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Lonely Planet: Stressbuster

  • 2012-2012
  • 1 season
  • Documentary

We spend so much time caught up in our daily routines that it's important we bust loose every now and again, relax, de-stress and do something different. Enter Lonely Planet's Stressbuster: showcasing inspirational short breaks that offer a new perspective on life. Whether you're looking for spiritual solace or natural highs, a warm inner glow or a burst of adrenalin to blow the cobwebs away, intrepid presenters Dominic Bonuccelli and Anita Kapoor will brave high seas and rugged canyons to find it for you.

Season 1 Episode Guide

8 Episodes 2012

Episode 1

Learn Something New

Anita Kapoor enlists in the Royal Thai Army in the premiere of this series spotlighting rejuvenating activities and destinations around the world. Also: Dominic Bonuccelli visits Sichuan, China, to learn kung fu.

Episode 2

Cultural Odyssey

Dominic tries his hand at herding yak in Kham, Tibet; Anita visits a remote village in Thailand.

Episode 3

Adrenaline Rush

Anita encounters great white sharks off the South Australian coast; Dominic seeks thrills on China's Yangtze River.

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Episode 4

Conservation

Anita visits Asian elephants in Northern Thailand and gets a lesson in conservation; Dominic volunteers to work with endangered marine turtles in Sri Lanka.

Episode 5

Food Safari

Anita samples regional cuisine in Chengdu, the capital city of Sichuan, China. Also: Dominic studies the history of colonial tea planters in Sri Lanka.

Episode 6

A Day in the Life of...

Dominic experiences Bollywood singing and dancing in Mumbai; Anita herds cattle in the Australian outback.

Episode 7

Retreat

Anita cruises aboard a river liner on China's Yangtze River; Dominic seeks royal luxury in Rajasthan, India.

Episode 8

Iconic Journeys

Anita travels on the Ghan passenger train in Australia; Dominic Bonuccelli sails on a rice barge in South India.

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