The host travels to the remote Lord Howe Island, a tiny Pacific gem off Australia's east coast. Isolated and self-sufficient, the island's residents thrive using its natural resources amid a close-knit community spirit. George explores a remarkable multigenerational renovation - a home built on sweat, ingenuity and a family legacy so moving it brings him to tears. He visits a stunning coastal retreat sought after by the rich and famous, where style meets seclusion, before diving into an ocean paradise where coral gardens line backyards - and friendly turtles virtually mix with humans.

The architect ventures deep into New Zealand's Marlborough Sounds, on the edge of one of the wildest and most unforgiving stretches of water in the world. Among the maze of secluded bays and forested ridges, he finds a dangerously remote barn conversion, climbs aboard a replica pirate ship and visits an iconic architecturally designed home.