The new and the old Israel become a thrillingly different start to Rick's fourth seasopn. He talks extensively of Israel's religious sites. The Wailing Wall in Jerusalem and the Dome of the Rock and Christians at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre are tops. But Rick also steps into Tel Aviv and the present-day Mediterranean beach.

Rick transports down Egypt's less-traveled roads. Inevitably he rides the camel, stops at a bazaar, and cruises down the Nile.

Delightful Copenhagen is first on Rick's journey through Denmark, and the locals are a friendly bunch. After visiting the carnival at Tivoli Gardens Amusement Park, Rick treks to Aero Island for visions of the Old World ways.

In Stockholm, Rick combs through centuries of Swedish life, both fortunate and unfortunate events. An overnight cruise leads to through the Baltic Archipelago to Helsinki, Finland.

Rick finds that boat across the Oslo harbor for ocean adventure. Historically, this city has ties to the Vikings, Thor Heyerdahl, and Nazi Resistance. ""Norway in a Nutshell"" leads Rick to Bergen.

Rick pays his respects to Winston Churchill in London's Cabinet War Room. Along with stops at the Globe Theatre, Rick and family attend Stratford, Warwick Castle, Cambridge, and York. The new tunnel under the English Channel awaits.

Rick presentst his avorites: a familiar restaurant and a neighborhood market. The old familiar sights in Paris get a once-over before Rick jaunts to the palace of Versailles. He also salutes the Impressionists' artistic revolution.

Rick rents a car for his sight-seeing tour of Alsace's route du vin, full of vineyards, villages, and fortresses. Alsatian village-hopping precedes a trek into Verdun and Reims Cathedral. Epernay, birthplace of champagne, comes at the end.

Back to the Alps for Rick, who visits Chamonix, the original French Alpine resort. He takes a balloon ride over Mount Blanc before his train trek to Appenzell, Switzerland. This gives Rick the chance for more rail travel tips.

Rick begins at the border of Germany and Austria and shoots down to Innsbruck. A lesson on Austrian cuisine preceds a trek into Italy's Reifenstein Castle and the Italian Dolomites.

Barcelona is a Catalonian cornucopia, as Rick spots the art of Gaudi and Picasso. In the heart of Spain, Rick contrasts the 15th-Century palace of El Escorial with the 20th-Century Valley of the Fallen. Finally, there's Segovia.

Southern Spain offers the greatest Moorish feel. Rick finally shows off the fabulous Costa del Sol beach. After Gibraltar, Rick floats across the Mediterranean to Tangier, Morocco.

Selected scenes from Seasons 3 and 4 are highlighted as Rick revisits the Mediterranean countries in this 80-minute pledge special.