Current Search: Saturdays Around the World

How in the world did ancient mariners navigate the vast oceans before GPS or technology? These techniques were almost a lost art. That is, until 2013, when Hōkūleʻa set sail to travel around the globe. Take a look at this remarkable ship’s voyage and how her crew is preserving the Polynesian tradition of open ocean navigation.

Image: a crowd of people watch as people build a human tower called a Castell

15 minutes

[ Culture ]

How Spain’s Human Towers Define Community

How do you build a tower of people 50 feet tall and weighing as much as three elephants? Maybe more importantly, why? The castell builders of Catalonia, Spain are, quite literally, the definition of an uplifting and supportive community.

10 minutes

[ Thought Leaders ]

Alaffia: Proof that Traditions are a Global Resource We Can All Enjoy!

Does economic prosperity always have to come at the cost of tradition? Or can tradition help us create an even better business model? Let us introduce you to Alaffia, a company that has found a way to harness centuries of knowledge to empower a new generation of skilled craftswomen.

Image: Large waterfall running between two green mountains

15 minutes

[ Culture ]

The Japanese Art of Waterfall Climbing

When was the last time you had your breath taken away by the natural world? For Sawanobari climbers, these moments are all around them as they scale Japan’s magnificent waterfalls and experience the raw power of some of nature’s most beautiful features, in a whole new way!

Image: art projected on trees and house at Alys Beach. Viewers are taking photos

7 minutes

[ Creativity ]

Alys Beach, the Town Transformed by Color After Dark

For one weekend every year, the entire town of Alys Beach transforms. As the sun dips below the horizon, the walls of their houses are doused in art from around the world. Check out how this unique town is embracing what they have, and giving the world a new way to experience art.

18 minutes

[ Culture ]

Travel to the Land Where Real Wasabi Grows!

Yes, it’s true, the “wasabi” you know is most likely not actually wasabi! We’re traveling into Japan to meet one of the people growing the real deal to learn more about the cultural impact of this product and why it’s so precious and pricey. It may remind us of a few of our own treasured treats!

Image: Three men walk across a stone covered beach in on the Fundy Footpath with the Bay of Fundy behind them

50 minutes

[ Nature ]

Taking on the Fundy Footpath!

Have you ever been inspired to embrace a passion for something and then quickly realized you don’t have the training to enjoy it as you imagined? Maybe what we can appreciate is something very different than what we had in mind, and that makes the adventure even better.

Image: Young girl holding up a sapling tree ready for planting

16 minutes

[ Conservation & Sustainability ]

This Tiny Island Could Lead a Global Example

How could a tiny island change the way the world thinks about tackling the problems of balancing economic prosperity with the environment? What connection does deforestation have to clean water, food security, and education? Here are a few reasons why our climate future isn’t as bleak as we so often hear!

Image: A girl smelling a rose with deep satisfaction

15 minutes

[ Innovation ]

Walk Through the City You Didn’t Know You Were Smelling Everyday!

Perfume has influenced our lives for more than 4000 years! But did you know many of the perfumes we know best today have their origins in the fields and flowers of one city in France? Let’s travel to this city behind some of the most iconic smells in history to learn how perfume has shaped our cultures.

Image: Beekeepers on a rooftop in London, England

16 minutes

[ Saturdays Around the World ]

Fly Through London with Some Urban Bees

Explore London from the fun and fascinating perspective of some of its smallest and most industrious inhabitants, the bees! They may not seem like the perfect urbanites but they have found some remarkable ways to adapt to life in the big city.

32 minutes

[ Conservation & Sustainability ]

Exploring The Legacy Not Left Behind

We may not get to go back in time to relive some of the planet’s wonders lost to human influence, but this is the story of a rare moment we get to catch a glimpse of the past to help us learn for the future.

Image: Four young ballerinas lined up and practicing next to a chain mail fence.

25 minutes

[ Thought Leaders ]

Building Futures One Plié at a Time

In a place where violence reigns, girls are finding refuge in a surprising way—and it’s all thanks to one amazing woman.

Image: An ancient temple is wrapped in the huge tendrils and folds of ancient tree roots

9 minutes

[ Saturdays Around the World ]

How Cambodia’s Ancient Temples Can Help Us Plan for the Future

The ancient temples of Angkor are some of the most beautiful in the world. They are the symbols of a once thriving empire. But the stories they tell go far beyond the ancient past, giving us a roadmap to ponder for our future.

