A documentary series focused on Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl, most notable for his Kon-Tiki expedition, in which he sailed by raft 4,300 miles from South America to the Tuamotu Islands. A romantic escapist, a notorious egotripper, a great adventurer - Thor Heyerdahl claimed to be a scientist, but scholars never accepted him as such. He questioned academica and stirred up debate, but most of all he opened up a world of possibilities. Through his daring expeditions he captured the imagination of millions of people. And behind his imagination lay a paradise lost.