Walking the Americas Channel 4

Brilliant progamme. Really enjoying it. Though it doesn't really inspire me to want to visit Central America. Honduras in particular comes across as one scary country.

Over egging the 'this is one of the most dangerous places in Central America' ......hardly breaking news .

Yeah, it is done for dramatic effect no doubt. Still looked like somewhere you would go out of your way to avoid, mind.

that's what didnt understand, why didnt he give that dodgy town a wide berth ?

Seems to be the same formula each time I see this guy. There always seems to be an area with a terrible reputation that they would need a fixer to help them get through. Surely not necessary to go that way, but they do it anyway. There's always a strange vehicle following them, which they express a lot of concern about. Said vehicle eventually stops and 2 or 3 dodgy looking types show off a gun or 2 and give them a few horror stories before shaking hands and "letting them go". Then they spend the next 10 minutes wondering why they were being asked so many questions and wondering if they might bump into these guys again. It all seems very staged. I'm not knocking the idea,walking the Americas seems a fun thing to do if you have the money, and I realise they have to make it good television, but it's all been done so many times before on various continents. I'm sure I saw the same guy doing and saying the same sort of things in another series in Africa and possibly South America or Asia. All very formulaic, but fair play to them for having the stamina to do it.

did himalayas last series , think he broke his arm and had to go home ,recuperate and then back out to finish trip.

One of the walkers died on the Nile walk so I doubt they are as well looked after as you might think, Des Pond. You are right about the formulaic structure and Levison Wood does come over as a bit of a show off. But fair to play to him, they are tough challenges and not many people would be able to complete them. I enjoy the programmes anyway, interesting to see parts of the world I have never (and probably never will) visited in person.

Do you think they get a lift between shots?

Was very good from what I've seen so far.

remember 'go with noakes- it was just shot with him and shep pretending to put tent up and sleep in tent for night , was just for cameras, noakeys would go and get p issed up  in hotel nearby once stopped filming.
dont think julia bradbury does any of her walks, surprised if walks more than 10 yards.

I hope not, saddo! My honest view is that they do the walks in full.

On again...

Volcano

I want to live on that little island

You will MD...... you will

Aww, that little girl seeing her picture

Cooking at the moment but Watching in the kitchen at the same time

It's very painful viewing watching people who have literally nothing

Yeah that was great, they all seemed to be stuck in a very difficult situation

It is, Slippy.

^ MD....oc

That Woman seemed to be very stressed.

Yes, she did.

What are you cooking, Leopard?

Fed up of the adverts. I almost always record things so I can fast forward them.

I quite fancy T2 Trainspotting.

Lamb steak, potatoes, carrots, onion gravy , steamed asparagus tips. ..... Tasty !

Lovely! A bit late tho'

" why is the road so dangerous "  ....   

I'm going to see Trainspotting 2 On Friday evening M_D at the Ritzy in Brixton. I'll let you know what I thought over the weekend.

Thanks, Slippy

I had lunch late at 3:30 PM, and I will be staying till 1 AM, don't have to get up early.

Oh, I see. I don't have to get up early either. Great isn't it?

That was a great programme.

Nothing beats a good documentary

I agree.

Bedtime for me. Night all

Night

On again...

Did you see the size of those spiders?

That's been good.

Makes a change from poxy reality program
Or sport on the box !

There you go another poxy reality program to take its place next week

Snakes seem to be more dangerous.

Excellent programme. Really entertaining. Am going to Ecuador in May and just looked up on internet to see if those Fer de Lance snakes occur there. Answer is yes! Makes me a tad nervous though am sure the chance of getting bitten my one is minimal.

I was thinking you could take a few antidotes but you would have to keep them in a movement powered cooling system .... It must be possible

Antivenom that is

Or just watch your step

Will definitely be watching my step! I won't be wandering around in the jungle alone.  Am sure I will be fine.

Probably one in 500 chance of getting bitten

I like those odds!

I'll get Betfair to put up the market or whether you get back alive

You might get killed by drug runners though

100 to 1

Argument with your wife where she stabs you    50 to 1

Contracting Zika  virus      30 to 1

Don't let me worry you though

You can have as much on the wife stabbing me at 50-1 as you want given I am not married!

Is Your wife appears to beg to differ

Dementia…… A terrible scourge

Zika virus isn't anything to worry about unless you are female and pregnant. 100-1 Drug runners is probably the value bet if anything.

Wikipedia:

Zika can be transmitted from men and women to their sexual partners.[33][52] As of April 2016, sexual transmission of Zika has been documented in six countries – Argentina, Chile, France, Italy, New Zealand, and the United States – during the 2015 outbreak.[8]
Since October 2016, the CDC has advised men who have traveled to an area with Zika should use condoms or not have sex for at least six months after their return, even if they never develop symptoms, because the virus is transmissible in semen.[53]