In this episode of Passport to Europe, Samantha Brown finds herself in one of the most romantic cities in the world - Paris! Samantha quickly discovers that the key to unlocking the jewels of the city is in understanding its people, and knowing that a simple "bonjour", "merci", and a little bit of French will go a long way in embracing the culture of France and in turn being welcomed by its people. Samantha has fun trying to immerse herself into the Parisian way of life; instead of a regular hotel, she books herself into an apartment in the Latin Quarter to really get a feel for the neighborhoods of Paris, she'll shop the street markets and buy some wine and cheese along the Rue Montorgueil, and she'll visit a little known museum with an impressive collection of art that is said to have started the whole Impressionistic movement. Samantha also finds out that going to a Paris fashion show is easier than you think - she attends a runway show at Printemps - one of Paris' leading department stores and discovers what the latest styles are in this fashion conscious city, and by meeting up with a personal shopper Samantha tries to discover what Parisians know about fashion that we don't. When it comes to sampling French cuisine, Samantha takes us to a bistro for the ins and outs of dining in Paris. Samantha's experience in the City of Lights is trés bien!

In this episode of Passport to Europe, Samantha Brown finds herself in one of the most romantic cities in the world - Paris! Samantha quickly discovers that the key to unlocking the jewels of the city is in understanding its people, and knowing that a simple "bonjour", "merci", and a little bit of French will go a long way in embracing the culture of France and in turn being welcomed by its people. Samantha has fun trying to immerse herself into the Parisian way of life; instead of a regular hotel, she books herself into an apartment in the Latin Quarter to really get a feel for the neighborhoods of Paris, she'll shop the street markets and buy some wine and cheese along the Rue Montorgueil, and she'll visit a little known museum with an impressive collection of art that is said to have started the whole Impressionistic movement. Samantha also finds out that going to a Paris fashion show is easier than you think - she attends a runway show at Printemps - one of Paris' leading department stores and discovers what the latest styles are in this fashion conscious city, and by meeting up with a personal shopper Samantha tries to discover what Parisians know about fashion that we don't. When it comes to sampling French cuisine, Samantha takes us to a bistro for the ins and outs of dining in Paris. Samantha's experience in the City of Lights is trés bien!

These are the top 10 most extreme airports on the planet, connecting the world from Hong Kong to Alaska, Nepal to the South Pole. An Ice airport rebuilt every year, runways squeezed between skyscrapers and carved into mountains, vital lifelines and launch pads for thrill-seekers. The Princess Juliana airport on the Caribbean island of St Maarten. The planes fly in forty feet over the heads of unsuspecting holidaymakers. You can't get closer than this, and the footage is astounding. Next up we travel with scientist John Cassano to the most remote airport at the bottom of the world - the Sea Ice Runway serving the Antarctic scientific station of McMurdo. It is rebuilt every year and incredibly is capable of receiving 450,000 pound aircraft. But the planes need to turn around quick - stay too long and the ice could start to crack. Next up the roughest airport - Talcha in Nepal. A remote area of the Himalayas, days from the nearest town and accessible only by the roughest of tracks. That is until 2000 when Talcha airport opened. It's a sheer sided ledge carved into the mountainside, with a gravel runway and a wooden control tower. We land with veteran pilot Negendra Battharai and witness a sick man being flown to safety - thanks to this extreme runway in the clouds. Now to Alaska, where we visit the busiest seaplane base on earth - Lake Hood in Anchorage. For most of the year planes land on water. We see footage of the times where that hasn't gone to plan. Come winter, the lake freezes, and we join Michael Laughlin as he prepares to land his plane not on water, but on the ice... In Abu Dhabi we visit a truly unique airport. The Red Bull Air Race is the fastest motorsport on earth, and it demands an extreme runway. For one weekend of the year, a busy cargo port is turned into a temporary runway. This is a mammoth logistical challenge, which allows for some of the most breath-taking footage you will ever see. On the sunny Portuguese island of Madeira is the notorious Funchal Airport - our gustiest. Winds here can literally blow planes off the runway, and we see some terrifying footage last minute go-arounds, testament to the pilot's skill and nerve. For decades Hong Kong's airports have had to fight with buildings for every inch of runway. The legendary Kai Tak airport forced pilots to make a forty seven degree turn surrounded by the city's skycrapers. This was the Kai Tak Heart Attack or the dreaded Hong Kong Turn. But now Hong Kong has a new airport, a