Samantha Brown's Great Weekends — Season 1
About this season
Samantha Brown's Great Weekends is a program on Travel Channel hosted by Samantha Brown. In the program, Samantha travels to various locations in USA, Canada, Mexico and Europe and describes her experiences and provides tips in staying in hotels, eating in restaurants and participating in local activities. The opening theme was changed for season 2 with the title change. Episodes are available on iTunes.
Episodes (19)
1. Las Vegas
Aired 26 June 2008 • 30 min
Samantha Brown unleashes her inner sexy with the Pussy Cat Dolls and tends bar at the Double Down.
2. Austin
Aired 26 June 2008 • 30 min
Samantha Brown spends a musical vacation in Austin.
3. Miami
Aired 3 July 2008 • 30 min
Samantha rounds up her friends for a girl's getaway to South Beach.
4. Tuscany
Samantha re-visits some of her favorite haunts in San Francisco.
5. Season 1, Episode 5
Samantha Brown experiences the art and architecture of Florence.
6. Season 1, Episode 6
Samantha Brown checks out a bookstore on the banks of the River Seine, revisits her favorite bistro and sightsees on a bicycle while in Paris
7. Season 1, Episode 7
Samantha hits the beach, bike trails and amusement parks in Myrtle Beach.
8. Orlando
Aired 10 July 2008 • 30 min
Sam explores neighborhoods, meets locals and discovers things to do in Orlando.
9. Cabo
Aired 17 July 2008 • 30 min
Sam rents a villa just outside San Jose del Cabo.
10. New Orleans
Sam dances at a bowling alley and experiences a backwater bayou trip in New Orleans.
11. New Hampshire
Aired 24 July 2008 • 30 min
Samantha visits her favorite haunts when she returns to New Hampshire.
12. London
Aired 24 July 2008 • 30 min
Samantha Brown avoids the tourist traps and explores locals' London.
13. Washington D.C.
Aired 7 August 2008 • 30 min
Sam explores the colorful side of Washington, D.C., by eating Ethiopian food and going to a Bohemian poetry event.
14. Dude Ranch in Wyoming
Aired 14 August 2008 • 30 min
Samantha stays at a working dude ranch in Cody, Wyo.
15. Santa Fe
Samantha mountain bikes and explores alternative therapies in Santa Fe to work out her body and mind.
16. Brooklyn
Samantha experiences the pristine beaches, unlimited fresh seafood and whale expeditions of Cape Cod.
17. San Francisco
Brooklyn; Dumbo's art scene; Coney Island.
18. Los Angeles
Sights of Los Angeles include a surfing rabbi, fire dancers, a magical castle and a movie screening in a cemetery.