What's your favorite GlobeTrekker episode?

v1nce · Joined: 31 Mar 2006 Posts: 15

The Alaska destination with Ian was a pretty cool recent episode I've seen.

Flower · Joined: 06 Apr 2006 Posts: 6

Mine was the one when Megan did the Middle East tour till Oman . . that was cool . . .

Yeah, Ian's Alaska trip was cool too . . . Cool

JC · Joined: 02 Apr 2006 Posts: 111 Location: California

I have a bunch of favs, but the episode in Northern Italy w/Megan is tops for me. So many interesting things going on! Very Happy

explo · Joined: 02 Apr 2006 Posts: 57

Hello people,
My favourite episode is when Estelle took us on an Australian trip,it was amazing ... i can watch it any number of times... i was fascinated by the raw beauty of that land(Ozzieland!!!) amazing ...!!! Cheers!!!

DeluxScan · Joined: 24 May 2006 Posts: 4

I like the Australian ones, too. But the one stuck in my mind is where Ian eats stuffed groundhog somewhere in Mongolia... I think... Really funny!

wrightkerr28 · Joined: 25 Oct 2005 Posts: 88

Trekker Teacher · Joined: 31 May 2005 Posts: 41 Location: South Florida

How about Ian in New Zealand...?

The interactions with the Maori (singing, with his rendition of "Yesterday"), the exteme environments (the glacier hike to the cabin on South Island/the bubbling hot springs of North Island), the extreme sports (how 'bout that 'fly by wire' contraption he jumped on? I believe his quote was "can it get any more ridiculous?!" I think not, except for that scene when he was 'rat jumping' in Auckland)...

That was a fabulous piece of traveling! Thoroughly enjoyable.

seax19 · Joined: 25 May 2006 Posts: 10 Location: Seattle USA

As many years as this show has been running now and as many priceless moments there have been it's pretty hard to pick out just one episode as my all time favorite (no, impossible)

HOWEVER

If we were talking about a favorite moment, I would have to say Ian in Kirghizstan & Uzbekistan when he was invited into the yert and offered a sheep's eyeball... and ATE it Shocked

as to decline would have been a terrible insult (and the man is a vegetarian to boot) his next morning summation of that experience had to be one of the definitive moments of my years of watching this series

munizera01 · Joined: 02 Mar 2005 Posts: 143 Location: South Texas

So very many but the ones I watch over and over are:
Nepal,Mongolia,Vietnam, Mexico City,Czech Republic and Rio!

tetrekker · Joined: 17 Mar 2005 Posts: 18 Location: Ceará, Brazil

The episode in Northern Italy with Megan McCormick is my favorite . I enjoy watching Megan's interactions with people she meets.

ahche79 · Joined: 14 Jun 2006 Posts: 2

PENILYN · Joined: 26 May 2006 Posts: 35 Location: UNITED STATES

ANYTHING THAT HAS IAN, MEGAN, OR SHAPIRO
I LUV THEIR CHARACTERS AND THEY MAKE ME WANT TO TRAVEL EVEN MORE THAN I ALREADY HAVE (WELL SO FAR I'VE JUST BEEN TO THAILAND BUT I'LL BE HEADING TO INDIA SOON!!! Very Happy

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geographyaddict · Joined: 15 Jun 2005 Posts: 17 Location: southern Virginia

My favorite was Ian in Uzbekistan.

I think that was the one where he ate the sheep's eye.

AudreyRose · Joined: 09 Jul 2006 Posts: 4 Location: Orlando, FL

Yesterday, I watched Ian in Mexico and it doesn't get any better than that episode! He was fabulous!

Trekker Teacher · Joined: 31 May 2005 Posts: 41 Location: South Florida

Yeah, that Chile show is a classic...the environmental extremes, the space observatory, the oddly misplaced German town (Frutillar?)...Easter Island was, well, Easter Island: amazing, especially the chat with the anthropologist at the end, explaining the rise and fall of those original inhabitants and the role of the Moari statues.

Bravo, Ian Wright!

Shunkahato · Joined: 28 Jul 2006 Posts: 19 Location: California, USA

I especially enjoyed
>Estelle Bingham's Istanbul city guide (it reminded me of my trip to Israel, it especially reminded me of the Muslim quarter),
>Ian Wright's Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Murmansk tour (I saw this one last year, and I became interested in Russia because of it),
>Ian Wright's Japan tour (I saw this when I was about 7 and it got me interested in Japan)
>Almost any episode with Ian. I remember seeing a lot of them when I was little, and becoming interested in travel because of him. The only episode I didn't like especially was his trip to Tahiti. The begining was good, but he seemed a little bored the rest of the time...

slinkykev · Joined: 21 Jul 2006 Posts: 15

I think mine was is definately Megan in Vietnam, when she visits the minority people in the north, it has an excellent backing track that really catches the vietnamise vibe .... and makes me want to visit again every time i watch Razz

breaks · Joined: 06 Aug 2006 Posts: 58 Location: New York

I can't really say, especially since many of the ones I most want to see, such as Iran, Syria/Jordan/Lebanon, Eithiopia and many from SE Asia, I haven't yet seen. But a random list of contenders would include, Oman and the Gulf, Hawaii, Egypt, French Polynesia, Ultimate Middle East, Peru, Ultimate Mexico, New Zealand I & II, Istanbul, Venice, South India and Rio.

