most famous trains, the Rocky Mountaineer, to cross the backbone of the North American continent. [S]
Skagway to Vancouver: Michael Portillo crosses over from Alaska to Canada, where he visits the home of the Vancouver Giants and tries his hand at ice hockey. [S]
Talkeetna to Juneau: Michael Portillo continues to explore Alaska, helping a homesteader fell a tree to clear land for a log cabin and meeting scientists studying the Northern Lights. [S]
Ninilchik to Wasilla: Michael Portillo begins a journey across Alaska, learning its links with Russia, feeding a sea otter pup and joining the US Arctic Warriors for parachute training. [S]
Thousand Islands to Toronto: Michael Portillo takes to the water for a nautical journey through the Thousand Islands, before his railway journey across Canada concludes in Toronto. [S]
Montreal to Ottawa: In Montreal, Michael Portillo learns how French and British colonial roots have influenced the city. In Ottawa, the former politician visits the country's parliament. [S]
New Haven to Plattsburgh: Michael Portillo's rail voyage continues through Connecticut heading north through the scenic New England states, where he takes a crash course in rowing. [S]
Illinois to Tennessee: Michael Portillo gets a taste of the early life of President Lincoln, learns about Samuel Langhorne Clemens, aka Mark Twain, and joins Elvis fans at Graceland. [S]
Milwaukee to Chicago: Michael Portillo travels through Milwaukee on a journey towards Chicago, where he learns about the history of the iconic American Harley Davidson motorcycle. [S]
Boston to Concord: Michael Portillo visits Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, learning how surgery was first made bearable in 1846 by a miraculous new substance. [S]
Los Angeles to San Diego: Michael Portillo discovers the secrets of backyard oil drilling in Los Angeles and joins the locals for Mexican Independence Day. [S]
Minnesota - Wisconsin: Michael Portillo journeys along the Upper Mississippi to Red Wing, Minnesota, and the home of Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of Little House on the Prairie. [S]
Minneapolis - St Paul: Michael Portillo travels through Minneapolis and St Paul, where he explores how the power of the Mississippi helped Minneapolis become a great industrial centre. [S]
Santa Fe, New Mexico, to the Grand Canyon: Michael Portillo travels through New Mexico and Arizona, watching rehearsals at the Santa Fe Opera House and visiting the Grand Canyon. [S]
La Junta to Colorado Springs: Michael Portillo reaches Colorado, where he follows in the footsteps of 19th-century east coast men who came to experience the cowboy life. [S]
Lawrence to Lamar, Colorado: In Lawrence, Kansas, Michael Portillo joins the Jayhawks basketball team, and later comes face to face with a herd of wild buffalo. [S]
San Francisco: Michael Portillo's journey's to San Francisco, where he travels through the city's streets by cable car, before heading across the bay to Sausalito. [S]
Reno To The Napa Valley: Michael Portillo travels from Reno, Nevada to California's Napa County, taking to the skies over the Sierra Nevada mountain range. [S]
Illinois to Tennessee: Michael Portillo gets a taste of the early life of President Lincoln, learns about Samuel Langhorne Clemens, aka Mark Twain, and joins Elvis fans at Graceland. [S]
Chicago to Champaign, Illinois: Michael Portillo travels from Chicago to Champaign, Illinois, visiting the Frank Lloyd Wright house that changed US architecture. [S]
Sedalia to St Joseph, Missouri: Michael Portillo discovers the hidden pleasures of 19th-century railroad workers in Sedalia, before reaching St Joseph, Missouri. [S]
St Louis to Jefferson City, Missouri: Michael Portillo journeys west from St Louis to Jefferson City, Missouri, following the tracks of European settlers in the 19th century. [S]
Minnesota - Wisconsin: Michael Portillo journeys along the Upper Mississippi to Red Wing, Minnesota, and the home of Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of Little House on the Prairie. [S]
Minneapolis - St Paul: Michael Portillo travels through Minneapolis and St Paul, where he explores how the power of the Mississippi helped Minneapolis become a great industrial centre. [S]
Santa Fe, New Mexico, to the Grand Canyon: Michael Portillo travels through New Mexico and Arizona, watching rehearsals at the Santa Fe Opera House and visiting the Grand Canyon. [S]
La Junta to Colorado Springs: Michael Portillo reaches Colorado, where he follows in the footsteps of 19th-century east coast men who came to experience the cowboy life. [S]
Lawrence to Lamar, Colorado: In Lawrence, Kansas, Michael Portillo joins the Jayhawks basketball team, and later comes face to face with a herd of wild buffalo. [S]
New York City to Albany: Michael Portillo follows America's iconic River Hudson, beginning at New York City's Penn Station, before sampling ale and meeting the State Senator in Albany. [S]
Sedalia to St Joseph, Missouri: Michael Portillo discovers the hidden pleasures of 19th-century railroad workers in Sedalia, before reaching St Joseph, Missouri. [S]
St Louis to Jefferson City, Missouri: Michael Portillo journeys west from St Louis to Jefferson City, Missouri, following the tracks of European settlers in the 19th century. [S]
Schenectady to Niagara Falls: Michael Portillo travels across New York state, discovering how General Electric also leads the way in rail technology. [S]
New York City to Albany: Michael Portillo follows America's iconic River Hudson, beginning at New York City's Penn Station, before sampling ale and meeting the State Senator in Albany. [S]
Edmonton to Jasper: Michael Portillo sets on his final leg, all the way to Jasper, along the way admiring Edmonton's light rail system and visiting the Rocky Mountains. [S]
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupre to Winnipeg: Michael Portillo explores the Province of Quebec, taking the Charlevoix train along the bank of the St Lawrence River to La Malbaie. [S]