phenomenal structure that involved the flattening of two small islands and the creation of three thousand acres of new land. It is now one of the world's busiest airports. Next up is a truly unique landing strip. Barra in Scotland is home to an airport that disappears with every tide, because here the beach doubles as a runway for the two daily flights. We spend a day with Joe Gillies, whose work at the airport sees him take on the role of ATC, baggage handler, weatherman and even fireman. Back in the Himalayas, we visit Lukla airport - the gateway to Everest. This airport with altitude is a force to be reckoned with for even the most hardened pilots. With four crashes in the last five years, it is truly extreme. Veteran Lukla pilot Vijay Lama knows the risks of this landing, and he talks us through the approach, as Rajesh Srestha brings us through the clouds and prepares to land... Finally, Bagram Airbase in Afghanistan - the world's most extreme airport. Under constant threat of attack and tasked with managing hundreds of thousands of civilian and military aircraft movements every year, this is an extraordinary place. Operations commander Lt. Col. Scott Hoffman talks us through what it takes to keep a place like this running.

From the Swiss Alps to a Japanese metropolis, tunnels can be wonders of modern construction, refuges in a crisis, and scenes of disaster. These are the ten most extreme tunnels on Earth. First, the world's craziest tunnel is the Moscow's Lefortovo. Start with a strong measure of Russian drivers, add some narrow lanes, mix with low light and pour over black ice, and you have a lethal Russian cocktail. With three crashes every day, it's notorious for horrific spine-chilling accidents. Unlike in Moscow, in New York the underground explosions are deliberate. An ambitious new subway line is under construction beneath the streets of Manhattan. It's taken 2000 tonnes of dynamite to blast out 23 new stations. This is the Second Avenue Subway Tunnel. We visit the team of elite tunnellers known as Sandhogs as they deal with a potential disaster, working just feet away from New York's skyscraper foundations. Next the Cu Chi tunnels of Vietnam. They're hundreds of miles long and were built by the Viet Cong, the fearsome Vietnamese resistance army who defeated the Americans and their allies in the Vietnam War. For the western soldiers who had to fight in these tunnels they were the deadliest on earth. We speak to Sandy MacGregor - a young officer in the Australian Engineer corps, and the very first Allied soldier to enter the tunnels. In Kansas we visit Larry Hall at his extraordinary new real estate project. He has bought up two cold war missile silos and is turning them into five star post-apocalypse living - it even has a pool and a fish farm! Next, we take a trip along the Bund Tunnel in Shanghai. A psychedelic magic carpet ride, six hundred and forty seven metres long. This is the weirdest tunnel in the world. Still in China we head to the village of Guoliang. It's perched high on a cliff and so remote that the 350 inhabitants had nothing but a steep mountain path to the nearest road. Until 1972, when the villagers decided to risk their lives and carve out this one mile-long tunnel with only their bare hands and a few pick axes. One of the original builders shows us around. The Salang Pass Tunnel is a product of Afghanistan's war-torn history. Built in haste by the Soviets in 1964, it's been left in ruins by years of conflict. It's also subject to 250 avalanches every year. But despite the damage and dangers the tunnel remains a strategic route through this mountainous country, and we speak to the man who led a ground-breaking renovation project to make this lifeline safer. The Gotthard Tunnel network in Switzerland is the world's largest. But when things go wrong, these tunnels are your worst nightmare. That accident came in 2001. Two trucks collided, and a deadly fire broke out, a mile from the exit. Dozens of people were trapped and 11 died. We meet one of the rescue workers from 2001. The Gotthard network is now also home to an ambitious new project - the Gotthard Base Tunnel. It is the deepest railway tunnel in the world, dug in a mile and a half beneath the mountain peaks. It's also the longest - thirty-five miles end to end. We meet senior technician Stephan Aerni as he performs an important test drive. The mightiest tunnels on the planet are Tokyo's storm drains. Japan lies under threat of Pacific typhoons and when a storm makes landfall, 120 mile per hour wind and pounding rain batter the country. Tokyo is a sitting duck. But it has an ace up its sleeve. A network of tunnels that swallow the floodwater, store it up and then pump it out slowly. It's a giant drainage system for the world's biggest city. Tokyo's typhoon tunnels may be mighty, but size doesn't always matter. On the US-Mexican border, authorities regularly discover state of the art smuggler's tunnels - used to move illegal drugs over the border and into the USA. Welcome to Mexico's infamous drug tunnels: the world's most criminal. We go on patrol with Supervisory Border Patrol Agent Lance Lenoir and see some extraordinary and truly extreme tunnels.

