Michael bores his son with "dry history" in Germany's Bavarian Alps, while Jack tries to liven up their first stop with motorcycles and skis.
Jack and Michael channel Harry Houdini and take a boat ride in Budapest, and then have an odd border-control experience on a road trip to Transylvania.
In Romania, Michael and Jack pay a visit to "royalty" and an unusual cemetery. Later, they go to little-visited Moldova to meet Sunstroke Project.
Michael puts Jack through military training in Kiev, and then they head to Chernobyl before Jack drags his dad to a clown festival in Odessa.
Jack treats his father to a luxurious birthday trip to Istanbul, where they visit a hookah lounge and Michael recalls a wild night with David Bowie.
