The Travel Channel

Hello again.

Whoever created the Travel Channel I would say is a pure genius. It feels like you're getting to travel everywhere without having to leave your living room. The only sad thing is that while your wallet isn't taking a hit you're having to watch someone else have all the fun.

For a long time, I would envy those I knew who had the Travel Channel just because where each of them was living their cable provider offered it. This was before everyone had to switch to digital cable and those who I knew that had the Travel Channel each just had basic cable. For nearly 12 years now, I've been able to have some sort of digital cable (mostly comcast and recently dish network). My mom and stepdad would pay nearly 4 times the cost of basic cable and we would get something like 200 channels. We had almost every single movie channel known to man and just about every single other channel known except for the Travel Channel.

One day while I was home our cable went out. After calling Comcast I was told that the service in our area was out because they were making improvements to the service. When the technician mentions that we would be getting DVR service I literately begged him to through in the Travel Channel. He laughed but agreed with me saying that getting the channel would be cool. Soon after that, it was offered in our area and so far, I'm the only one in my house that watches it.

I've always loved watching Samantha Brown. I've always told my best friend that if she was looking for an assistant I would so jump at the chance for that job. I didn't get to watch much of Great Hotels but when I did get the chance to, I try to imagine what it would feel like to walk through those hotels. Sure it's nice to see them on TV but I think seeing them in person would leave a more lasting impression.

I've also loved watching Passport to Europe, Passport to Latin America and Passport to Great Weekends. I liked how these shows would highlight the main attractions for certain cities and suggest places to go, things to see, places to eat and even the best time of year to go. It's almost as if you could plan a good portion of your dream vacation just by watching these shows.

Another show that I've been watching more recently is Man v. Food. Adam Richman is definately funny and I admire him for taking on so many challenges that not too many people would dare to take on. I know I wouldn't be able to attempt challenges like that. I wonder just how many restaurants really have food challenges?

Until the next line........