Rudy Maxa-New Travels

I prefer Rick Steves over Rudy Maxa, but for whatever reason, Rick Steves refuses to do shows in the Far East. Several of my favorite cities are in the Far East.I purchased this DVD thinking that it would feature a detailed description of the cities. Instead, it featured short vignettes. In the portion of the DVD titled "4 Asian Cities" Rudy explored Tokyo, Delhi, Bangkok, and Seoul. I was only interested in Tokyo and Seoul. Tokyo is a beautiful city. It's like Times Square on steroids. However, just as I got hooked on Tokyo, Rudy went to Delhi.Delhi was my least favorite of the four cities. Although it has a growing middle class, it looked dingy. Vendors sold spices and there were temples, but it wasn't my cup of tea.Bangkok has an Indian and Chinese population. The city has skyscrapers, mega malls, Buddhist temples, a decent mass transit system, and traffic congestion.Seoul looked nice. It was almost a mirror image of Tokyo. Once again, however, Rudy didn't really delve into the city.In "Food, Drink, & Place", Rudy visited the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo before taking the Bullet train to Kyoto, which has nice cherry blossoms. He had kaiseki with a Japanese family. Rudy also visited Thailand where some food looked nice and others didn't look safe for human consumption. In Uzbekistan, a country I have no interest in visiting, the national dish is plove. In Argentina, they eat asado (grilled beef).Rudy visited Canada, but not the Canadian city that I wanted (Toronto). Instead, he visited Montreal and Quebec City. Montreal looks like Paris-lite. It's a nice city, though I still think Toronto is better. 80% of the people speak French as a first language. I found Quebec City boring.Don't waste your money on this garbage. I wish Rick Steves did some episodes in the Far East.

Amazon's description doesn't tell you exactly what is on this DVD, so I bought this kind of blindly. So you don't have to do the same thing, the videos on this DVD are broken into six parts which are:Four Great Cities of Asia - Toyko, Delhi, Bangkok, and SeoulFood, Drink & Place - A variety of places around the world, including Japan, Turkey, Scotland, and ArgentinaNova Scotia & NewfoundlandMontreal & Quebec CityIslands of Polynesia - including the Society Islands (Moorea), the Tuamotu Islands (Fakarava) and the Marquesas IslandsTahiti & Bora BoraAltogether there is a little over 5 hours of video.

I LIKE TO TRAVEL WITH RUDY MAXA. HE IS A GREAT TRAVEL GUIDE. SO MUCH BETTER THAN OTHERS.

"New Travels" DVD reminds me about 1990 decade trips to Japan, South Korea, and mainland China. Since the 1960s I had read about these exotic places, and their relationships between the Chinese Silk Road, the Indian Spice Road, and the European Machine Road. I need to refresh my memory, and this travel movie makes me happy.

Its fine value

I bought a lot of these collectively so when I bought this it had a lot of what I already purchased.but it covers a lot of area to see.

I love Rudy and how he does travelogues. Realy interesting. He shows the right highlights of each country.

One of the best Rudy Maxa's DVDs.Enjoyed it soooooooooo much

My wife and I really enjoy Rudys DVDs. They are great if you are planning a vacation and want a preview of your destination. The quality is superb.