we know a thing by its opposite. hot means nothing without cold, and since i m traveling the world to explore the nature of happiness and my own struggles to find it, i decide to visit an unhappy place. and if i m going to do unhappy, i want somewhere that does it with panache and takes pride in its wallowing, somewhere full of beautiful expressions like, i don t want to feel good. i just want my neighbor to feel bad. [upbeat acoustic music] welcome to bulgaria. [nicky blitz blast off ] - getting too close, better pull on back - what if i travel the world, exploring what makes some places happier than others? - need a one-two. - i m looking at the ways that where we are. - yeah, i m a-comin , i m a-comin - affect who we are. - whoo, i m a-comin i m a-comin , yeah. - it s been said that the search for happiness is the chief source of unhappiness. - i m a-comin , i m a-comin . - well, that s okay. i m already unhappy, so i ve got nothing to lose
[high-pitched rewind whine] [projector humming] i grew up as a big-headed baby in seattle, moved to nicaragua when i was three, made friends with parrots and sloths. moved back to washington state when i was five, learned to play the bassoon. moved to illinois and joined the drama club, and eventually, i landed in los angeles as dunder mifflin s assistant to the regional manager. - please welcome rainn wilson. - rainn wilson. - yet for all my success, my wife and son, whom i love, a nice house, people tattooing my face on their feet. [beeping, whirring] [sighs] you d think i d be happier. [upbeat music] but like so many others, i struggle. to find fulfillment. amy. to find true joy. i need to be honest with you all. it s just i ve been going through a really hard time recently on a number of different levels, and i ve been feeling a little bit low, a little bit less than, a little depressed and humbled and lost these days. and so i ve churned through countless thera
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won the race for female and male categories in the london marathon. now on bbc news conservationist michaela strachan travels to turkey to explore its vast pine forests and to meet the people helping to preserve turkey s precious bee and bear populations. i am michaela strachan, a wildlife presenter who is passionate about conservation. my work has taken me all over the world. and in that time, i have seen huge changes, many due to climate change. in extreme conservation, we meet inspirational people who ve dedicated their lives to protecting the natural world. this time, i m in turkey. this country s stunning forests are facing devastating losses. but it is notjust the trees that need saving. it is also the creatures. i m meeting the remarkable people trying to save honeybees. you are a bee whisperer! ..and those building turkey s brown bears a safe to roam. this is extreme conservation turkey. turkey is huge, a vast and varied country stretching over 1,500km. turkey is surr
hello and welcome to switzerland. i m in the town of chateau d oex. it s known for its gruyere cheese, which is delicious, and the international balloon festival, held in the valley behind me every winter. but let s start somewhere a little warmer. mexico city s ancient canal network was first built by the aztecs. it stretches 180 kilometres and these days the whole district, and these days, the whole district of xochimilco is a unesco world heritage site, but one that could do with a bit of a clean up. we sent eva zu beck there to find out why. check out all these amazing boats, they re so colourful. these are called trajineras. i was honestly expecting to go on a quiet little boat ride, but this place is a realfiesta. we re stuck in a trafficjam of like ten different boats, tourist boats, shop boats. the moment you leave behind the super busy embarcaderos of xochimilco, it feels like you enter a completely different world. there s so much wildlife here, so much greenery. it