Meshuggeth · Joined: 12 Aug 2006 Posts: 5

Hong Kong and Taiwan.

uktrekkerfan · Joined: 02 Mar 2008 Posts: 6 Location: South East England

Hi, really only just discovered Globetrekker on the Travel channel in the UK and I'm hooked. Educated and entertained at the same time. My favourites include Megan and Ian in New York and Ian when he fell off the boat after that under water wedding, I laughed so hard, thanks. Keep them coming Smile

admin · Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 9:56 am Post subject:

Cynthia · Joined: 12 Dec 2005 Posts: 318 Location: Ontario, Canada

I love that clip too! Can't wait to see the entire episode!!

Cynthia

jimmy6154 · Joined: 10 Mar 2005 Posts: 30

Ian Wright in Mongolia is one of my fav's

Also Zay's trek to New Zealand was awesome. I so want to take the Milford trail someday...

HBboy · Joined: 04 Jan 2007 Posts: 89 Location: California

Northwesttraveler · Joined: 04 Apr 2008 Posts: 4 Location: Seattle

I'm quite fascinated about India, but afraid to go there. I loved when Megan visited the Ashram community and the camera caught them dancing - they seemed so passionate and committed to their beliefs and teachings.

the.collector · Joined: 31 Jul 2008 Posts: 82

The Nepal episode is one of the coolest. I mean.... filmimg it was a DISASTER! What with the monkey biting the director and their equipment not turning up and all! Shocked

And still they got it right! Very Happy

I mean look at the final product ! It was superb!

Dawgzilla · Joined: 13 Sep 2006 Posts: 17

Now that I have seen all the existing regular episodes (still missing 12 specials) I put together a list of my favorites by series:

Series 1: Morocco (IW);

Series 2: SW China (JS) & Turkey (JS);

Series 3: Outback Austrailia (IW), New York 1 (IW), & Peru (NG);

Series 4:Czechoslovakia & Poland (JC);

Series 5: Rio di Janero (IW), Sydney (JS), & Arctic Canada (IW);

Series 6: Deep South USA (IW), So Spain (CC), & Cambodia (IW);

Series 7: Central China (MM), Germany (JS), No Italy (MM), SW Austrailia (EB) & Tahiti and French Polynesia (IW)
Note: just hearing Ian say Tahiti makes that episode worthwhile; Very Happy

Series 8: Bejing (MM) & Istanbul (EB);

Series 9: Hong Kong and Taiwan (MM) & Tuscany (IW);

Series 10: Western Canada (ZH), Tokyo (IW) , & Florida and Bahamas (LT);

Series 11: Midwest USA (JS), Venice (JS), Indian Ocean Islands (IW), & England and Wales (IW);

Series 12: Las Vegas (IW);

Series 13 (so far): Los Angeles (MM)

As I posted in another thread, I have a spreadsheet I use to keep track of the episodes by series and alphabetically that I would be willing to share if there is a way to do so through the forum.

admin · Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 10:22 am Post subject:

You can't - unfortunately - attach spreadsheets to this forum.

However, here are links to pages on our website where all our shows are listed by series and region:

http://www.pilotguides.com/company/licensing_series.php
http://www.pilotguides.com/company/licensing_destination.php

Sonja :o) · Joined: 29 Nov 2008 Posts: 43 Location: Canada

That's a reeeeally tough question!!! I want to just say all of them, but that's no fun. So I'll tell you one scene (amongst many ...but I could just go on and on) that I think was absolutely incredible: Jellyfish Lake (I'm pretty sure it was Micronesia with Megan). I can't even imagine what it must feel like swimming there. the footage was breathtaking though Very Happy

I agree with the rest of you, the shows that you guys have mentioned (from the ones that I've seen...although I'm sure also the ones I haven't) were definitely great!

Cynthia · Joined: 12 Dec 2005 Posts: 318 Location: Ontario, Canada

ahh.. I remember the Jellyfish Lake - was that ever spectacular! I agree with you Sonja! Great episode!

Cynthia

piloto · Joined: 28 Oct 2008 Posts: 18 Location: Madrid (Spain)

My episodies favorites:

01.06. ISLAS DEL PACIFICO: FIJI, VANUATU Y SALOMON (Ian)
01.10. ECUADOR Y LAS ISLAS GALAPAGOS (Justine)

My globe-trekkers favorites:

- Justine Shapiro.
- Andrew Daddo

(Adela Ucar, is globe-trekker spanish)

Cynthia · Joined: 12 Dec 2005 Posts: 318 Location: Ontario, Canada

piloto, I've seen both those episodes too and I agree, they are both very good! Smile

Cynthia