$100 Taxi Ride: (Ep4) - Beppu/Barbados

This sleepy coastal town in southwest Japan is one of the world's most active geothermal sites, where boiling water steams from the ground (there are nearly 3,000 hot springs all over town). Mr. Kakuta our cabbie takes us on Japan's first wooden roller coaster and we experience a variety of refreshing, therapeutic and otherwise tantalizing ways to let heat in, toxins out. The first is a sand bath where we're buried up to our heads in over 40 degree Celsius sand and then we get to soak in hot outdoor mud. Next stop is the Hihokan Sex Museum, where Mr. Kakuta assures us there is a distinct barrier between nudity and sexuality in Japan! We next arrive in the western-most islands of the West Indies - Barbados just in time for a conga line celebration. From there it's a laid-back exploration of Bajan life and history, guided by Derrick,a third generation taxi driver. We take a break from the sun, surf and spectacular scenery to explore the Harrison's Caves.