The sensory overload of cities in India can be overwhelming.

It might also change how you view the world. Just ask Martin Sheen.

Finally, when I did surrender to where I was and what was going on,

it had a profound effect on me, and particularly no place greater than India.

Mark Van Haniker tells us how his job as a pilot

provides a rare view of the world's cities.

When we land in these cities and we experience them in a really unique way,

we see them again and again, and we come to know them almost like distant relatives.

While Chandler O'Leary reminds us how no two islands are alike when you hop around

the San Juan Islands of the Pacific Northwest.

I think it's important to view a trip to the San Juan Islands through the lens

of conservation and protection.

She recommends her favorites, including some of the tiny ones,

where you can enjoy being all alone.

Let's explore the world together in the hour ahead.

It's travel with Rick Steves.

After Martin Sheen tells us how filming on location

has sometimes shown him realities that changed his world view.

And an intercontinental pilot explains how his stops in exotic cities around the world

help him to better appreciate his own hometown.

It came as quite a shock to find out that our first guest on today's program

passed away suddenly.

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