indietrekker

About this original series

www.indietrekker.comIndietrekker was created on the premise that traveling is what happens when you look up from the guidebook. Locals, side streets, and the rhythm of everyday life characterize a place much more than major monuments and attractions. There is no ambitious goal to visit X number of countries in X number of days, or to go this many miles on pure leg power. The only aim is to visit places near and far, and record whatever and whomever we stumble upon. So, trek along and enjoy the journey!

  • # Episodes

    21 episodes

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Episodes of indietrekker

    • Play Monkeys in a Monastery - indietrekker on Blip indietrekker episodes on Blip

      Monkeys in a Monastery

      At the Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery in Hong Kong, we ran into some unusual visitors. They were stealing food offerings that people left for their ancestors.

      • Release date
        Jan 30, 2008
      • Runtime
        01:42
    • Play Thanksgiving in Beijing with Peking Duck - indietrekker on Blip indietrekker episodes on Blip

      Thanksgiving in Beijing with Peking Duck

      Talk about fusion. Since we can't have turkey in Beijing, we celebrated Thanksgiving with another bird that's easier to find here.

      • Release date
        Nov 22, 2007
      • Runtime
        02:49
    • Play Eating Jian Bing in Beijing - indietrekker on Blip indietrekker episodes on Blip

      Eating Jian Bing in Beijing

      Jian bing is a crepe-like snack typically found only in the north. The jian-bing-maker first pours small amount of batter onto a hot griddle, and smoothes it out with a metal spatula. She then adds egg and scallions, flips it over, brushes on hoisin sauce and chili paste, and folds it up. Most vendors, like the one we bought from yesterday, will also add a large piece of fried dough in the middle. Crispy, savory, and warm - all good qualities for a cold weather road-side snack.

      • Release date
        Nov 6, 2007
      • Runtime
        00:59
    • Play Eating Fried Balloons - indietrekker on Blip indietrekker episodes on Blip

      Eating Fried Balloons

      At a restaurant in Zhongshan, China we were introduced to a fried dessert the size and shape of a helium balloon. Watch as the cooks ever-so-delicately fry them in a wok, making them perfectly round. Bonus: footage of a fish flopping out of a bucket.For a full description of the dessert and restaurant, go to indietrekker.com.

      • Release date
        Oct 18, 2007
      • Runtime
        02:39
    • Play Hong Kong's Plastic Money - indietrekker on Blip indietrekker episodes on Blip

      Hong Kong's Plastic Money

      Hong Kong recently introduced a plastic $10 bill in an effort to make bills more durable.

      • Release date
        Oct 1, 2007
      • Runtime
        00:32
    • Play Shanghai Street Food: Yuyuan Bazaar - indietrekker on Blip indietrekker episodes on Blip

      Shanghai Street Food: Yuyuan Bazaar

      Shanghai's Yuyuan Bazaar is best known as a marketplace for all the souvenirs and tsotchkes you could want. It is also a haven for street food: soup dumplings, sweets, and even birds-on-a-stick. Weekends are especially crowded, when even neighborhood grannies and little kids jostle with tourists to be next in line.

      • Release date
        Sep 11, 2007
      • Runtime
        01:31
    • Play Train from New York to Florida - indietrekker on Blip indietrekker episodes on Blip

      Train from New York to Florida

      Our journey from New York began on July 31st. After spending a frenzied month packing, giving away 90% of our posessions, and saying good-bye to friends and family in New York and Boston, we hopped on a train bound for Florida, the first destination in our passage to China. The decision to leave was not an easy one. After all, we were only in our nice new apartment for 10 months, just settling in. Better professional opportunities were beginning to present themselves. New York was home. So, th...

      • Release date
        Aug 4, 2007
      • Runtime
        01:08
    • Play Riding the Cyclone at Coney Island - indietrekker on Blip indietrekker episodes on Blip

      Riding the Cyclone at Coney Island

      On Jacob's to-do list before we left New York was to ride the Cyclone at Coney Island, the world's oldest wooden roller coaster. (Get there quick, kids. The Cyclone will still be up after they tear down Astroland, but riding in against the backdrop of luxury condos will be kind of lame.)The sea of people on the ground were there for M.I.A. at the Siren Music Festival.

      • Release date
        Jul 25, 2007
      • Runtime
        00:56
    • Play Bike-Hopping in Germany - indietrekker on Blip indietrekker episodes on Blip

      Bike-Hopping in Germany

      A month ago while visiting Scandinavia, we took a two day detour to Lübeck, Germany, a stop on many bike tour maps. Jacob, ever-restless, began hopping over bike racks. No bikes were harmed in the filming of this piece.

      • Release date
        Jun 15, 2007
      • Runtime
        00:30
    • Play How to Take a Train Across Water - indietrekker on Blip indietrekker episodes on Blip

      How to Take a Train Across Water

      To go from Lübeck, Germany to Copenhagen, we took a train that had to cross water. Being naive, we thought that there would either be a bridge, or passengers would disembark the train and get on a ferry. Little did we know the entire train would just roll onto the ferry. The Europeans onboard gave us a look that read, "Vat? How elz do you get a train over vater if you don't put it on ze boat?"

      • Release date
        May 21, 2007
      • Runtime
        02:08
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