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S1 E6 Ethiopia South

News & Information

TV-G

23m

Dec 31, 2007

Robin and Julia brave an exhausting road trip to one of the world's most culturally diverse regions inhabited by over 50 distinct tribes and cultures.

Season 1, 13 Episodes

Travel writers, like all journalists, have different beats. Enjoying the "people" side of a story, Dimon investigates indigenous female wrestling, while Esrock hits the mountains to bike down the world's most dangerous road.

Ethiopia North,

African stories fill up notebooks in minutes, but before Esrock and Dimon can explore the 12th century rock churches in Lalibela, they have to deal with social issues, mechanical faults and each other's ethical differences.

In this episode, the journalists head deep into the Orinoco Delta for a lesson in jungle survival.

Jordan is a country of contrasts, and so are the personalities of these writers.

The job of a travel writer is to inspire, and to break myths. Far from being a war zone, our writers are stunned by Colombia's warmth and beauty, but a sellable story needs more edge.

Ethiopia South,

Robin and Julia brave an exhausting road trip to one of the world's most culturally diverse regions inhabited by over 50 distinct tribes and cultures.

Finding and experiencing stories is not always smooth sailing.

Amongst stunning art-nouveau buildings and medieval cobblestone streets, Robin and Julia reveal their daily lives backpacking in a hostel.

It's -30C in the "Great White North", but travel writers rarely judge a day by the weather.

Some stories are important to write, even when they don't want to be written.

Reversing their traditional roles, Robin and Julia switch beats as they head to northern Thailand, investigating stories about people who travel to learn.

Hong Kong & Macau,

It's tough to find something new to pique the interest of editors.

It's the adrenaline capital of the world, so Robin swoops and sledges his way to a double page spread.

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Word Travels

News & Information

TV-G

3 Seasons

23m

Word Travels discovers the truth behind the byline, as two of Canada's top travel writers battle deadlines, jetlag and culture shock, on their hunt to find the next great travel story.

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