Rudy Maxa's World

Building on five successful seasons of travel shows featuring Europe and the Pacific Rim, award-winning travel journalist Rudy Maxa broadens his horizons - and those of his audience - with the launch of RUDY MAXA'S WORLD. In this new 13-part series, Rudy offers his sophisticated take on a destination's history, culture, architecture, politics and cuisine, while also turning a journalistic eye to the people and lifestyles of Russia, Estonia, Turkey, India, Argentina, Japan and Thailand. The season begins in India, where Rudy visits the Taj Mahal and the crowded alleys and villages of New Delhi. Later, Rudy indulges in resorts nestled along the Baltic Sea, marvels at the Hermitage's treasures in St. Petersburg, explores the ancient ruins and royal tombs of Turkey's southern coast, learns to tango in Argentina, witnesses a Buddhist ceremony in Kyoto and sails in a long-tailed boat through the canals of Bangkok.

Mon, Jul 27	11:00 P.M.	London NH Create (11.4) Roam what Rudy Maxa calls the "best market visitors rarely see in London," the Borough Market where locals gather Thursday, Friday, and Saturday mornings to shop among pyramids of cheese, baskets of oysters, and other displays of fresh fish, game, and pastries.
Mon, Aug 3	11:00 P.M.	Uzbekistan NH Create (11.4) In what is perhaps the series' most colorful and exotic episode, Rudy Maxa takes viewers along the Silk Road in this country that's an emerging economy in Central Asia.
Mon, Aug 10	11:00 P.M.	South Africa: Cape Town NH Create (11.4) Cape Town is a nexus of cultures in a setting so stunning, it's called the "new California" or "Africa's Riviera.
Mon, Aug 17	11:00 P.M.	South Africa: Garden Route & Wine Country NH Create (11.4) Surely one of the world's most beautiful drives, the Garden Route has nothing to do with gardens and everything to do with a wild, rugged, gorgeous coastline.
Mon, Aug 24	11:00 P.M.	Korea NH Create (11.4) With their misty mountain temples and uber-modern cities, Koreans mix an abiding sense of history and tradition with a zeal to achieve global success in technology and other industries.
Mon, Aug 31	11:00 P.M.	Tahiti & Bora Bora NH Create (11.4) For sheer tropical splendor, the islands of Tahiti and Bora Bora stand alone.