Anthony and his crew travel to Williston, North Dakota, where an oil boom has caused the population to skyrocket. Men from all over the country come to work on the oil fields, staying for months at a time. There are plenty of high-paying jobs, but not a lot of decent places to live in the town. Anthony has been called to the 60-room Missouri Flats Inn, which has high occupancy and room rates much lower than its competition. But the rooms and the exterior of the building is grossly neglected and half the roadside sign has fallen off entirely and is sitting at the edge of the parking lot. Williston has New York City-sized apartment rental rates and since demand for a room is so high, there is no incentive for the owner to improve the conditions, at least not in the immediate future. The Owner of the hotel, Harry, tells Anthony that they don't really need his help, and that he makes money hand over fist, but they could always "be better." The Manager who called Anthony to the hotel explains that they make money, but hopes he could show her some ways to improve some things. Anthony is confused as to why he came out to North Dakota in the first place, so he decides to meet with some guests, but doesn't get much help. An independent security expert describes how rough the hotel was and how rapidly the town is growing, and a local businessman explains the changing market in Williston. The Missouri Flats Inn predates the oil-boom, but new housing developments designed for oil-workers and their families will quickly put aging hotels out of business. The Missouri Flats Inn needs renovations. There is significant water damage in the hallways. The rooms have oil-stained carpets, and Anthony even finds a questionable fluid on the bed skirt. A night auditor informs Anthony that prostitutes and drug dealers freely come and go, and that there are major security issues. While the Missouri Flats is making plenty of money, the quality of life for the long-term guests is dismal. The honest oil-workers deserve more than to stay amongst vagrants and criminals, so Anthony brings in designer Tenecia Harris to redesign the guest rooms, while adding more security to the entire inn. Can Anthony convince the owner to reinvest the correct amount of money back into the property? Or will Harry accept an offer from him that he's never made before in the history of the series?

We've compiled the best of Anthony Bourdain's Eastern Hemisphere trips in The Eastern Hemisphere Files - Volume 1, in which he explores Australia. In Melbourne, Tony meets up with Paul Wilson, a British chef, for a tour of Queen Victoria Market, a popular spot for locals. The market is filled with fresh produce, fish and cuts of meat. Paul's restaurant, the Half Moon, is also home to freshly cooked, delicious ingredients cooked to perfection, which Tony enjoys with Paul's local chefs friends. Another popular spot for local Melbournians is the trugo field. Trugo is a sport similar to croquet and bowling combined, which Tony's friend, Matt, introduces to him. After a couple drinks at a local bar, Matt and Tony enjoy dinner at Rumi, a fantastic example of Lebanese cuisine. Fried brains, soft-shell prawns, and a variety of roasted and marinated meats fill the dinner table. Upon Tony's arrival to Sydney, he and chef Matt Moran fly to Matt's family's lamb and beef farm, Greenhills Farms. Matt and his father show Tony how to properly butcher a lamb into various cuts, which they then throw on the "barbie" with some salt and oil. Next stop is Harry's Café de Wheels, which has the most famous and traditional meat pies in Sydney. Tony orders a curry tiger pie, or as he likes to call it, a "volcano of love," along with a ginger beer. Meat pie is followed by a boat ride to Olympic Park, where Tony sees his first Australian rugby game. The following morning, Tony finds himself fully suited in scuba gear and inside an aquatic tank, surrounded by 11-foot-long grey nurse sharks. Then Tony heads to Matt's local community restaurant Chiswick, which contains all the goodies from Matt's family's farm. Here, Tony and Matt feast on delicious slow-roasted lamb shoulder and Moran family beef.

