Smart Travels: Pacific Rim With Rudy Maxa
From the natural beauty of Kauai's Na Pali Coast to Hong Kong's neon nightlife, this series delivers the best of this exotic and ancient region. Award-winning journalist and travel expert Rudy Maxa models hassle-free ways of plotting a memorable, independent trip to intriguing destinations around the Pacific Rim. To bring the Pacific Rim's history alive, Maxa travels to tourist-savvy sites, rambling through ancient ruins, temples and cobbled streets to highlight the region's past. Throughout his travels, Maxa offers tips on travel philosophy, reservations, overcoming the language barrier, adapting to different surroundings, changing money, pacing travels and meeting people. Maxa also ferrets out lesser-known sites and shares these pristine off-the-beaten-path surprises with viewers.
Upcoming Broadcasts:
Guadalajara & Puerto Vallarta (#512)
Duration:
26:46 CC Stereo TVG
Guadalajara is alive with the music of mariachis, flowers, colonial architecture, and passionate artists. Rudy explores the rich history and culture of "The Most Mexican of Cities." Art and artists are an important part of Guadalajara and Rudy takes it all in from the papier-mache pinatas to the dramatic murals of Orozco. Rudy tours a tequila factory, learns about margaritas and samples the best of traditional Mexican cooking. Then it's an easy hop to the coast where Puerto Vallarta's traditional charm still survives next to its new resorts.
Channels and Airdates:
Mon, Nov 23, 2009 -- 9:30 am
Mon, Nov 23, 2009 -- 11:30 pm email reminder
Tue, Nov 24, 2009 -- 5:30 am email reminder
Mexico City and Ixtapa (#513)
Duration:
26:46 CC Stereo TVG
Mexico City, the world's largest metropolis, is modern, crowded, cosmopolitan, and steeped in tradition. Rudy begins with Mexico's ancient roots just outside the city at pre-Aztec Teotihuacan. The superb National Museum of Anthropology provides more insights into ancient Mexico. For modern day excitement, we hang out at the Zocolo, the world's second largest square and the center of national life since the Aztec era. Finally we head beach-ward to the resorts of Ixtapa- Zihuatanejo on the Mexican Riviera. Tips on getting around and water sports.
Channels and Airdates:
Tue, Nov 24, 2009 -- 9:30 am email reminder
Tue, Nov 24, 2009 -- 11:30 pm email reminder
Wed, Nov 25, 2009 -- 5:30 am email reminder
Maui and Hawaii's Big Island (#501)
Duration:
26:46 CC Stereo TVG
The cultures of the Pacific converge on the breathtaking islands of Hawaii. This trip Rudy begins on Maui, where he braves the twisting road to Hana with its cascading waterfalls and tropical splendor. Fire-knife dancers light up the night sky, and we sway to the rhythms of hula and slack-key guitar. Later, Rudy hops over to Hawaii's Big Island for ancient petroglyphs and a helicopter tour of the world's most active volcano. Tips on snorkeling and golfing.






