旅游类纪录片，National Geographic 频道 2007 , 2008 年出品，是 NG 100 Dollar Taxi Ride 系列其中之一。
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On the boundary between Mexico and the United States, Tijuana has the busiest border crossing on Earth. With so many transients and emigration hopefuls, officials can only estimate the city’s population. Guesses range from one to three million.
Oscar our driver in this episode introduces us to the rare Tijuana zebra, he arranges for a street band to sing Mexico’s traditional happy birthday song to our presenter, and he explains no birthday in Tijuana would be complete without a Tequila Popper - a celebration to remember.
Next we’re on the Rock of Gibraltar, ancient Pillar of Hercules and modern sentinel of the seas, where on a clear day you can see three countries, two continents, an ocean and a sea.
In town Harry Parody our driver takes us to meet the Lower House to solve the world’s problems while baking in the sun. Next Harry takes us across the border to Spain, where Iberia’s oldest bullring, a bull-fighting school and a different way of life beckon.
Since the 50s Cuba has been cut off from the rest of the world. That means no Coke signs, no fast food and no amenities. So what does it have? Old cars, ageing architecture, resilient people, dogs and noise.
Anthony, our cab driver, has a 1957 Dodge Kingsway. So off we go on a whirlwind tour of Havana. First stop, the Floridita, where Hemmingway drank the Daiquiri in the home of its invention. We then visit one of the largest Chinatowns outside of China!
Anthony then takes us for a pick-me-up at his Mom’s, homemade Cuban coffee - or is it rocket fuel? Powerful stuff. Fusion. A word that represents many things in Cuba.
Next we’re off to Salt Lake City. Tracey our cab driver tells us when Brigham Young brought 147 Mormon followers into this Promised Land, he decreed, “This is the place,” and there they built their temple.
The centre of the city is still dominated by the Salt Lake Temple, a pilgrimage destination for Mormons around the world.
Istanbul, where East meets West, literally. It’s a city perched between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean, with one foot in Europe and the other in Asia.
It’s a place to take an intercontinental taxi ride, with Ishan, who is, literally, Istanbul’s “best taxi driver” - at least that’s what his website says.
Our ride with Ishan takes us on a bridge across the Bosporus and sees him “drive” from the bridge of a ferry across the Sea of Marmara.
On the way to see the famed tiles of Iznik, there is more than a little dancing in the street - which is, perhaps, not to be unexpected from a taxi driver who teaches belly-dancing.
Next we’re off to Panama, where our driver David takes us to a large scientific observatory in the heart of the urban rainforest. It’s said there are 205 shades of green in Panama!
Back on terra firma, we visit one of the seven modern wonders of the world - the Panama Canal.
It’s the city that’s made of dreams - Hollywood! From all over the world people come here in pursuit of that elusive brass ring. Even our taxi driver Joe has come here looking for work - not as a cabbie of course.
Joe came here 20 years ago to be a star. He got work as a Chippendale Dancer and as a centrefold for Playgirl Magazine.
Joe takes us to Griffith Park, the setting for some movies most famous scenes, including one from Rebel Without a Cause. Nearby is a memorial to James Dean. On Rodeo Drive, Joe points out that the shops are so exclusive the doors are locked and shopping is by appointment only.
Next we’re off to Bombay, our guide to Bombay (Mumbai) is an ace taxi driver named Pandy. With him we see pigs that fly, eat the evocatively-named “Tomato Stuff” and clean up afterwards at one of the world’s largest clothes-washing facilities.
And when, after a nap in the park, our shoes go walkabout, Pandy knows just where to find them - a detour to the Thieves’ Market!
In this Episode Rabea, our driver in Amman, takes us on a trip to the southern desert. A quick pit stop in the souk (market) for essential supplies sets us up for the journey.
Equally at home behind the wheel of his taxi in Amman and behind a barbecue in the desert, Rabea takes us to where Moses got his first view of the Promised Land and introduces us to some real Bedouin hospitality.
Next we’re off to Prague, capital of the new Czech Republic, former capital of Czechoslovakia and home to the sexiest sounding coup in history - the Velvet Revolution.
It’s also very Bohemian - which shouldn’t be a surprise, as it is smack in the middle of a region called Bohemia.
On a trip to the heart of the Czech Republic Eugen our driver shows us an observation tower where the Communist authorities didn’t want anyone to look out, a Jewish cemetery used for 500 years until closed by the Nazis, and a chapel where human bones provide a very strange line in interior decoration.
Located on the tip of southern Africa, where the Atlantic and the Indian Oceans collide, Cape Town has had a stormy existence - so it’s no surprise that the first Europeans to reach the place named it the Cape of Storms.
Only later did Dutch PR guys give it a more congenial spin naming it the Cape of Good Hope, in expectation of the riches to be made here.
Our driver, Clive, was born in Rhodesia and like many before him, he came to South Africa in the spirit of hope. Clive shows us where Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu helped make a new South Africa - and where the new black and white residents of Boulder Beach swim.
Next we’re in London. We arrive at London’s famous Waterloo Station where we meet Tony Brookman, our driver for this hundred dollar ride.
After a spin on the London Eye, and with feet firmly back on the ground, we go to Borough Market and the East End.
With 32,000 taxis, Buenos Aires boasts drivers with a variety of backgrounds and tastes, but none could have represented this city of culture and beauty better than Hernan.
An opera singer who also keeps a pair of soccer shoes in the trunk of his car, Hernan is tapped into every aspect of life in this sprawling South American city.
