Media News
New Delhi, February 8, 2012
This February, journey around the world with some of the most intrepid and experienced names in travel as your guides on Globe Trekker. Join hosts and experienced excursionists like Ian Wright, Megan McCormick, Matt Young and Zay Harding on their adventures as they discover offbeat locations and immerse themselves in the culture, food and people that make every place they visit special.
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Back with its fifteenth season featuring all new destinations, Globe Trekker will take viewers on a trip truly worth remembering. Globe Trekker will air on TLC every Friday night at 8 p.m. starting February 10.
Talking about the show, Rahul Johri, senior vice president and general manager of Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific –South Asia said, "TLC is India's favourite lifestyle destination that offers the best travel experiences covering exotic locations with enigmatic hosts in the comfort of your living room. Globe Trekker is one of the longest running series on TLC and continues to be viewers' all-time favourite travel programme."
With spicy treats and sun kissed beaches, places of immense historical relevance and others that are just a plain old good time, Globe Trekker will make you want to give in to your wanderlust and roam the globe with our ever entertaining and informative hosts. From dodging rickshaws and sampling local delicacies in Bangladesh with Heather Morris to a stagecoach ride straight out of the old Wild West in Texas with Zay Harding and a plethora of exciting and amazing experiences along the way, Globe Trekker on TLC is sure to entertain and give you great ideas for your next holiday!
Some of the destinations covered on TLC's Globe Trekker:
Bangladesh: In Globe Trekker Bangladesh we follow host Holly Morris on an adventure through one of most populated countries on the planet. Her trip starts in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. Then it is on to the Sunderban National Park, where Holly joins a group of local villagers on a trek deep into the forest to find honey.
Papua New Guinea: Globe Trekker Zay Harding rises to the challenge of a truly unique and unforgettable experience in the unspoiled beaches and untamed jungles (and even active volcanoes!) of the islands of Papua New Guinea.
World War Two in Pacific: In this Globe Trekker Special, Ian Wright, Megan McCormick, Matt Young and Zay Harding travel across the Pacific, visiting key Second World War locations in some of the world's remotest and most beautiful places. The journey starts at Pearl Harbour, Hawaii with Megan McCormick. Ian Wright wraps up the episode with a visit to the Peace Museum in Nagasaki.
Eastern Canada: In this show Zoe D'Amato, native of Nova Scotia uncovers hidden gems about a country she thought she had already covered! Her journey through Eastern Canada starts at Cape Spear, the eastern most point of the North American continent. After exploring nearby St John's, the capital of Newfoundland and Labrador Zoe takes to the water and her boat is immediately surrounded by Hump Back whales.
London: Join our host Brianna Barnes as she visits Britain's exciting capital city, which seamlessly blends its rich and varied history with a modern day culture, perpetually evolving into the London of today. Here she visits Buckingham Palace and The National Museum.
East Texas: Globe Trekker East Texas has everything you'd expect from a show about Texas and more than a few surprises. As presenter Zay Harding makes his way across the urban and rural landscapes of this green and genteel part of the State, he encounters everything from cowboys, rodeos and oil, to prisons, guns and rockets.
West Texas: In Globe Trekker West Texas presenter Zay Harding begins his journey in the state capitol, Austin. They say everything is bigger in Texas and nowhere is this more apparent than in the Western half of the State.
The Mid Atlantic states: From the Founding Fathers to Andy Warhol, Globe Trekker's journey through the Mid Atlantic States of America features a glimpse into the characters and colorful history of the region, covering parts of New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.
For further information, please contact:
Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific
Karuna Gulyani
Tel: +919810701206
E-mail: karuna_gulyani@discovery.com