Dhani Tackles the Globe or TV awesomeness you should be watching

So a super cool thing happened to me, someone from the production team of "Dhani Tackles the Globe" on Travel Channel contacted me to say he appreciated me blogging about the show on my post of what was on my DVR this week.
And I was floored. On top of that he sent some links for behind the scenes stuff, video, and blogs. One of the cool things I like about the show is that the production team, directly after the show, blogs about the episode. Sometimes it's Dhani himself, sometimes it's the translator for the show, sometimes it is the producer, but they all tell fun stories that didn't make it to air.
So here is what I like about the show and why you should watch it. First off, the concept is great. Dhani Jones is a NFL linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals. Last year on Hard Knocks the Bengals were featured as the team that the show followed, so I knew vaguely of him then and from the NFL season when the Bengals became one of my favorite teams and they would be some of the forced football watching I actually enjoyed. So anyway Dhani had this concept, that you can learn about a culture by it's sports, so he goes to different countries (so far I have seen Italy, Iceland, Jamaica, and Senegal) where he participates in the most popular sport in the country or region. For Italy it was biking, Iceland was Strongman, Jamaica was cricket, and Senegal was lutte a form of wrestling. So the concept is pretty awesome, he takes a week and gets trained by some of the best in the region at the sport. It's fun to watch him fail and succeed at the sport. The impressive part is that he succeeds a lot. Seth says it's a testament to how well rounded playing football can make you. He just uses any excuse he can to make football look more awesome than it is. The best part though is Dhani himself. He's hilarious, and works so hard at what he does. It's crazy insane. There are so many times that I would be like peace out, but he just makes a joke and soldiers on.
It's a great show, and you should be watching it, and you should come back here and talk to me about it.
And because they are super awesome, and you, dear readers are no slouches, they gave me a bunch of links and a episode description for next week's episode to post on the blog! And I don't care that it is a plug because A. it's my first "business plug" and B. the show is awesome.

Love (Dhani Tackles the Globe),
Carrie

Video clips:

Dhani playing pickup cricket with local kids:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzqDHe4HCMY

Scotland Photo Journal:

http://www.travelchannel.com/TV_Shows/Dhani_Jones/Photos/Slideshow_Behind_The_Scenes_In_Scotland

Scotland Travel Guide:

http://www.travelchannel.com/TV_Shows/Dhani_Jones/Video/Scotlands_Highland_Games

Next week's episode is Scotland!

Episode Description:

Scotland is a country very based in tradition. You can see it in the way the Scottish people dress and hear it in their music. The same goes for their national past time: the Highland Games. The Highland Games are series of strength events that require great strength and solidified technique. Some of the events, like the caber toss, take years of practice before they can be mastered.

Dhani is told that if you are only going to see the Highland Games once in a lifetime, you do it in Braemar Stadium. For Dhani, it is a great honor to just visit the stadium.

The events in the Highland Games take years to master, and Dhani has to get prepared in a few short days. He definitely has his share of work ahead of him, but he will give 110% just like it is any other challenge.

Also here is the show's website to learn more:
http://www.travelchannel.com/TV_Shows/Dhani_Jones