GlobeTrekker TV has been one of my favorite shows for a few years now. When I first saw it, it was called “Lonely Planet”, but the format is pretty much exactly the same. In fact, I think the shows are probably just rebranded. Anyways, in the episode that I watched last night (recorded on the DVR, of course!), Megan was traveling on the eastern side of Australia, and I was amazed at the variety of activites that they did. I think that is a big reason why the show is so good. The things that they do and places they visit are so varied and interesting. Plus, they aren’t afraid to try new food, including some pretty strange stuff, for example snake-wine or live ants.

The variety of locations and activities is one of the things that makes this program so good, but there are other elements that make it a lot of fun to watch. The overall visual style (is it called cinematography? or art direction?) is really cool, with home-movie style clips interspersed among the regular video. I think I saw Ian (another host) actually using an old Super-8 camera at one point. Some of the video is really beautiful, but the show is at a good pace, so you don’t linger too long in one place.