Smart Travels with Rudy Maxa: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

From the famous city of Michelangelo's David to Paris's neon nightlife to cozy village churches, Smart Travels—Europe features Rudy Maxa's picks of the best of Europe. Public television's first HDTV series, the 52 half-hour episodes are a new take on the Old World. Host Rudy Maxa models hassle-free ways of getting to great places, discovering the continent's vitality and character, and plotting a memorable, independent trip. Maxa, a well-known travel personality, writer and lecturer, is an MSNBC business travel columnist, a Pulitzer Prize nominated reporter and the original host of public radio's "The Savvy Traveler."

Series details

• Title: Smart Travels with Rudy Maxa
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Travel
• Premiere date: 2002-03-23
• Final broadcast date listed: 2006-06-24
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: PBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 14552
• IMDb ID: tt8479170
• TVDB ID: 119571

Cast and credited roles

• Rudy Maxa — Host

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2002-03-23; final listed air date 2002-06-15; episode order: 13.
• Season 2: premiered 2003-04-05; final listed air date 2003-06-28; episode order: 13.
• Season 3: premiered 2004-04-03; final listed air date 2004-06-26; episode order: 13.
• Season 4: premiered 2005-04-02; final listed air date 2005-06-25; episode order: 13.
• Season 5: premiered 2006-04-01; final listed air date 2006-06-24; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

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