Justine Shapiro
Traveler
Globe Trekker (1994)
Season 2
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
S2E1 - Israel & The Sinai Desert
Traveller Justine Shapiro's journey through the Holy Land begins in Tel Aviv where she joins the Israeli population celebrating the start of Shabbat. Traditionally Friday night is spent with the family, but Justine finds there's a thriving clubbing scene in Israel's capital.
The first leg of her journey takes her north of Tel Aviv to the holy city of Safed where she learns about Jewish mysticism and spend time working with other travellers on a kibbutz near the Golan Heights.
S2E2 - Central Asia: Uzbekistan and Kirghizstan
Traveller Ian Wright
S2E3 - South West China
Traveller Justine Shapiro
S2E4 - South India
Traveller Justine Shapiro
S2E5 - Iceland & Greenland
Traveller Ian Wright
S2E6 - Turkey
Traveller Justine Shapiro
S2E7 - New York City
Traveller Ian Wright
S2E8 - East Africa: Tanzania & Zanzibar
Traveller Ian Wright
S2E9 - The American Rockies
Traveller Ian Wright
S2E10 - Globe Trekker: Chile and Easter Island
Traveller Ian Wright
S2E11 - Baja California & Copper Canyon
Traveller Ian Wright
S2E12 - West Africa: Benin, Burkina Faso & Mali
Traveller Justine Shapiro
S2E13 - Corsica, Sardinia & Sicily
Enjoying water sports in Corsica; Ajaccio, the birthplace of Napoleon; the Italian island of Sardinia; the Festival of Santa Rosalia.
Nov. 15, 1996, midnight
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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