Andrew makes some tasty new discoveries in Cleveland! From a family company taking extra steps to make its sausage, to a chef creating new varieties of vinegar, to a farmer growing vegetables with a twist, Andrew finds out that it's the spirit of the people behind the food that make it extra special. Cleveland is a city that loves sausage so Andrew begins his visit with a trip to a place that serves up some of the best. Andrew meets up with cookbook author, food writer, and Cleveland native Michael Ruhlman at the Katz Club Diner to sample their signature dish: the deep fried hot dog. It's delicious, but there's another Cleveland style sausage that Andrew needs to try so he and Michael head to Seti's, a food truck that's known for serving the best version of the city's most iconic sandwich. The Polish Boy is a kielbasa sausage that's grilled, then fried and topped with coleslaw, French fries, and barbecue sauce. It's a combination that Andrew enjoys much more than he expected! Andrew gets another treat when he visits Ray's Sausage where he learns how they make their popular souse, a potted meat made from pig snouts, ears, and tongues. They use a secret family recipe that includes extra steps that make a final product that Andrew says is intensely porky, but not swine-y! The combination of the good food and this fun family makes Andrew realize just how much he loves his job! Andrew's next stop is at Catanese Classic Seafood, a business along the banks of the Cuyahoga River that brings in five to ten thousand pounds of fish every week, mainly yellow perch. The big haul is a good sign that the river has rebounded from the pollution that took a toll back in the 1950's and 60's. Andrew gets to taste some of that yellow perch in all its glory when he attends a Friday night fish fry at The American Slovak Club in Lorain. A team of women in the kitchen puts plenty of tmie, hard work and love into making the dinner every Friday week. Andrew admits it's the best tasting fish fry he's ever had and their stuffed cabbage is also unbelievable! At the West Side Market Andrew encounters vendors selling all kinds of food. After stopping at Frank's Bratwurst for their mainstay, he heads to Dohar Meat to try their traditional Hungarian Hurka, made from pork and liver cased in cow intestine. Fantastic! Afterwards, Andrew tries the famous beef jerky sold at Czuchraj Meats. It's already been recommended by TV Chef Michael Symon and Andrew agrees that it's amazing! Next, Andrew joins Chef Jonathon Sawyer to shop the market for fresh ingredients to serve in the dishes at his stand called Noodle Cat. Later, they whip up ramen made with lamb kidneys and chanterelles. Jonathon also invites Andrew to his home to show him they different varieties of vinegar that he's fermenting in his basement, including one made from $135 bottle of wine. Jonathon loves to experiment with food, which is evident on the menu at his restaurant Greenhouse Tavern where diners can order an entire pig head! Andrew digs into all the parts of the head, including the oyster, which is the cluster of muscles found behind the pig's eye. Andrew finds out that's there's also plenty of beef in Cleveland when he meets the meat doctor. Dr. Phil Bass is a scientist trying to encourage people to eat more kinds of beef, like certified Black Angus that's been wet-aged instead of the more traditional dry-aged method. Andrew tastes the difference in the flavor and also gets his first taste of a Denver steak, which comes from the inner shoulder of the steer, a portion usually made into hamburger. Andrew calls it the greatest takeaway in meat he's had in a long time! Finally, Andrew travels to the Chef's Garden, a farm near the shore of Lake Erie where they grow vegetables in the dark, including peas and sweet corn. Andrew makes some of the crops, including squash blossoms, into a dish to eat with Farmer Lee Jones. It's full fresh new flavor!

