Not too long ago Anthony Bourdain and his producers (something tells me that this was more of a producers idea) sent out a casting call to all the No Reservations fans for videos of places they would wish to take Tony. Well, a winner was declared and this Monday night he and Fan-atic winner Danya Alhamrani visit Saudia Arabia.
This should be an intriguing show. I have no doubt he will be introduced to culturally significant food and the lack of alcohol should prove interesting. It isn’t like he has never been to a country that thinks of women lower than the sand they walk…but this is a country that once jailed some American contractors for watching episodes of Baywatch on their own TV’s. At this writing I am attempting to read Bourdain’s blog along with a Crew Blog from female producer Amy Teuteberg but their website is having issues.
Watch a video of Danya asking the “ultimate travel question”. Bourdain always speaks about being a traveler not a tourist, but she brings up a point I think many of us would have…Nice theory, but how does the average person, without a crew, handlers, travel show budget and location managers experience countries the way Bourdain does? Have any answers?
The No Reservations: Saudia Arabia airs Monday night on the Travel Channel, check your local listings.