Lonely Planet

In everyone there is a latent traveller. I don’t know many people who don’t dream of simply upping sticks and heading off on some adventure somewhere to take them away from the daily grind of every day life. I’m no exception and have taken to the idea of heading for destinations where the tourist en masse doesn’t frequent. If you are planning such a trip or even fancy a bit of escapism even for an hour then try Globe Trekker, formerly called Lonely Planet. Basically, it’s a simple premise. The programme lasts for an hour and takes the viewer on a traveller’s eye view of a foreign land. The beauty of it is that the perspective taken is of a single backpacker ...  Read the complete review

Can you imagine "Wish you were here?" being shown on French TV's "cultural" channel? Nope? Neither can I. "Lonely Planet" however IS shown, (luckily for me, otherwise I wouldn't get to watch it here in France), and it is perfectly adapted to the quality, quirky, documentary-type entertainment on the French equivalent of Channel 4. The series is fashioned after the guidebooks of the same name, is made by Pilot Productions, and has won 4 cable ace awards. There is no "studio link" on Lonely Planet. No "and now over to Sue in Santa-Wouldn't-Even-Bother-With-This-Place". Lonely Planet's crew APPEARS ...  Read the complete review

I'm not a package holiday person. I can't stand them, in fact. The only time I've ever been on one was as a child with my parents. Once I grew up a bit, I began taking holidays by myself or with friends to destinations off the beaten track and alternative. I really don't want to go to the beach and watch fat pale people turn red! Lonely Planet covers the right subject matter for me. I want to visit places like inland Argentina where a group of Welsh people settled in the 1800s and their descendants remain with wonderful Welsh names but don't speak a word of English; I'd like to travel to the Tierra del Fuego and see the natural park with ...  Read the complete review

This is a brilliant programme both for would be travellers and armchair travellers alike.The programme shows the real country as seen through the eyes of a true traveller and much as many of us would love to be able to go off for weeks/ months on end and explore these places, the facts of everyday living prevent most of us from doing so. This really is the next best thing , I can sit and lose myself for an hour in the culture of other lands. This programme also appeals to my 8yr old daughter, into Britney Spears and package holidays, but even she is fascinated by this travel programme. I think the thing that makes it a winner is that it is so much more than ...  Read the complete review

These hour long travelogues are a world apart from the sanitised, touristy portrayals we are accustomed to on the BBC Holiday Programme and ITV's Wish You Were Here. They show the real country, warts and all. Of course, they cannot do justice to the contents of the Lonely Planet Guide books, which are usually 400 - 500 pages of densely packed detail. They are, however, a useful series of snap snots of what a country, its flora and fauna, and most of all, its people are like. A must for anyone who intends to take a trip away from the usual beach resorts etc. ...  Read the complete review