Lonely Planet

"Might that be like I don't like Jane's because my 1st girlfriend was a Jane?"

I love the Globe Trekker show, except for one thing. They ONLY lasted 17 years & I want more! Most all episodes were great but can't speak for ALL of them, so I only gave the show a TEN!!! I liked it in part because it had a different flare to it...coming from the U.K. Nice accents, good music, interesting locations & people, great attitude towards everything. But about that woman's ego mentioned, I don't now about that, besides nobody always has a great day. I really liked all the foreign location & their take here of the U.S.

Great that it wasn't a rich person's tourist viewpoint of the places to consume but rather about the locals they met & everything I'd like to know.

Does anyone know if I can see the other episodes somewhere online?

This show is really excellent, all the travelers are funny, and are good hosts, the only travel show that is funnier is "Travelers"!

You really see the culture, and get to know the people in the countries, I think that Discovery Civilisation made a good step snatching this show away, Megan is my favorite traveler, my favorite episodes are Egypt and India.

Enjoyment: 5/5 Violence: 2/5 Family Viewing: 4/5

Rating: 4 & 3 quarters out of 5.

"Lonely Planet" is great! It is more than just a tour guide -you really get to know the place and the people (the theme song is also wonderful!).

All travelers are quite funny and creative - what makes the show even better.

I wish I had money to visit all those incredible sights. Who knows? Maybe someday there'll be an opportunity.

When this was originally conceived, it was meant to represent a guide to backpackers on a off the beaten path traveling. It's timing was just perfect for a couple of reasons. At its start in 1994, the world is just opening up as the cold war ends and everybody starts looking for tourism. People have started going to places where no outsiders have ever been. But it's not too late that these places start to turn into tourist traps, and the world becomes an homogenized place. In fact, that's what is happening to the show in the last few years. Everywhere is starting to look the same. This is not a pretty tourism production. At least it wasn't at the start. It was guerrilla filming at the time. That's when it was the greatest. Now closing in on 20 years, it is maybe past its prime.

In Canada this show was titled just "Lonely Planet" I was glued to the TV throughout the 1990s watching every episode I could, until it disappeared. I would love to re-watch them all and all the ones I missed.