. >> welcome to joseph rosendo's "travelscope," where you join us as we accept the world's invitation to visit. >> today on "travelscope," i explore the mystical kingdom of bhutan, a country where prayers are carried by the wind, and the pursuit of happiness is national policy. >> joseph rosendo's "travelscope" is made possible by san antonio, texas, where you'll find art, culture, romance, authentic tex-mex, 50-plus golf courses, and hundreds of attractions. san antonio, deep in the heart. and no-jet-lag jet lag prevention. >> situated on the southeast slope of the himalayas, bhutan is a country of deep valleys and 24,000-foot mountains. sandwiched between india and china, the world's first and second most-populated countries, the kingdom of bhutan is only 180 miles long, 90 miles wide, and has less than 3/4 of a million people. the people call themselves drukpa, and their country druk yul--"the land of the thunder dragon." and upon arrival in paro, its only international airport, i already sense that i'm in a place like no other. former fortresses, the architecturally stunning dzong

. >> welcome to joseph rosendo's "travelscope," where you join us as we accept the world's invitation to visit. >> today on "travelscope," i take a voyage to tokyo, japan's ogasawara islands, a natural world with a fascinating past and a multicultural heritage. >> "joseph rosendo's travelscope" is made possible by... >> san antonio, texas, where you'll find art, culture, romance, authentic tex-mex, 50-plus golf courses, and hundreds of attractions. san antonio, deep in the heart. and no-jet-lag, jet lag prevention. >> contrary to what many may think, tokyo is not all flashy, neon urban landscape. the city itself offers many natural escapes from the controlled chaos. in addition, among its more than 200 inhabited and uninhabited islands stretching over 1,200 miles into the south pacific, are remote places where the pace of life peacefully ebbs and flows with the tides. to continue my tokyo adventure, i'm here at the takeshiba port, heading to the ogasawara islands, because even though it's a 25-hour ferry ride and 600 miles away, the islands are still a part of tokyo. once the last con