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  1. Edmonton to Jasper

    10/10Michael explores a glossy, glassy, oil-rich Edmonton, second city of Alberta.

  2. Portage la Prairie to Saskatoon

    9/10Michael discovers how a British boy transformed himself into an indigenous naturalist.

  3. Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupre to Winnipeg

    8/10Michael Portillo explores the province of Quebec, taking the scenic Charlevoix train.

  4. Springhill Junction to Quebec City

    7/10Michael Portillo investigates the world’s biggest tide at Hopewell Rocks.

  5. Halifax to Prince Edward Island

    6/10Michael Portillo begins a new journey on the tracks of the Ocean line.

  6. Kamloops to Calgary

    5/10Michael Portillo boards one of the world’s most famous trains, the Rocky Mountaineer.

  7. Vancouver Island to Kamloops

    4/10Michael Portillo discovers how two superpowers nearly came to war over a pig.

  8. Skagway to Vancouver

    3/10Michael heads for the Chilkoot trail, which the first gold prospectors hiked 100 years ago

  9. Talkeetna to Juneau

    2/10Michael gets a taste of the pioneering spirit of 20th-century prospectors and settlers.

  10. Ninilchik to Wasilla

    1/10Michael Portillo begins his journey amid the snow-capped mountains of the Kenai Peninsula.