TV series

Globe Trekker

Name: Globe Trekker
Released: 1994
Cast: Nikki Grosse, Shilpa Mehta, Neil Gibson, Jonathan Atherton, Estelle Bingham

1994–· 17 seasons· 52 min episodesTV-PG★ 8.2Returning series

On Channel 4 — From Pilot Productions

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Synopsis

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.

Themes

travel explore adventure

Episodes

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E1 Indonesia: The Eastern IslandsNext upDec 31, 1994 · 52 min
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Traveller Mark Crowdy
E2 La Ruta Maya: The Yucatan, Belize & GuatemalaAug 21, 1994 · 52 min
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Traveller Justine Shapiro
E3 MoroccoAug 28, 1994 · 52 min
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Traveller Ian Wright
E4 JamaicaNov 9, 1994 · 52 min
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Traveller Ian Wright
E5 AlaskaDec 31, 1994 · 52 min
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Traveller Ian Wright
E6 Pacific Islands: Fiji, Vanuatsu & the Solomon IslandsDec 31, 1994 · 52 min
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Traveller Ian Wright
E7 Australia: The South EastDate to be announced · 52 min
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Traveller Ian Wright
E8 VietnamDate to be announced · 52 min
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Justine Shapiro travels to Vietnam, a country which stretches 1000 miles along the east coast of the Indochinese peninsula.
E9 Brazil: The North EastDate to be announced · 52 min
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Traveller Ian Wright
E10 Ecuador and the Galapagos IslandsDate to be announced · 52 min
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Traveller Justine Shapiro
E11 Japan: Tokyo to TaiwanNov 30, 1993 · 52 min
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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.
E12 North India: Varanasi to the HimalayasDate to be announced · 52 min
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Traveller Andrew Daddo
E13 Africa: Zimbabwe, Botswana & NamibiaDate to be announced · 52 min
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Traveller Andrew Daddo