(sophie fouron) look at that! - yeah, this is sheep meat and we eat, of course, a lot of meat from our own sheep, so that's what we're going to have tonight for dinner. (sophie fouron) living off the land, that's what you have been doing for hundreds of years here. (janus ur dimun) what comes to the table are mostly things that we either grow or that walk up the hills. (sophie fouron) could you manage, eva, without your brother? (eva ur dimun) i can't imagine if he wasn't here right now. - our work days are cut out for four people, you might say. - so daily things like milking the cows, taking care of the dogs and the cattles, they take all your time if you're only one person, outside working. it would be hard to do anything, except the skins. (janus ur dimun) our grandparents, they lived a couple of years here just by themselves. during those years, when they did live here in the winter time, they only tookthe care of the sheep. that was it. - we are two families and we take care of the farm together. - now we ar

(sophie fouron) arigato. (daniel lopez) so now we are arriving to a place called eiraku . - eiraku . - eiraku. eiraku means like "never ending happiness". because sachiko has been learning sanshin, the okinawan instrument with him for many years, we often come here, and she plays, and it's kind of our second home. - that's nice. - yes. so here we are! - hi! - hi! nice to meet you! - nice to meet you! ♪♪♪ (sophie fouron) bravo! bravo! (daisuke miyagi) here we have the waiting room of the fighting bulls. they're getting kind of nervous, so keep quiet. okinawan bullfighting is bull against bull, not against human. this is not about killing each other. it's more about boxing, sumo kind of stuff. this is more like entertainment from a long time ago. this is part of the okinawan culture. i don't want to be involved like my father, but yeah, it's still fun just to watch the bullfighting. it's so exciting. bullfighting is difficult in a way. so yeah, he loves to be the watcher of the bullfighting as a fan, but he doe

(sophie fouron) we're right in the middle of a lava field. this used to be a land and a neighbourhood. when you live here, it can be taken by lava, and it can rain any second of the day. there's a very raw and authentic vibe here, on big island. is it because it's the only island of all hawaiian islands that have active volcanoes? they also believe very strongly in the gods. it's not the hawaii you see on postcards. after a few days here, you realize what the aloha attitude is all about. i'm standing on a lava field, drenched, but it's pretty nice here. (kala holiday) the hawaiian islands are one of the most isolated landmasses on the planet. and our two closest neighbouring landmasses are the mainland u.s., which is 2500 miles to the east of us and japan, which is about a little bit more than 3000 miles to the west of us. so we're surrounded by thousands of miles of ocean, smack in the centre of the pacific. (sophie fouron) kala holiday, passionate expert of hawaii's indigenous flora and engaged collaborator with big island's national parks,

(sophie fouron) first flight of the day! o.k. good enough.o great barrier island this morning. it's a 30-minute flight from auckland, new zealand. they have incredible fauna and flora over there, as well as secluded and quiet bays and beaches. i think i could get used to this. great barrier is quite isolated.

(sophie fouron) this is japan. but people here don't call themselves japanese.an tokyo. there's something like a million and a half people here, and they're known to live longer than anyone else on the planet. there's a very strong american presence in okinawa. not only did the americans occupy the island after the second world war, they stayed. there's a very big military presence. the fact that these old enemies coexist on this tiny island, but coexist peacefully, says a lot about the people of okinawa.

peacekeeping mission in the region has been shot down by the m ■oÑ (sophie fouron) we're very far frome hotels here. we're in the heart of cuba and it's very hard to sum up this island. cuba feels frozen in time. of course, the old 1950's cars, and there are no billboards on the highways, except the ones that are propaganda. there are no restaurant chains. horses are everywhere. people use them to get around. but yet, even if it feels like we're in the 1960's sometimes, people get by.

.■■■■■■■ ú (sophie fouron) this is japan. but people here don't call themselves japanese.er to taiwan than tokyo. there's something like a million and a half people here, and they're known to live longer than anyone else on the planet. there's a very strong american presence in okinawa. not only did the americans occupy the island after the second world war, they stayed. there's a very big military presence. the fact that these old enemies coexist on this tiny island, but coexist peacefully, says a lot about the people of okinawa.

■oÑÑ■Ñ■ac (sophie fouron) we're very far from the all-inclusive hotels here.cuba and it's very hard to sum up this island. cuba feels frozen in time. of course, the old 1950's cars, and there are no billboards on the highways, except the ones that are propaganda. there are no restaurant chains. horses are everywhere. people use them to get around. but yet, even if it feels like we're in the 1960's sometimes, people get by.

(sophie fouron) we're right in the middle of a lava field.to be a land and a neighbourhood. when you live here, it can be taken by lava, and it can rain any second of the day. there's a very raw and authentic vibe here, on big island. is it because it's the only island of all hawaiian islands that have active volcanoes? they also believe very strongly in the gods. it's not the