Smart Travels - Pacific Rim with Rudy Maxa: Vancouver & Victoria, British Columbia

Smart Travels - Pacific Rim with Rudy Maxa

Vancouver & Victoria, British Columbia (#505)

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As Canada's door to the Pacific Rim, Vancouver is a vibrant mix of European heritage and Asian cultures. In this vital, young and dynamic city Rudy explores the mix of cultures that inspires world-class cuisine, a spirited night life and modern Asian shopping centers. Nature is ever present and Rudy visits a temperate rainforest and rides a gondola to the top of a mountain just minutes from downtown. A spectacular ferry ride to Victoria brings Rudy to a bastion of British Heritage where he enjoys afternoon tea, visits the beautiful Butchart Gardens and dines on seaweed plucked from the seashore.

Program Description: From the natural beauty of Kauai's Na Pali Coast to Hong Kong's neon nightlife, Smart Travels--Pacific Rim with Rudy Maxa 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. Along the way, Maxa motorbikes in Australia, navigates up river in New Zealand and samples Chinese haute cuisine in Hong Kong. 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.

All Upcoming Episodes

Shanghai (#506)

China's new powerhouse, Shanghai dazzles with fantastic skyscrapers, non-stop shopping and delicious dining. From traditional Tai Chi in the parks and teahouses to market madness and tumbling acrobats, ...
- Fri, August 1, 7:00 PM on IPTV HD
- Sat, August 2, 11:00 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Sat, August 2, 5:00 PM on IPTV Create/World
- Sat, August 2, 6:00 PM on IPTV HD
- Sun, August 3, 3:00 AM on IPTV HD
Hong Kong (#507)

We get a Pacific Rim rush when we visit energetic, ever-changing Hong Kong. On a famous Star Ferry, Rudy savors one of the most majestic skylines on earth. Here, where ancient tradition cozies up to ultramodern, ...
- Fri, August 1, 7:30 PM on IPTV HD
- Sat, August 2, 6:30 PM on IPTV HD
- Sun, August 3, 3:30 AM on IPTV HD
Vancouver & Victoria, British Columbia (#505)

Nature is ever present. Visit temperate rainforest and ride a gondola to the top of a mountain.
- Sat, August 9, 7:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Sat, August 9, 1:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
Maui and Hawaii's Big Island (#501)

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. ...
- Thu, August 21, 3:00 PM on IPTV HD
- Fri, August 22, 3:00 AM on IPTV HD
Oahu and Kauai (#502)

Sunning, swimming, surfing and boating at Waikiki Beach are just the start in Honolulu. Rudy explores Hawaii's Polynesian roots at the venerable Bishop Museum, remembers WWII history at Pearl Harbor, ...
- Thu, August 21, 3:30 PM on IPTV HD
- Fri, August 22, 3:30 AM on IPTV HD