30 minutes

[ Nature ]

Adventure to the Island that Came Back from Extinction

Can we really save an entire ecosystem when it is nearly hunted to extinction? We can! Let’s adventure to an island of survival where life is once again finding a way.

Image: Workers at MA'O Farms smile and pick weeds

8 minutes

[ Culture ]

Celebrating Culture and Empowering Youth in Hawaii

How can farming blend scholarship, tradition, empowerment, and service to the community? MA’O farms in Hawaii is empowering the young people of Oahu’s Waianae coast with a program that is changing countless lives and building a stronger future!

Image: Women Rangers are training to guard elephants from poachers

7 minutes

[ Animals ]

Single Mothers are Saving Africa’s Endangered Wildlife

By Dr. Lynda

The best thought leaders among us are quick to accept the risk of abandoning assumptions. Their courage often brings out the best in others, and here’s an amazing example of that alchemy!

Image: Darwinius Masillae fossil from Messel Germany Fossil Deposit

10 minutes

[ Saturdays Around the World ]

The Fossil Lake that Froze Time

In Messel, Germany there is a place where time was frozen. Preserved in magnificent fossils, the animals of land, water, and air tell a remarkable story.

18 minutes

[ Pebbles ]

Supporting Education in the Mountains of Nepal

The vast majority of people who have summited Mount Everest have porters to thank for it—but being a porter is far from a safe profession. Yet, for many Sherpa, this is their only way to support their families. After becoming a porter at the age of 12 and summiting Everest 21 times, Apa Sherpa has created a foundation to ensure that children have another path to travel in life through their education.

Image: American Grizzly in the middle of a paved road

27 minutes

[ Innovation ]

Why Wild Animals May End Up On Your Street

These communities in Canada are helping us all reimagine what we can do to have healthy relationships with the wildlife that lives around us!

Image: 5 small children smiling, covered in mud, sitting on a bench

14 minutes

[ Culture ]

Forest Kindergarten: Challenging All Our Instincts!

By Dr. Lynda

When was the last time you saw pre-schoolers gleefully playing in a muddy ditch or climbing in a tall tree? Turns out that encouraging that sort of thing might be a giant leap forward in education! Take a look…

Image: People standing away from us on a forest trail surrounded by the lights from fireflies.

15 minutes

[ Nature ]

Fireflies Put on Quite the Show in Mexico

On this edition of Saturday’s Around the World, we’re traveling to Mexico to experience the light show few have seen happening in their forests!

Image: Icelandic horse in front of a barren landscape

30 minutes

[ Nature ]

Iceland’s Comeback Story

By Dakota Phenix

Iceland may be well known for its barren and sweeping landscapes, but the island didn’t always look like that. Here’s how scientists are using the latest science to regrow Iceland’s long-lost forests.

Image: A line of Moai statues on Rapa Nui also called Easter Island

20 minutes

[ Culture ]

Preserving the Cultural Heritage of Rapa Nui

Rapa Nui, or Easter Island, is well known for its Moai. While many go to see these incredible stone statues that tower over the landscape, few are introduced to the rich culture they represent. This is the story of that culture and the people working to preserve it!

Image: Dogs and Volunteers at Territorio de Zaguates

10 minutes

A Sanctuary for Costa Rica’s Strays

Territorio de Zaguates is providing care to nearly a thousand dogs that have been taken off the streets of Costa Rica. Their story is a testament to the impact the love and determination of one person can have on others.

Image: Team of climbers in winter gear climbing a snowy mountain

15 minutes

Bringing Bangladesh to the Top of the World

By Erin Murphy

Climbing to the highest peak of every continent is no small feat. So what does it take for a person to conquer the Seven Summits? For Wasfia Nazreen, it began with a mission to put her country on the map and fight for the empowerment of women.

Image: Girl Playing and Smiling in the Water at Morgan's Inspiration Island

8 minutes

Visit the Water Park of an Inspired Future!

Morgan’s Inspiration Island is the world’s first ultra-accessible water park, and this remarkable place not only connects kids with the power of fun but is spurring on meaningful innovation!

Image: A close-up portrait of a female orangutan (Pongo pymaeus) and her young together, Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia

20 minutes

Orangutan Culture Feels Very… Familiar

We share 97% of our DNA with orangutans, but what we’ve known about their cultural customs and habits have been limited… until now.

Image: a sheep sitting on a rock in the Burren

11 minutes

[ Conservation & Sustainability ]

Farming the Place of Stone