Globe Trekker 14
DISCOVERY TRAVEL & LIVING'S MOST POPULAR GLOBE TREKKERS RETURN FOR A BRAND NEW SEASON
Got a bad case of wanderlust? Discovery Travel & Living has the cure! This month, your favourite hosts Ian Wright, Justine Shapiro and Megan McCormick - together with some of their like-minded friends - are back with a brand new season of GLOBE TREKKER with an inspirational destination guide to the planet. Synonymous with carefree, out-of-the-ordinary travel, GLOBE TREKKER explores some of the world's most unique sites and cities, and delves beneath the surface to discover time-honoured traditions.
Shot on location in some of the world's most exotic surroundings, GLOBE TREKKER transports us to unforgettable destinations, documenting the journeys of intrepid guides Ian Wright, Justine Shapiro, Megan McCormick and many others. Never afraid to rub shoulders with the weird and wonderful, each episode is a riot of personality and experiences. Revel in the eccentric and amazing as our travel hosts encounter the inhabitants of the land, sample the cuisine, and soak up the culture and bask in the breathtaking landscapes.
Destinations in the latest series include Turkey, Syria, Barcelona, South Atlantic and Antarctica among many others. Taking the independent traveller ethos to the very limit, these plucky individuals always manage to discover unique facets of any destination. Armchair travellers be warned - you might be inspired to abandon that well-worn La-Z-Boy and head out on your own holiday! Don't miss the latest season of GLOBE TREKKER on Discovery Travel & Living.
Globe Trekker episode descriptions:
Barcelona City Guide
A traveller's delight, Barcelona is unequivocally a Mediterranean city, thanks to its geographic location, history, tradition and cultural influences. Antonio Gaudi's works are numerous and scattered all over Barcelona, so don't miss El Park Guell, Casa Batllo and Sagrada Familia, which is still under construction after 120 years. Miro Foundation, is one of Barcelona's major art galleries; though not everyone's cup of tea, Miró's works - like Gaudí's - is found all over Barcelona. The world famous Las Ramblas starts at Plaça Catalunya and end at Barcelona's harbour; come enjoy the colourful atmosphere with numerous street performers, painters and cages with birds for sale. On day trips out of town, remember to visit Cadaques, home to eccentric artist Salvador Dali and Sitges.
Syria
Holly begins her journey in Syria's second largest city, the ancient trading centre of Aleppo, and checks into the one of the cities most famous landmarks, Hotel Baron. After a visit to Aleppo's ancient markets and the impressive Citadel, Holly heads out of town on a day trip to see the awe-inspiring Greco Roman city of Apamea and the Dead Cities. Holly then boards a train into Syria's coastal mountains to visit two of the most impressive Crusader castles ever built, Saladin's Castle and Krak de Chevalier, before heading south to the country's capitol city, Damascus. For the final leg of her journey, Holly heads east into the Syrian desert to the legendary desert oasis of Palmyra.
Turkey 2
Our Turkish adventure begins in the historical town of Konya, home town of the Whirling Dervish orders. A bastion of Islamic faith and Seljuk culture, it is a city where ancient history meets modernity, filled with ancient mosques and myriad markets, perfumed with Eastern spices, where Muslim pilgrims mingle with secular citizens in tranquil tea gardens. Our journey continues along the coastline of the Aegean Sea where we trek along the Lycian Way, before heading down to Adana, Turkey's fourth largest city and home to the Sabanc Mosque, the largest mosque between Istanbul and Saudi Arabia. Journeying off-the-beaten-track, we visit the historic southeastern region of Anatolia and the city of Diyarbakr, the epicentre of Kurdish culture.
Antarctica
Join Zay on a 60 foot yacht 'The Spirit of Sydney' as he embarks on a journey like never before. After a peaceful first night in Paradise Harbour, Zay wakes up to clear blue skies - the perfect day for sea kayaking. On board the yacht, Zay sails on to the UK historic site Port Lockroy and visits Ukranian science base Akademic Vernadsky for a firsthand glimpse into what life is like for scientists working in the Antarctic. Zay's last stop on the peninsula is at American science base Palmer Station where he meets leading biologist Jim McClintock. Crossing the most perilous stretch of water in the world - the Drake Passage - Zay learns what it is like to sail through a Force 8 gale and be seasick for three days straight.
Nigeria
Begin your journey in the capital of Lagos, an anarchic and electric city with a vital night life. Leaving Lagos, visit the southwest of the country known as 'Yoruba Land', once home to one of the most powerful empires on the West African coast. In Oshobogo, the centre of Yoruban art, everything takes a backseat to the massive sculptures and monumental shrine dedicated to the river goddess Osun. Then, stroll through the walled old cities of Zaria, Katsina, and Kano, and hunt for bargains in the ancient Kurmi Market, a maze of alleyways and lanes. The journey ends in the eastern highlands of the country, home to deep wooded valleys, waterfalls, the largest mountain in Nigeria, and where at least four separate gorilla populations have been discovered in recent years.
South Atlantic
Zay goes on an adventure to the ends of the Earth, from the southernmost tip of Argentina to the Falkland Islands, South Georgia, South Shetland Islands and the Antarctic Peninsula. Following the footsteps of explorers, adventurers and conservationists from Charles Darwin to Ernest Shackleton, Zay meets today's pre-eminent scientists working in the field such as British Antarctic Survey's Jonathan Shanklin, the man who discovered the hole in the Earth's ozone layer in 1984. Along the way, Zay marvels at the stunning array of wildlife from the king penguin to the fur seal, with soaring albatrosses in between.
Endangered Places
In this episode, our presenters take us on a trip round the world to explore some of our most endangered places and ask what we can all do to help the world we live in. Justine shows us the beautiful city of Venice which has slowly been sinking for 1,000 years; Zay witnesses chunks of a glacier melting into the sea in Antarctica as global warming continues to heat up the Earth; Ian travels to the Nevada desert outside Las Vegas where atomic bombs were tested in the 1950s; Adela visits an ancient Turkish town, Hasankeyf, before it is sunk under the River Tigris as part of plans for a new dam; and Megan has to fight for a place on the beach in Algarve due to the invasion of mass tourism.
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