Nick explores Prague in the Czech Republic, Bratislava in Slovakia and Budapest in Hungary. Along the way, he talks to an expert on Dvorák, climbs an observation tower, and discovers Swabian culture.

Nick travels from Mount Vesuvius to Mount Etna on a journey from Naples to Sicily. He passes Pompeii and hears how the nearby town of Herculaneum was also buried in ash. His attempt to get close to Mount Etna in a tiny gyrocopter proves a bad choice.

Nick is in Romania, undertaking a journey he's dubbed The Transylvania Express. He begins at a surprising salt mine, stops off at a brown bear sanctuary and visits Bran Castle, the inspiration behind Bram Stoker's Dracula.

In Morocco, Nick Knowles explores the old medina in the capital Rabat and joins a group of gnawa musicians. He also heads to Rabat's twin city, Salé, where he finds out about its piratical past and takes a tranquil dawn balloon flight.

TV presenter and writer Nick Knowles adventures from the Alps to the Adriatic as he journeys by train through the breathtaking scenery of Slovenia and Croatia.