Life's a Trip

Having tasted pretty much every delicious piece of beef North America has to offer, Andrew Anthony gets it into his head that he should sink his canines into the world's most expensive steak. So he's off to Kobe, Japan for a slice of Waigyu, the traditional 'white' steak that goes for about $700 a chunk. The cows are massaged every day and fed a steady stream of beer to keep them tender. Nice. And along the way, Andrew is going to completely immerse himself in Japanese culture, from Karaoke to Sumo. After all, if you're going halfway around the world for a single meal…you might as well go all the way. 2008 Tricon Films

In 1992 the Olympics anointed baseball as an official sport for the first time. Countries sent their best and brightest (including the Americans). But it was the Cubans that took the honour of winning the first ever baseball gold medal. And one of the pitchers who carried the Cuban team has become the all time 'most wins' pitcher in Cuban baseball history. Andrew travels to Cuba to meet him, and along the way discovers the Cuba most people don't see or even know exists. That, and what it feels like to stare down a man with a cannon for an arm. Andrew is going to Cuba to find Pedro Luis Lasso, face him down and enshrine himself in his very own baseball story. 2008 Tricon Films

Nowhere on the planet is luxury so concentrated as in Dubai. Andrew is heading across the planet to feel what it is like to live like a billionaire. Have 7 servants doting on him. Ski in the cold and lie in the scorching sun in the same hour. Go back in time. Buy a yacht and an island to anchor it to. Know what it is like to own your own country and do something just because he wants to. Costs be damned, Andrew is going to live like the top .001 percent of the planet for 24 hours. Then we're going to give him the bill. 2008 Tricon Films

They have moved a highway for elves. They have a tour company that specializes in week-long "ghost watching" tours and no one will rule out the existence of magic. What better place to experience something magical? Andrew travels to one of the most literate, most happy (hey… it is according to the UN!) and treeless places on the planet – Iceland - hoping to re-capture some child like belief in magic. And along the way he meets some people and sees some things that blow his mind. 2008 Tricon Films

For all of his life thus far, Andrew Anthony has never been feared by anyone. He is, and has always been, a gentle soul, a kind man who is in no way intimidating. Andrew travels to where warriors used to dance to scare their enemy. New Zealand is home to the Maori and their tribal dance that inspires fear in those that see it. Having travelled more than twenty hours, Andrew intends on doing more than just seeing the dance performed, he intends to learn it and gain an understanding of the Maori culture … while really hoping he puts the fear of God in someone … anyone! 2008 Tricon Films

Long ago in a land far away, a young Andrew Anthony watched a rascally rabbit conduct a symphony on TV and thought how brilliant he was and how amazing it would be to perform such a feat. Now in the most iconic opera house in the world, the Sydney Opera House, Andrew will don a tuxedo and conduct a symphony. Upon arriving in Australia, Andrew is informed that in order to check this one off his list, he must first learn what it means to "be an Aussie". For that he needs to hop back on the plane, live in the underground, visit the outback, kiss a kangaroo, climb a bridge, make some wine, and succumb to Sydney. But after all that will he really want to put on a tuxedo and stand in all that stuffiness, or will the Aussie he has become lead him down a different path? 2008 Tricon Films

Alongside former international model and European socialite, Maria Buccellati, Andrew Anthony enters the exclusive world of high fashion to drive what they drive, eat what they eat, see what they see, and walk their walk. He is off to Milan to experience the backstage, the front of house, the designer studio and all the fabulousness that makes up the world of the Fashionista. And in the end he will try to pass himself off as one of them. To the press and the paparazzi. He will strap on the designer gear and, during the most important week of the year for men's worldwide fashion, he will walk the runway for an A-list menswear designer. 2008 Tricon Films

Andrew Anthony decides that he's had enough of the 8 to 8 rat race existence of his everyday world. He needs a break from all the people and the noise and the hubbub. So he's taking off to the white sands and azure waters of beautiful Turks and Caicos. But when he gets there he decides to see just how far he can push this isolation thing by having himself banished to a deserted island, to live all alone with the wee beasties, living by his wits under the scorching sun. How long will he be able to survive a life without lattes and take-out? Only the iguanas know…and they're not talking. 2008 Tricon Films

Every now and then it is important for every man to take the opportunity to look back – so that he might know the significance of moving forward. With the help of an Irish Genealogical search company, Andrew Anthony sets sail for Ireland in hopes to knock on a few doors and find a distant relative to share a pint with (or at least one that won't slam the door on his noggin). Along the way he'll discover what 'Irish Cooking' means today, discover the exact co-ordinates of his earliest relatives house, engage in the fine old Irish game of hurling, and spend some quality time with Desmond Guinness of the famed Guinness family. For a pint (or 11). 2008 Tricon Films

Inoculation (noun) is defined as the introduction of a pathogen or antigen into a living organism to stimulate the production of antibodies. Knowing he has a full on addiction to golf, Andrew Anthony sets out to rid himself of this time consuming chase of the little white ball. His belief is that in order to do this right he needs to head to the source, the origins of golf, St. Andrew's Scotland. Along the way he'll discover why golf started in Scotland, and he may finally solve the mystery of the Loch Ness Monster. 2008 Tricon Films

Andrew is flying south to the Bahamas to meet his fears in a place so seemingly misnamed, Paradise Island. After he deplanes, it's The Deep Dark Ocean, Enclosed Spaces and Man-eating Sharks in one fell swoop. But before he jumps in the ocean he'll jump into an aquarium, slide down a slide and get a feel for the enclosed spaces when sharks aren't around. And while he's at it he'll engage in a little luxury, just in case it's the last time he ever gets the chance. 2008 Tricon Films

Andrew Anthony travels to L.A., San Diego, Palm Springs and Las Vegas to see the new face of medically altered old age, takes a sneak peak at some radical anti-age programs, and endures the most exhaustive medical exam available on the planet (which gives you an itemized list of how you will fall apart and what will finally kill you). Andrew isn't going quietly into the night; he is getting prepared now. 2008 Tricon Films

Andrew is certain he could never dunk a basketball in a professional game, could never score a goal on a real hockey player – but he is sure he could score a goal on a professional footballer. Andrew heads down to Argentina as he decides to go face to face with the Boca Juniors - the second-most titled team in the world besides AC Milan. By delving into the world of professional football in Argentina, Andrew goes from football skeptic to 'fanatico', and falls in love not only with the country, but the beautiful game. 2008 Tricon Films