From the flower-strewn gravesite of Eva Peron to the simple fare offered at one of the city’s 200 taxi bars, Hernan shows us how to find the soul and pulse of Buenos Aires.
And for its heart - ah, one must learn to Tango. Under the crystal chandeliers of an opulent dance studio our cultured cabbie explains that one must learn to “feel” the dance.
Next we’re off to Calgary, Alberta in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains with our driver Sandy Norgaard. Calgary is the heart of Canada’s oil and gas industry - and cattle country. The annual Calgary Stampede is one of the largest rodeos in the world!
Dublin is a surprising mixture of Georgian grandeur and rural charm. It’s a town where high finance happily rubs shoulders with low tech, where horse- drawn carts make deliveries to glass skyscrapers.
Our driver is Des Dempsey who starts our trip in the back streets of Dublin and then we visit the Wicklow Hills to Dalkey.
Next stop is Johannesburg, the biggest city in South Africa, which was founded by two Johannes. Our cabbie Jimmy takes us into Soweto, Johannesburg’s most notorious suburb.
Jimmy then takes us down a street with a unique claim to fame: it is home to not one but two Nobel Peace Prize winners.
On the way we stop for the local delicacy, Fat Cakes, meet Jimmy’s mom who is, unexpectedly, an ardent fan of Britain’s Queen Mum, and have our “bones thrown” at the witchdoctor’s supermarket.
Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia, home of the descendants of Solomon and Sheba, has the oldest Christian church in Africa, and some of the fastest long-distance runners in the world.
Fanta, our driver on this Ethiopian adventure, tells us his brothers are named Cocacola and Sprite. Right!
He also tells me he’s a driving instructor - and to prove it he takes us to a driving school unlike any we have ever seen.
On the way to finding the Ark of the Covenant we chew some qat and find a steakhouse where raw beef tops the menu. Indeed, it’s the only thing on the menu. Eat your heart out, Indiana Jones.
Next we’re off to Phnom Penh. Here, in the dark days of Pol Pot’s regime, schools were transformed into dungeons.
Yoen our driver counters the terror of the S-21 Museum of Genocide with a spot of his favourite pastime: karaoke.
Birds are big in Cambodia: we encounter tasty duck embryos, release doves for peace and hold our breath as a chicken dices with the original jaws of death.
Halifax is an ocean town and with oceans come tragedy, shipwrecks, storms, accidents-and ghosts. Duffy, our old salt of a cab driver, has seen them all and he knows where the skeletons are.
Meeting Duffy at the South End Grill was easy; all the great cabbies hang there. Our ride however, seems to be more of a challenge.
First stop, St. Paul’s Church - to view the window with the face of a Vicar in it: a relic left over from the 1917 explosion that killed and injured over 4000 Haligonians.
Duffy tells us about the tragic nature of the history of Halifax. It explains why the city is riddled with graveyards.
Next we visit Auckland. On this trip through Kiwi country, we visit the City of Sails, where one in five has his own boat. This may explain why New Zealand has fared quite well in the America’s Cup of yachting.
Our amiable driver Bill guides us through Auckland’s park system, which mainly consists of extinct volcanoes.
Julie, our driver in Bangkok, Thailand, is one of the city’s first female taxi drivers. She’s street-wise, and knows all the tricks.
Her hot-line to the radio station helps her avoid most jams - but when the city is grid-locked it’s a good thing that Bangkok is a city of canals. There are so many that it has been called “the Venice of the East.” And Julie knows them all.
What better way to avoid rush-hour gridlock than to take to a short-cut on a long-tailed boat? Julie shows us fighting fish in a gas station and what she claims is the world’s largest reclining Buddha.
Next we’re off to Reykjavik. In this episode our driver Gudjon takes us on a tour of Iceland’s hot spots, introducing us to a drink known locally as “Black Death,” and to a fish so strong that, after eating it, you won’t be kissed for two days.
This $100 Taxi Ride in paradise begins at an early morning fish auction in Hilo, the largest city on the Island of Hawaii. The event is attended by cabbie Neal who likes to keep his hand in by relaxing for a few hours on the water.
As we travel through the verdant countryside, Neal explains that the Hawaiian word “aloha” is much more than a greeting. It is a state of being, a kind of sharing spirit that brings about good will.
In front of the Library, Neal points out two large rocks. Legend has it King Kamehameha lifted the rocks, proving his suitability as ruler.
On the road we visit the Parker Ranch, the largest cattle ranch in the USA. We also visit a Hawaiian Winery and taste wines that are not available anywhere else in the world.
Next we’re off to Brisbane. In Moreton Bay I meet Peter Robb and his taxi boat. On the way to a place we splash by some historic sites, Peel Island and enjoy the colourful waters of the Pacific.
One of the most eclectic cities in North America is New Orleans. Tourists flock to the Big Easy for the partying, the food, the amazing mix of cultures
Our driver Denise, one of the few female drivers in this tough city, is well connected and will help in our quest to define jazz.
We pass through the French Quarter and over the big muddy, the mighty Mississippi. In a city built below sea level, above-ground crypts are all over town. And when the fog rolls in, imaginations roll with it.
After a visit to Joey’s indoor zoo, Uncle Wayne’s puppet show and the home of a stripper, I’m thinking that jazz is any kind of art.
Next we’re off to Singapore. Singapore is a city in transition, balancing traditional values and customs with the competitive world of high finance.
Our driver Mr Poon takes us to visit two temples in one, where Buddhists and Muslims worship side by side. There is a bi-belief energy that is unique here, and the place is full of believers.
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