It's been 40 years since the summer of the moving marries in Ireland's County Cork.

One thing led to another. Within a week, thousands of people were arriving every night to the Grotto to watch it move.

Coming up here about some of the oddest things in Ireland. Or head over to Copenhagen

that visualize what the Nordic world was once like at the Viking Ship Museum.

Sea shipbuilders in action, you know, splitting the logs, hammering in the iron nails,

and it's really fascinating.

Or make your own special magic, bicycling the legendary Silk Road across Asia.

Cooling down on desert night rides in Uzbekistan comes highly recommended.

I feel like I came to know that country more by its constellations than by any terrestrial

landmarks. It was absolutely surreal to be sort of flying through the stars in this

incredibly flat desert. Discover the peculiar side of Ireland, Viking sites in Scandinavia,

and what a really long bike journey can show you. It's Travel with Rick Steves.

Kate Harris is said to have a grudge against borders.

She lives off-grid in a cabin,

up where British Columbia and the Yukon converge

near the backside of southeast Alaska.

So for her, the end of the road is always just out of sight.

She tells us about her epic bike journey across Central Asia's historic trading route

that we call the Silk Road. That's in just a bit.

Plus, a guide from Oslo recommends sites where you can get in touch with the Viking spirit

of Scandinavia.

Let's start today's travel with Rick Steves looking at some of the oddities of Ireland.

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