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Intro: James O'Reilly and Larry Habegger introduce Travelers' Tales from Around the World.

Troglodytes in Gaul: James O'Reilly shares his discomfort with his inadequate French in a Paris restaurant.

The Road to Donegal Town: Larry Habegger imagines spirits from the past in an abandoned Irish village.

Games: Richard Sterling invents a new sport in the streets of Saigon.

In Salamanca: James O'Reilly recalls a remarkable character and dreams of lottery riches from long ago in Spain.

Into the Khumbu: Larry Habegger is saved by a saint on a remote trail in Nepal.

Mohammed Ali: Brad Newsham exchanges extraordinary gifts with an illiterate New Delhi ear cleaner and redisovers the power of language.

On and Off the Autoroute: James O'Reilly encounters the hideous intimacy of war at the Peace Museum in Normandy.

The Richest Gift: As a young sailor during the fall of Saigon, Richard Sterling rescues a lost boy and gives him a parting gift when his family is located on another ship, then the years pass....