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By admin, on May 11th, 2012
Filming Starts this Month for our Globe Trekker Round The World Special Edition with all your Favourite Presenters!
The Globe Trekker Round the World Series is a six-part mini-series dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the ground breaking and award-winning series.
To mark the momentous occasion our popular hosts Ian Wright, Justine Shapiro and Megan McCormack re-join the Globe Trekker team, each taking on a leg of a round the world marathon visiting some of the best sites the world has to offer.
 Episode 1: Across America: Route 66 and Beyond
Justine Shapiro kicks off the journey with a road trip west across the United States, following in the footsteps of the American Dream. Starting in Washington DC she follows the Blue Ridge Parkway to Nashville and Memphis, birth places of American country and soul. After a brief countryside respite in Arkansas Justine hits legendary Route 66 from Oklahoma to Los Angeles, where she celebrates Memorial Day.
 Episode 2: Pan- Americana: Conquistadors, Aztecs and Incas
Brianna Barnes’ adventure takes her south along the Pacific coast and the Pan-American Highway exploring the myths and treasures that once drew the Conquistadors to the kingdoms of Latin America. Following their trail she visits Silver Mines in Mexico and the golden cities of the Aztecs of Mexico and Incas of Peru before reaching the parched deserts of Chile and eventually its capital Santiago.
 Episode 3: Pacific Journeys
Zay Harding embarks on an ocean voyage along the waters charted by famous explorers such as Captain James Cook, Louis-Antoine de Bougainville and Captain Bligh and his Bounty Mutineers. Island-hopping from the Easter Islands to Tahiti, Pitcairn to Tonga and from New Caledonia to Norfolk Island he tracks their journey, meeting a whole bunch of their descendents along the way.
 Episode 4: Silk Road: Xi’an to Kashgar
Megan McCormick follows the legendary trade route in China along which caravans of treasures once found their way into Europe. Starting at the silk capital of Xi’an she passes Jiayugan and the Jade Gate, once frontier towns on the edge to the uncivilized western world. Passing through the Flaming Mountains she stops to sample the wines and grapes of Turpan, one of the lowest and hottest places on earth.
After visiting a 1000 Buddha cave in Kuqa she ends her journey at the famous Kashgar Market where wares from east and west are still traded today.
Holly Morris takes over the journey in Central Asia, where silk was traded for “flying horses” from the fertile Ferghana Valley. Crossing the Jiptik Pass to Osh she then explores the ancient Kingdoms of Samarkand and Merv before crossing the stony desert of Mangistau in Kazakhstan. A turbulent ferry ride across the Caspian Sea brings her to Azerbaijan, her last stop before reaching the caravanserais of Turkey and finally the bazaars of Istanbul.
 Episode 6: East to West: Istanbul to Vienna
Ian Wright takes up the journey in Istanbul from where he follows historic trails through the heart of Europe and the Balkans, where once the Ottomans pushed into Europe. Crossing the Black Sea into Bulgaria he explores vampire myths before continuing to Serbia, where the Nis Skull Tower stands as a reminder of Ottoman raids and rule.
After a ride on the Narrow Gauge Railway it’s on to the Croatian coast and a road trip to Dubrovnik, Split and Rijeka. After a quick dip in the world’s largest thermal lake in Hungary his journey ends in Vienna, old world capital of wide avenues and wedding cake mansions that withstood Ottoman attack and that stands in full splendor until this day.
By admin, on November 15th, 2011
 
Just in time for the Holiday season, and back by (very) popular demand, the intrepid team of gallivanters have restocked their supplies of Globe Trekker T-shirts for your purchasing pleasure!
As if that wasn’t enough, to celebrate our upcoming 20th Anniversary, we’ve brought out a special themed version of the best-selling original. Both are available in S,M,L,XL and come in either Green (Globe Trekker) or White (Anniversary edition).
Details:
- RRP – $20.00
- Made from pure natural 100% cotton
- Fully machine washable
- Sizes: small, medium, large, extra large
- Colour: green or white
By admin, on October 20th, 2011
 Filming over the River Kwai for Globetrekker World War 2 Pacific Within six months of Pearl Harbour the Japanese conquered a vast empire across the Pacific and Southeast Asia, and decided they needed to build a new railway line from Thailand to supply their troops in Burma on the front line of their expanding empire. Visiting the famous ‘Bridge over the River Kwai’ in Kanchanaburi, Thailand, Zay Harding travels along the line which came to be known as the ‘Death Railway’, as a result of the 12,000 Allied Prisoners of War, and more than 80,000 Asian labourers, who were worked to death building the railway for the Japanese.
Zay attends the Memorial Day Ceremony to honour those who died during the US invasion of June 1944, and visits Banzai Gulch and Suicide Cliff with local historian Don Farrell. Here he learns about the suicidal banzai charge of over 3,000 cornered Japanese troops, as well as the shocking suicides of over 5000 Japanese civilians who jumped from the island cliffs!
By admin, on September 30th, 2011
Globe Trekker, now in its 15th series, is the longest running travel series currently on television and the longest running independently produced travel series ever made and in 2012 we are going to be celebrating our 20th Anniversary!
To mark the historic event, we’ve got over 10 hours of new programmes, including a six-hour Round the World marathon airing in October 2012 and will feature some of your best-loved presenters including the ever-charming cheeky chap Ian Wright, Justine Shapiro and Megan McCormick. Also for your viewing pleasure will be a three-hour travel block, London 2012, featuring all new episodes, available in early July, 2012, just before the London Olympics. A one hour behind the scenes special, The Making of Globe Trekker, will also air.
As if that wasn’t enough, for all you fans out there who want to take a trip down memory lane, we’ve produced some awesome themed postcards packs that you can buy from our online store at a wallet-friendly $4.99 or get the set for $19.99. Each specially themed postcard set features 20 images taken from our various worldly travels over the years and you can choose either one or all of the following: “Presenters”, “Faces”, “Ian Wright”, “Crew”, and “Landscapes.”
By admin, on August 5th, 2011
 Zoe D'Amato at Fêtes de la Nouvelle France, Quebec Fêtes de la Nouvelle France / New France Festival (August 4th – 8th, 2011)
One thing has remained constant in the heritage of Quebec City: It has always been the heart and soul of French North America.
Globe Trekker Zoe D’Amato visits Old Quebec and travels back in time to the 18th century where thousands of people roam the cobbled streets dressed in period costume, enjoying the food and entertainment on offer.
She meets a small army of characters: from musicians, singers, dancers, street performers, storytellers and costumed pioneers – to a parade of 16ft. papier maché giants of historical characters: Captaine Vaillant, Monsieur de Taillon and Nicolas dit Noble Coeur.
From all over Quebec, Acadia, Canada, and Louisiana (the Cajuns), people of French heritage return to be immersed in French history and culture.
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Episode 5: Silk Road: Kashgar to Istanbul
