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  1. Hinton to Jasper

    15/15Michael is awed by the scale of the vast Athabasca Glacier.

  2. Edmonton

    14/15Michael Portillo explores a glossy, glassy oil-rich Edmonton, second city of Alberta.

  3. Saskatoon

    13/15Michael Portillo learns how to make a traditional Saskatoon berry pie.

  4. Portage La Prairie to Watrous

    12/15Michael learns how a middle-class Brit transformed himself into an 'indigenous' naturalist

  5. Winnipeg

    11/15Michael Portillo has a go at marshalling a wagon and is chuffed with his performance.

  6. Calgary

    10/15Micheal saddles up with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

  7. Kamloops to Banff

    9/15Michael boards the Rocky Mountaineer, to cross from Kamloops to the spa resort of Banff.

  8. Port Moody to Kamloops

    8/15Michael learns how to head off a charging bear in the wilderness.

  9. Vancouver Island to San Juan Island

    7/15Michael discovers how two superpowers nearly came to war over a pig.

  10. Vancouver

    6/15Michael Portillo boards the Canadian Pacific Railway Engine 374.

  11. Saint-Anne de Beaupre to La Malbaie

    5/15Michael sees the waterfall at Montmorency from a zip wire.

  12. Miramichi to Quebec City

    4/15In the Acadian fishing village of Neguac, Michael takes to the water.

  13. Springhill Junction to Moncton

    3/15Michael Portillo appears to defy gravity on Magnetic Hill in a 1965 Pontiac Bonneville.

  14. Pictou to Prince Edward Island

    2/15Michael heads to the Confederation Theatre in PEI's provincial capital, Charlottetown.

  15. Halifax

    1/15Michael Portillo begins a new journey, exploring Canada's maritime provinces.