Monday, February 1, 2010

I can't sleep so...

Paparé Boy's post kinda spawned this...

Ian Wright has got to be my most favourite TV travel guy ever. The bugger's seriously insane, but in a good way. I grew up watching him wandering everywhere from the vast deserts of Northern Africa, to the freezing Tundra of Sibera. Lonely Planet (later called Globe Trekker) has a seriously special place in my childhood memories... :)

And talking of this show, who could ever forget the awesome theme music eh? :D



Back to being awake at 3 AM then... sigh! :(

22 comments:

  1. why art thou awake at 3am?
    Insomnia or studying? :)

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  2. sorry i've never been much of a fan of documentaries till quite recently (when i discovered HD, it's really cool!) so this music has no real significance for me.

    But, I will pay more attention to them from now on. Thanks for sharing! :D

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  3. 3AM?????????????/ The hell. :O
    Love LOVE zee music. :)

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  4. Wow, another Ian Wright fan :D

    Yeah Lonely Planet was one of my faves too...

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  5. Lovely, I would soooo like a job like that!

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  6. Lady D - It was insomnia man... I've been awake since 1 AM today, for 19 hours straight now! What's more I had to sit through the most boring Maths and English lectures ever! :/

    B.I. - They used to show this programme when Discovery Channel was aired on Rupavahini! :D I think it still airs, try to catch it if you get Discovery over there! :D

    GG - I know! :(

    Az - Yep, the man was insane yet lovable, wasn't he? :D

    Sigma - And I heard that he only got it 'coz one of his friends sent in a tape of him to the producers as a joke! He's got to be one helluva lucky guy! :D

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  7. Super!..Like Sigma said, that is my dream job!!

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  8. K - Yeah, that job would really suit you K! :D And all the places he gets to visit! :)

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  9. i love ian! he's so funny and he make it fun to watch. :D i love Travel and Living man seriously i could survive on that channel alone :P :P

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  10. Black - Yeah, he sure is! Can make the hard business that is travelling to all these places and makes it fun and easy to relate to! :D

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  11. Hey Chavie...Congrats!!!! You've just won an award! Go check out RD's blog!

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  12. Chavie, The only shows I watched on discovery were Medical Detectives and that other crime solving one on Rupavahini those days. Sorry! :(

    If I see it on Discovery here, shall let you know!!! :)

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  13. Sue - Heyyy, I just did!!! Thank you for the heads up! :D

    B.I. - Ah yeah! Those were really cool too! :D Those days were really fun, I hope that Rupavahini shows something useful like that again, instead of showing propaganda 24/7... ;)

    I think the channel name has changed to 'Discovery Travel and Living', like Blacky mentioned. I think they split it into 2 or 3, the other one I can think of is 'Animal Planet'... :D

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  14. I also liked Michael Palin on BBC; very watchable guy, wonderful vocabulary.

    By the way, congrats on your award from London. Well done. ;)

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  15. Serendib - I've heard about him, but haven't seen. Should check out if I could download some of his documentaries... :D

    And thank you very much! ;) :D

    Nishant - Glad you did! :D

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  16. Ah... Insomnia happens to everybody here and there!

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  17. is there anyone who does not like ian wright. the dude is a legend. my wife actually has met him. she was all smitten with him :)

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  18. Kirigalpoththa - Thank you very much! And I'm especially Thankful to you for sticking with me throughout! :D

    Damith - He is! Your wife is lucky to have met him! :D

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  19. Chavie- I totally dig Lonely planet. Thank you for sharing this. :)

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  20. Book Baker - Cool scene! And you've got my insomnia to thank for this post! lol ;D

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