In the 1840s, Rev. Hillhouse Buel builds a new home for Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Cumberland, Maryland. Unbeknownst to his congregation, Buel covertly builds his church over a labyrinth of long-forgotten tunnels, to use them as a hiding place for runaway slaves. Buel hires a 14-year-old runaway, Samuel Denson, to work as the Church sexton - and help other slaves reach freedom. Rev. Edward Chapman and historian Stephanie Gates reveal Emmanuel Episcopal's role in the secret network called the Underground Railroad. In 1908, German-born Hans Schmidt is a Catholic priest at St Joseph of the Holy Family in New York City. Father Schmidt preaches the virtues of a pure life... until he begins a torrid, sacrilegious affair with his beautiful young housekeeper, Anna Aumuller. The two even have a secret wedding ceremony inside the church. But when Anna becomes pregnant, Father Schmidt's actions will shock the world. Crime reporter Bill Jensen reveals the stunning details of one of the bloodiest crimes to ever rock a house of God. In 1920's Los Angeles, charismatic preacher Aimee Semple McPherson becomes a sensation - building one of the country's first mega-churches, Angelus Temple. But at the height of her fame, Sister Aimee goes missing while relaxing at the beach - then turns up 5 weeks later wandering in the desert on the Mexican border, claiming she'd been kidnapped! Historian Caroline Harris tells the details of the wild story that riveted the country. Westminster Hall & Burying Ground is the final resting place of many of Baltimore's elite citizens. In 1849, it becomes the final home of horror author Edgar Allan Poe. Tour Guide Luann Marshall divulges how Poe's still mysterious death is just the beginning of a story more macabre than any tale he ever wrote. Notre Dame Cathedral is one of the most recognizable churches in the world. Just a mile away in Paris, stands the smaller, more subdued chapel of St. Medard. A dark and little-known secret links these two churches. Tour Guide Heath Stimmler-Hall reveals the stunning true story of an unspeakable taboo that was broken here - and the remarkable turn of events that provided the sinners a path to redemption.

Marathon Coach's latest project is an extremely high profile, fully customized, luxury RV for an undisclosed client. With their three children at the forefront of their design schematic, the clients want a family-friendly coach that mirrors the comforts and accouterments of their home including matching the custom, exotic hardwood flooring and interior décor. The exterior of the coach will feature a custom paint scheme and outdoor entertainment system, complete with TV, grill and refrigerator. One of the major challenges to overcome is designing triple bunk beds to accommodate their children. The bunk system will be automated-allowing all three beds to move down and stack-leaving the upper portion of the space available to double as a wardrobe. The AV system will be state of the art, including a Kaleidoscope and Crestron hub, designed to offer Blu-ray movies on demand from anywhere in the coach. From start to finish, this project will stretch Marathon to its limits-fully customizing every inch of space and creating a one-off luxury palace on wheels. As the deadline looms, the team struggles to achieve perfection. From the Marathon shop we head out the Moab, Utah where Frank and Jenny Gannett are taking their brand new RV on a little extreme, off-road adventure. They love their ATVs and Jeeps but want their home-on-the-road to feel as luxurious and well appointed as a 5 star hotel. They found it...with their custom, 45-foot iH-45 Foretravel. Then we'll head over to the east coast to meet with Chuck "Cobra" Hebing as he preps his cut-and-stretched, personal racing companion, RV. This massive Peterbuilt chassis is the ultimate race rig; able to tow a 35' long trailer and comfortably accommodate Chuck and his daughter as they travel from track to track. Apart from its menacing appearance, the coach comes complete with drawers that look like tool chests, cobra themed upholstery and flame throwing exhaust...among a list of other custom features. Over in Alabama, at the Heritage Motor Resort, we'll check in with Bryan and Lynn Goodfleisch and tour their $1.3 million dollar, opulent Foretravel. From the classy custom interior touches, including hand-laid tiles and a beautiful walk-in closet to the exterior's custom paint and outdoor entertainment center-the Goodfleisch family is prepared to enjoy their time on the road, couched in the lap of luxury. In Alaska, Bill Guernsey takes us deep into the wilderness with his incredible Atomic camper. After a severe plane crash, Bill turned tragedy into triumph, using his recovery as an opportunity to build his dream camper: completely custom and hand-built, it is shaped like a cartoon-inspired, atomic bomb. Bill takes the Atomic Camper for a drive through scenic Alaska and sets up at one of his favorite spots, where he shows off his one-of-a-kind creation in all of its glory. And finally, we'll head out to Arizona to tour one of the toughest and most intimidating RVs we've ever seen. Duane and Susan Barnett are on their way to Bike Week-and they're doing it in style with their fully custom Renegade Ikon mansion on wheels.