Justine Shapiro
Traveler
Globe Trekker (1994)
Season 1
Globe Trekker is an adventure tourism television series produced by Pilot Productions. The British series was inspired by the Lonely Planet travelbooks and began airing in 1994. Globe Trekker is broadcast in over 40 countries across six continents. Each episode features a host, called a traveller, who travels with a camera crew to a country—often, a relatively exotic locale—and experiences the sights, sounds, and culture that the location has to offer. Special episodes feature in-depth city, beach, dive, shopping, history, festival, and food guides. The show often goes far beyond popular tourist destinations in order to give viewers a more authentic look at local culture. Presenters usually participate in different aspects of regional life, such as attending a traditional wedding or visiting a mining community. They address the viewer directly, acting as tourists-turned-tour guides, but are also filmed interacting with locals and discovering interesting locations in unrehearsed sequences. Globe Trekker also sometimes includes brief interviews with backpackers who share tips on independent travel in that particular country.
Released Aug. 20, 1994
Episode 50 min
12+
Genres: Adventure, Documentary
Keywords: imdb.travel-reality-tv, imdb.exploration, imdb.europe, imdb.middle-east, imdb.travel, imdb.africa, imdb.solitary + 5 more, imdb.australia, imdb.non-fiction, tmdb.travel, tmdb.explore, tmdb.adventure
Production Companies: Pilot Productions
Network: PBS
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Indonesia: The Eastern Islands
Traveller Mark Crowdy
Dec. 31, 1994, midnight
S1E2 - La Ruta Maya: The Yucatan, Belize & Guatemala
Traveller Justine Shapiro
Aug. 21, 1994, midnight
S1E3 - Morocco
Traveller Ian Wright
Aug. 28, 1994, midnight
S1E4 - Jamaica
Traveller Ian Wright
Nov. 9, 1994, midnight
S1E5 - Alaska
Traveller Ian Wright
Dec. 31, 1994, midnight
S1E6 - Pacific Islands: Fiji, Vanuatsu & the Solomon Islands
Traveller Ian Wright
Dec. 31, 1994, midnight
S1E7 - Australia: The South East
Traveller Ian Wright
S1E8 - Vietnam
Traveller Megan McCormick
S1E9 - Brazil: The North East
Traveller Ian Wright
S1E10 - Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands
Traveller Justine Shapiro
S1E11 - Japan: Tokyo to Taiwan
Ian Wright goes on an unusual journey to the Southern Islands of Japan - from Kyushu down to the Yaeyama Islands, Japans westernmost point. Ian island-hops through the Pacific Islands and proves that even Japan can be done on a budget.
Nov. 30, 1993, midnight
S1E12 - North India: Varanasi to the Himalayas
Traveller Andrew Daddo
S1E13 - Africa: Zimbabwe, Botswana & Namibia
Traveller Andrew Daddo
Network: PBS
Episode Runtime: 50 min.
Season Runtime: 50 min.
Released: Aug. 20, 1994
Last Air Date: April 22, 2012, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: TV-G
Common sense age: 12+
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