Lonely Planet Six Degrees

Season 3

Lonely Planet Six Degrees explores the world's coolest cities by connecting with the people who live in them. By emphasising the human dimension of travel, Lonely Planet Six Degrees moves beyond sightseeing and offers the surest way of being whisked off your feet and fast-tracked to the heart of the city.

Where to Watch Lonely Planet Six Degrees • Season 3

8 Episodes

Tokyo
E1
TokyoTraveller Toby Amies discovers a new generation of Tokyoites who are rejecting a life of salary-man slavery and transforming their city into a fantasy theme park. What is Tokyo? Whatever they want it to be.
Istanbul
E2
IstanbulWaking up from a century in the doldrums, the city that invented the concept of East meets West is doing what it does best - taking the best of both worlds and creating something greater than the sum of its parts. Traveller Asha Gill hooks up with six of its citizens to find out why this 2000 year-old-city is suddenly back on the radar again.
Bangkok
E3
BangkokAn Asian supercapital, a labyrinth, and a traffic jam rolled into one, Bangkok is a mash of the contemporary and the traditional, the sacred and the profane. Traveller Toby Amies goes bush-whacking in the ultimate man-made jungle.
Dublin
E4
DublinCharming provincial backwater or thriving, multicultural metropolis? Traveller Asha Gill hooks up with a six-pack of Dubliners to find out why everyone’s talking up the Irish capital as Europe’s hottest ticket.
Taipei
E5
TaipeiTraveller Asha Gill explores the fast-paced capital of Taiwan, a city shaping a new identity from its deep-rooted Chinese traditions, unique modern history and the remnants of its aboriginal past.
Rio De Janeiro
E6
Rio De JaneiroShamelessly driven by the pursuit and celebration of beauty, Rio has nothing to prove in the good looks department. Its best assets are blatantly obvious: the beach, the mountains, the sun and its citizens. Traveller Toby Amies takes the pulse of the Marvellous City in the lead-up to Carnival.
Perth
E7
PerthA frontier town with a boom-and-bust mentality, Perth likes to brag it has more millionaires per head than anywhere else on earth. Traveller Asha Gill hooks up with a handful of locals who’ve found a slice of the good life in one of the most isolated cities on earth.
Miami
E8
MiamiIt took just a decade for Miami to morph from a capital of sleaze and a haven for sun wrinkled retirees into the hippest city in the US. Traveller Asha Gill takes a deep breath and plunges into the de facto capital of Latin America.