gavman
pj slumpy
i'm really enjoying this.
last sunday's opening alaskan episode was ok, but was for me let down by the choice of presenters, who were an odd couple and didn't really get on. one of them was a liability.
however last night's affair was better balanced and turned out to be exhilarating, later filling my dreams with scenes of unspoiled mountain scenery and narrow roads twisting above precipitous drops into jungle ravines, all tackled with like-minded friends.
for those who didn't watch, two comedians were trying to make their way by road from india to china, via nepal and tibet. their route skirted along the edge of the himalaya and annapura ranges, and as someone who does their mountaineering in the uk it was incredible to see such young, active, BIG mountains, with lower slopes covered in rain forest and teeming with life.
the two presenters were perfect for the job, being at times funny, laddish but also open-minded and respectful of local culture. the result was i really want to follow in their footsteps...or similar.
when you get used to travel programmes being presented for the middle aged, by a middle aged leather-bound female presenter, it's incredibly refreshing to see something that appeals to young men.
my favourite way to travel is by road, and this series shows you can still have real adventures like this...even when you have to leave your car behind. there was one point where they reached the end of the made road and the start of the trekker's route to annapurna base camp, a controversial spot as everyone except the trekkers wants the road to be completed, for the sake of the local populace.
while i absolutely agree that the wishes of foreign tourists should be secondary to those of the locals, it was here, at that point where civilisation ended, that my vivid dream began
i can't wait for the next one. this series might actually provoke me into doing one of the road trips i've always wanted to do...drive overland to india or china from europe
last sunday's opening alaskan episode was ok, but was for me let down by the choice of presenters, who were an odd couple and didn't really get on. one of them was a liability.
however last night's affair was better balanced and turned out to be exhilarating, later filling my dreams with scenes of unspoiled mountain scenery and narrow roads twisting above precipitous drops into jungle ravines, all tackled with like-minded friends.
for those who didn't watch, two comedians were trying to make their way by road from india to china, via nepal and tibet. their route skirted along the edge of the himalaya and annapura ranges, and as someone who does their mountaineering in the uk it was incredible to see such young, active, BIG mountains, with lower slopes covered in rain forest and teeming with life.
the two presenters were perfect for the job, being at times funny, laddish but also open-minded and respectful of local culture. the result was i really want to follow in their footsteps...or similar.
when you get used to travel programmes being presented for the middle aged, by a middle aged leather-bound female presenter, it's incredibly refreshing to see something that appeals to young men.
my favourite way to travel is by road, and this series shows you can still have real adventures like this...even when you have to leave your car behind. there was one point where they reached the end of the made road and the start of the trekker's route to annapurna base camp, a controversial spot as everyone except the trekkers wants the road to be completed, for the sake of the local populace.
while i absolutely agree that the wishes of foreign tourists should be secondary to those of the locals, it was here, at that point where civilisation ended, that my vivid dream began
i can't wait for the next one. this series might actually provoke me into doing one of the road trips i've always wanted to do...drive overland to india or china from europe
that Rik Mayal-a-like was proper shitting himself.
