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32 of 38 found the following review helpful:
 Not for kids or educational use! Mar 19, 2007
By Spanish Teacher and Mommy
"Kelly G"
I had hoped to use this in my (Spanish) classroom, to replace an old PBS Going Places VHS. However, it has several things in it that are inappropriate for school-aged children (I'd put it at about PG-13) and I certainly can't use it in a middle-school classroom! Scenes about ancient sex toys are pretty much unnecessary in any travel video; then to find that the exhibit was traveling and not even a permanent fixture in the town just made me more upset! I do love the adventurousness of this series; but sometimes things go a bit over the edge (there's an emphasis on drinking and partying, and some of the ways the two women sleep are simply unsafe for women traveling alone!) This is a very informative video for the average adult traveler. I simply can't use it in the classroom.
8 of 10 found the following review helpful:
Not a typical Globe trekker! Apr 23, 2009
By Spanish and Cultures teacher
Although most of these videos are very fun, accurate, and educational to some extent, this Spain episode is not very good. The Northern section is fine and interesting but then in the Southern section there are strange sexual references on a few occasions making it impossible to show in a classroom. Having lived in Spain, it seems to overly stress stereotypes of what the people and places are like and doesn't do the culture justice.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 A Disappointing Venture In Self-Absorption Sep 11, 2010
By Doctor A.
Given the mixed reviews on this, I wasn't sure what to expect. Essentially, this is two travel videos -- a young Australian woman roughing it through Northern Spain, and a 20-something American woman trekking around Southern Spain. The scenes brought back many fond memories of my own international travels during my younger years. However, this production is not useful as an information source or as a guide for planning one's itinerary in Spain.
Basically, this is a video of two people doing hearty, Spartan-like ecotravel. Their trek is highlighted by rather extreme adventures such as the Pamplona bull run, parasailing, windsurfing and snowboarding... not exactly a Rick Steves or Rudy Maxa production for the average traveler. Frankly, I was a bit disheartened at these two young people's lack of graciousness when offered new foods or accepting local hospitality. The sense of entitlement was obvious and akin to disappointed brats on a trip to Disneyland.
On the whole, this video offered little more than a video record of two young gal's quest for personal titillation -- a journey that seemed to touch them very little, nor did they genuinely touch others. Unfortunately, this is a painful statement about Generation Me and their blatant self-absorption. Not a worthwhile use of my viewing time.
4 of 5 found the following review helpful:
too much twit too little Spain Jul 08, 2010
By Stinki
This travel video should be called "two twits go to Spain."
Way too much little girl stuff, not nearly enough Spain stuff.
I endured it to watch get to the Santiago de Compostella section. It was a tragedy to have so little said about Jesús Jato. Jesus Jata's flaming drink is legend. The "big incense ball" is known as the botafumeiro.
4 of 5 found the following review helpful:
inappropriate DVD for classroom use Feb 04, 2009
By professora -spanish
This video has a short segment that is inappropriate for middle school and younger. I will not order Globe trekker for my classroom again. Some type of rating should've been on the box. Thank goodness I previewed the DVD. I'm not sure it is even appropriate for the high school Spanish classes.
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