Road Less Traveled

Jonathan begins season! A leisurely bike ride around scenic Amsterdam comes to a violent conclusion at a gym where kickboxing legend Albert Kraus and MMA women's champ Marloes Coenen challenge our host to mano a mano combat. Jonathan heads to the largest port in Europe, where he catches the biggest ride known to humankind: a Triple E cargo vessel en route to Morocco.

Jonathan heads to the largest slum in Asia, Dharavi. He splurges to explore the art & gripping history of the Taj Mahal Palace. But the lure of Bombays streets pulls him back down to action. He joins the citys NRK force on a midnight search & destroy mission. Cleaned up he shoots for Bollywood stardom, enrolling in the city's oldest acting class and then crashing the set of a soap opera

In the Land of Smiles Jonathan has his wiped right off his face by the knees & elbows of a muay thai champ. He finds a world class Thai massage school looking for a couple tips, but walks out gimpy & rattled by an unsavory reflexology session. Leaving the big city he dives deep into rural life at a small border town where man & elephant are raised together from infancy for a now illicit trade

Jonathan lands in the hectic city of Jakarta where he begins a search for a mystical good luck charm. In a black magic shop he encounters the unusual & the creepy, but the charm proves elusive until he finds a pack of witch doctors outside the city gates. He attempts a push into the forbidden villages, where secretive animistic rituals are held & customs are strictly enforced. Or are they?

Jonathan is in California and on a mission to the find the Road less Traveled life in the state he calls his home! From battling rollerblading divas to a dip in the frigid waters of the SF Bay to a death-defying paragliding flight, to a stint with a hidden commnity worshipping the Goddess Isis, to grabbing a bite at a hippie food truck; this is SO California, on the RLT!

Jonathan embarks on an extended tour through the Philippines. He hits the streets exploring the Colonial legacy in Spanish Intramuros, dodges the hustle of Makati, and ends up finding humanity in the slums of Tondo. On Manila's one of a kind jeepney, Jonathan moves from a foot crushing dance routine to the mean streets slobberknocker gym where boxing legend Manny Paquiao makes a surprise visit

The Philippine islands adventures continue as Jonathan tracks a unique story of demon possession in Manila; this expands to an even bigger story of mysticism and lore that takes him all around the Visayas. And in typical RLT fashion, the adventure takes a complete 360 as Jonathan hosts a beauty pageant in the island town of Iloilo, the search for Miss Road less Traveled!

Jonathan is in Vietnam on a mission to learn the people of Hanoi. With a tandem bike, he picks up unwitting guests from all over the city; he chances upon a cobralicious meal and a village that breeds the serpents! Changing gears, he comes across MAG international, a NGO that heads deep in the rural villages on a mission to rid of unexploded ordinance. It's a full on RLT episode in Vietnam!

Jonny gets a running start in KL. He joins the worlds oldest drinking group with a running problem.An arduous dash and even grizzlier hazing ritual by the Hash House Harriers. Armed with dating advice of SE Asias relationship expert, Jonathan jumps right into a speed dating stint. More pressing matters surface and he heads to Borneo to take account of lives which will soon be underwater.

In the world's most populous city, Jonathan embarks on a quest to understand the new social dynamics of a modern society. Through robot conventions, high speed rail sushi restaurants, girl band geek fests, host clubs, and maid cafes the changing nature of relationships and connection is revealed in all it's bizarre glory.

During the Sengoku period Japan was the realm of warriors:Samurai, Ronin, Ninja. Jonathan looks to descend into the past by uncovering the little changed traditions of Bushido, training with ancient warfare's most deadly weapons and learning the art of deception. A trip to one coastline ends with a dark water plunge alongside a reclusive clan of female freedivers, pulling treasures from the deep