Difficulty:
Intermediate
United Kingdom
In her own brash, uninhibited and stylish way, Amy Winehouse sings about being unfaithful to the guy she loves. Her defensiveness when she was found out prompted the title “You Know I’m No Good.”
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
Tomás is sometimes greeted with incredulity by new passengers who can't believe he's so young. But the pilot has already racked up hundreds of flights between the remote island communities of Penobscot Bay, often navigating rough, unpaved forest landing strips.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
In this song from her album You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love, Californian pop star Olivia Rodrigo sings of being infatuated with a guy she stalks online and then finally gets to be with in person.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
Over decades, Moody’s Diner has become a social hub for its long-standing customers, and any change to its décor and menu can only happen with their agreement! Maine’s Penobscot Bay, with its many islands, is famous for lobsters and sailing, and it’s here we meet Tomás Sowles, a young commercial pilot loading his plane for an early morning flight.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
Machines and the sawmill are not Alan’s only interests. He’s also an enthusiastic musician, with dreams of getting his own song played on the radio. Along the Maine coast, oysters are farmed where the rivers and creeks meet the sea, and we meet Judy, who’s been a waitress at her family’s restaurant for over forty years.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
Deep in the Maine woods, sawmill owner Alan Higgins shows us how he gets along just fine by repairing and reusing what he has. When he’s not hard at work at the mill, he can be found tinkering with trucks and old sports cars in his yard.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
Mike and his team find time to test out some of the surfboards they've built. Nearby, we visit a pier that once had a ballroom and hosted some of the biggest names in US music history, and a lighthouse commissioned by George Washington himself.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
United Kingdom
This “Britpop” classic from the mid-nineties sees Oasis at the height of their popularity. It was one of the defining tracks of the era, taking the nation by storm with its big chorus and singalong lyrics.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
The unstable surface of a paddleboard makes yoga challenging for the body and mind alike. Next, we cross over into the state of Maine, where craftsmen use hand tools and traditional boatbuilding techniques to build bespoke and beautiful wooden surfboards.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
Tate McRae’s “It’s ok I’m ok” is a breakup song about moving on with confidence and refusing to be hurt by an ex’s new relationship. It uses repeated reassurance to show emotional closure, but the sharp tone suggests there’s still some lingering bitterness underneath.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
The rugged stretch between Boston and the Canadian border is the final leg of our journey up the East Coast of the USA. On the coast of New Hampshire, we meet Shauna Fraser, an instructor giving paddleboard yoga classes.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
The cranberry harvest is a time of fervent activity, as the community of growers help each other to bring in the precious crops. Leaving the farm behind, we head to the arrival point of the most famous boat in American history, The Mayflower, and then on to the city of Boston.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
As our tour of New England finishes in the city of Boston, we meet Jessie Banhazl, an urban farmer. Her initiative and enthusiasm led her to pioneer vegetable growing techniques on the only remaining space available across the metropolis – the city’s vast and unoccupied rooftops.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
United Kingdom
English New Romantic group Duran Duran play an excellent cover of the classic Doors song "The Crystal Ship," with its dreamlike lyrics and an added whistled solo.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
Leaving the seals of Cape Cod behind, we head north, passing the canal that separates the peninsula from the mainland. A short way inland, we visit a cranberry bog run by Dawn Gates-Allen, who talks about what makes cranberry farming unique.
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