Sep 21st, 2011 at 11:00AM:
I love TV travel porn. Turn on a little Rick Steves traipsing around Europe's back doors, Ian Wright of Globetrekker getting hamstrung in a Turkish hammam, or Anthony Bourdain slurping up Pho in Vietnam on No Reservations, and I am fixated. Hell, I'll even watch the awkwardly matched foursome of Gwyneth Paltrow, Chef Mario Batali, food writer Mark Bittman, and Spanish actress Claudia Bassols ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Sep 21st, 2011 at 11:00AM:
I love TV travel porn. Turn on a little Rick Steves traipsing around Europe's back doors, Ian Wright of Globetrekker getting hamstrung in a Turkish hammam, or Anthony Bourdain slurping up Pho in Vietnam on No Reservations, and I am fixated. Hell, I'll even watch the awkwardly matched foursome of Gwyneth Paltrow, Chef Mario Batali, food writer Mark Bittman, and Spanish actress Claudia Bassols ...Reality television show Expedition Impossible debuts in June
May 22nd, 2011 at 8:00AM: A new reality television show entitled Expedition Impossible is set to make its debut on ABC this June, pitting 13 teams of three against one another in what looks to be an adrenaline fueled competition through remote regions of Morocco. The show, which seems to combine elements of The Amazing Race and the sport of adventure racing, comes to us courtesy of Mark Burnett, the mastermind behind ...Mark Burnett casting for new adventure travel show
Nov 14th, 2010 at 8:00AM: Mark Burnett, the famous television producer responsible for such reality shows as Survivor and The Apprentice, is looking for teams of contestants to compete in a new race that will send them to remote places, where they'll solve problems and compete in various challenges.
The new show is entitled Expedition Impossible and seems to resemble The Amazing Race, at least on a cursory level. The ...Amazing Race Season 3, episode 4: New Zealand where kiwis are hard to stomp with bare feet
Oct 20th, 2008 at 11:30AM: After Phil recapped that La Paz, at nearly 13,000 feet is the highest capital in the world, and that the feud between Starr & Nick and Christy & Kelly is still a plot twist, the teams headed for Auckland, New Zealand for the 4th episode of The Amazing Race.
Heading to Auckland from La Paz was a slam dunk. Everyone, including Dallas who said, "I don't even know where New Zealand is," was ...Travel Channel to show Season 12 of Amazing Race
Aug 28th, 2008 at 1:30PM: To tide you over until Amazing Race 13 begins on September 28, tune into The Travel Channel. Starting September 3 at 8 p.m. EST, season 12 will be shown.
Although the winners from season 12 are known-- Rachel and T.K., the couple who had smart ideas about how to use the dough (although with the abysmal showing of the current market and housing crisis, I wonder how that went?) there are travel ...I Survived a Japanese Game Show: Thumbs up
Jun 25th, 2008 at 11:40AM: Yesterday, I wondered if ABC's I Survived a Japanese Game Show would be really awful or very funny. I had some concern that there would be cultural insensitivity that would make for very bad TV. My teenage daughter, who I corralled to watch with me, and I laughed and laughed.
Hollywood got it right.
Whoever thought of this show likes people and knows something about what it feels like to be ...Times of India and circle of peace: An expat story
Dec 31st, 2007 at 3:00PM: Even though this was Martha's week to cover The Amazing Race, I was once again drawn into the foray of the global dash. When the teams were told to pick up The Times of India when they got to Mumbai, I flashed on my own The Times of India connection. It links to the theme of Aaron's recent expat post and the question of expats and lifestyle.
The expat question is a complicated issue that I have ...The Amazing Race 12, Episode 2 recap
Nov 12th, 2007 at 9:30AM: It's Episode 2 of season 12 of The Amazing Race and the show starts out with teams starting to leave at (ugh) 12am. Their mission? To get to Amsterdam as quickly as possible. First we watched them as they drove to the Shannon airport, and I got a good laugh at the two blonds, Shanna and Jennifer -- first they commented on how difficult the race is because, like, oh my god, they haven't been able ...The Amazing Race All-Stars: 1798 Miles and Lots of Bad Accents
Feb 19th, 2007 at 9:40AM: I love watching The Amazing Race. While I don't care much for the teammate squabbling, I love seeing so many remote parts of the world, many of which are non-traditional staples of American TV viewing. This season, the series' 11th, boasts the so-called All-Stars. Featuring some teams you may have rooted for in the past -- and some teams you may not have rooted for -- this season will, no doubt, ...
