Anthony knows how to travel! Even President Obama joined him last year (Ep. 1). He hosts this Emmy Award winning show since 2013. Bourdain meets and greets many people along the way and blends into the cultures he visits. Parts Unknown airs on Sunday nights. Great idea by CNN to take us on a tour of the world apart from the boiling pot of politics.
It's not your conventional travel show, and I don't think you will ever go back. "It looks like a movie," says my teen. One episode starts as the camera pans through a narrow alley of multi-colored shops. Then, HDTV camera stills of the city reveal more. "You smell that?...Vietnam, it could be no place else," says Bourdain, entertaining the 5 senses. He introduces you to the city of Hanoi on motorcycle--the best way to see it he claims.
Traveling is one of my hobbies, but most travel shows only cover the touristy safe sectors of the world. Bourdain travels like I travel, eat and mingle among the people to get the full cultural experience. It's best to watch an episode while you eat, because you WILL salivate. Believe me, the best food is in the streets and mom/pop shops, all for a fraction of the costs compared to the tourist trap sit-ins. Anthony allows the people to be the narrators of their own land. They talk about cuisine, ways of life, local history, and news of course. Bourdain interviews people to find what they think of America and other spicy topics.
I leave this at the Winning 25 yard Line! Sometimes Anthony takes off into tangents like devoted too many minutes to sociopolitical strains. I couldn't wait while I binged to get to the L.A. episode, just to see it funneled down to Latino causes. What an inequitable depiction despite the great coverages other great cities received. Yet, it always leaves me with a feeling of not globetrotting enough. Also, you gather that we are not all that different in our global age.
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