NYT Travel Show: Post 6 (The Travel Channel Personalities Appear – Minus Anthony Bourdain)

Listed here’s The Vacation Channel’s Andrew Zimmern of “Bizzare Foodstuff with Andrew Zimmern,” a single of the most energetic and funniest speakers of the day.

He exposed the title of his new spinoff display (Bizzare Worlds), the grossest issue he’s at any time had to take in on his demonstrate (pungent tofu in Taiwan), and why he likes to dress in orange (it’s a slimming color). Really he didn’t say this, but in my very own humble opinion I think that rotund men and women should almost certainly prevent sporting colours that make them resemble sure veggies connected with Halloween.

Samantha Brown of “Passport to Terrific Weekends” was greeted (to her surprise — mine too) with a around rock star reception. Consider a seem at the standing-place only crowd right here at the back of the ability-stuffed room.

Samantha gave the crowd a sneak peek at her new season then proceeded to respond to questions for about 45 minutes. When another person questioned her about the “entourage” that accompanies her, she rapidly brushed off any insinuation that she experienced an entourage, then cataloged the variety of people that are driving the camera on her exhibit (director, assistant director, cameraman, soundman, and wait for it . . . stylist) a crew member I’m very confident Bourdain or Zimmern do not carry along, but someone whom I individually sense is essential in crafting my have movies. You assume this hair is uncomplicated?

Rick Steves was there also. He also gave a pair talks. You know that saying: if you don’t have something fantastic to say . . . ?

But test out the absolutely automatic R2-D2 ready patiently outside the gentlemen’s room door (assumedly from ComicCon following door)!

Sweet.