Travel

Pros: Informative, entertaining, suitable for all ages, the ultimate in budget travel (it's free!), great source of ideas for personal vacations
Cons: The infomercials in the middle of the night

I am a self-described travel junkie. I was bitten by that bug several years ago, and I don't apologize. However, my husband and I don't have the money to travel as much as we'd like, so I am completely in love with the Travel Channel. It is the...

Pros: Alby Mangells, Other People Willing To Eat Bugs and Tell About It
Cons: Not enough Alby!

Professional traveller Alby Mangells is a womanizer, a drunk, a lunatic, an Australian, and an excellent travel guide. This man alone is reason to watch the Travel Channel nightly.

Here's a guy who went around the world on many voyages, back...

Pros: Good Selection of Shows
Cons: Too Many Repeats

The Travel Channel is one of the best places on TV to go look for information about travel destinations. Several different show hosts take the viewer to destinations around the world. Not only can you see the destinations, you can learn about the best...

Pros: A Traveler's Dreams Realized
Cons: Many of the pit falls left off of the camera

I am an avid traveler and a 21 year old female. I have completely fallen in love with one of the stars on the Travel Channel, Ian Wright. But that is completely irrelevant...
Ian Wright and his show, Lonely Planet (of travel book fame), are...

Pros: Weekly themes, informative
Cons: Must have cable, occasional reruns

Planning a trip? Looking to go on a vacation? Simply need a getaway? Just want to see some exotic locations you may never get to, or even have already been to? The Travel Channel is for you!

Name a place, and the TC has done shows about it....

Pros: Variety, scenic shots
Cons: routine after a few hrs.

Willie Nelson said it best, but this channel has it beat when all others fail. Sufi in depth coverage, tea 'n scones, and everything from your European vacation w/o Chevy Chase to a safari all at half hour intervals.

Since most tv programming...

Pros: the concept of the network
Cons: lack of variety

I am so incredibly frustrated by the lack of variety of travel shows on this network. If you are under 25, want to see ALL the beaches in the world, all the jungles, every mountain to climb, then this is the network for you. I think this coverage...

Pros: Exciting as well as Educational
Cons: It' s only an hour long

If you are like me, and absolutely love to travel, than I recommend that you tune into Lonely Planet on the Travel Channel. I love to see the world, and have been blessed to see different countries. I wish I could be out there roaming around everyday,...

Pros: Occasionally,something of interest to travelers
Cons: Too many "bikini" shows and too many repeats

Several months ago our cable company announced the addition of some new channels. The Travel Channel was one of them. My husband recently retired, and we love to travel. I envisioned programs that would show us destinations at home and abroad that...

Pros: The hosts don't just go to the tourist attractions; they take the off-beaten path.
Cons: Not for the wealthy who want vacations where they will be pampered every step of the way.

Lonely Planet is a one hour program where you follow one of the Lonely Planet's hosts around at destinations all around the world. Lonely Planet is geared for you backpackers and other travellers out there who want to travel on a budget. So, the hosts...

Pros: Great Vacation Homes and Samantha Brown
Cons: only know about two other shows on the channel

Where am I everday at 12:30 (eastern time)?? Well, I could be in the midwest United States, or on the beach in Mexico or lost in the woods. But wherever I am, you can count on these two things: 1. I've got a great tour guide, Samantha Brown and 2. I am...

Pros: Almost always interesting when you turn it on.
Cons: Many shows are old, and some don't relate to real life.

The travel channel is really fun to watch sometimes. They've got a lot of great shows that follow people around living out adventures that most of us only dream of. I was watching a show the other day about these guys who just decided to kayak 2000...

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Cons: n/a

This is my first attempt at writing an opinion,so don't be to hard on me. I call the Travel Channel, the rich folks network. Why? Cause I and all the people I know can only afford to watch it.********* My favorite programs to watch on the Travel Channel...

Pros: Funny, charismatic travel pal who'll try anything
Cons: He's as cute and ugly as a bulldog. Ian only appears in one third of the shows and Justine is a bore

The show is called lonely planet and my favorite host is Ian. The guy is a total hoot and I can't imagine someone who'd be more fun on an adventure.

He's goofy, but knowledgeable and respectful of cultures. The people he visits seem to respect...

Pros: Great information
Cons: Hosts can be annoying

Experience different vacation homes around the world. See foreign lands. Visit places you have always dreamed of. You can do all of this just by watching the Travel Channel. Turn on the channel, sit back and discover where you might end up...