Richard visits Peruvian eco-tourism pioneers, the Incan Valley of the Kings, Skylodge Adventure Suites and lofty Machu Picchu.

In Thailand, ancient Siam meets privacy and "intelligent luxury" at Soneva Kiri, an award-winning luxury resort located on Koh Kood, the country's fourth largest island.

Richard visits media mogul Ted Turner's 600,000-acre Vermejo Park Ranch in New Mexico dedicated to conservation and reintroducing a number of endangered species; Richard explores historic sites along the Sante Fe Trail.

Richard journeys deep into Chile's Patagonian rainforest and the Huilo Huilo Biological Reserve, where he visits hotels that look like either a mushroom or a fairytale kingdom.

Richard returns to his country of birth to explore some remote islands off the coast of Scotland; he braves the waters of the North Atlantic to sustainably harvest sea kelp for one of Scotland's gins; visiting the ruins of ancient Scottish cultures.

Richard visits the Angama Mara Safari Lodge in Kenya.