On the Road (Chinese: 向世界出發) is a Chinese Cantonese-language travel television program produced by Television Broadcasts Limited in Hong Kong. The show aired for three seasons between 2006 and 2008. The meaning of the Chinese title is "Set off to the World", which gives a sense of the start of a journey to different parts of the global, experiencing different cultures and customs of different nations.
Premise The show differs from the typical travel series produced by TVB, as it deals mainly with philosophical and life issues, rather than sightseeing and entertainment. The show would use a particular location's social life or struggles to bring out the intended topic for a particular arc.
Although rival television station ATV has made travel series based on relatively the same premises, this is the first time a series based on this genre received high ratings, mainly due to the dominant ratings advantage TVB has enjoyed since the advent of television broadcasting in Hong Kong.
Episodes
Season 1 (2006) Theme Place Visited Host First Run Date Life and Death Qinghai, China Law Kar-ying11 April - 17 April Is Beauty a Crime? Northern Thailand Kathy Chow, Carrie Lam 18 April - 21 April Love, Hope, and Faith at The Vatican Vatican City Law Lan 24 April - 27 April Acrobats, Children, Dream Wuqiao, China Karena Lam What is to be Rich Dubai, United Arab Emirates Ha Yu How to find Happiness Italy Myolie Wu Marry or not Marry? India Michelle Yim Brotherhood and Chivalry Phuket, Thailand Ekin Cheng
Season 2 (2007) Theme Place Visited Host First Run Date Returning Home Through Love Cambodia Nicholas Tse The King & I Brunei Eric Tsang Stations of the Cross in Israel Israel Ada Choi Love, in the Kingdom of Women Yunnan, China Gigi Leung Success and Failure Mauritius Liu Wai Hung Ancient City and the Performance Art Kyoto, Japan Liza Wang Drum & Dance on the Yellow River Loess Plateau, China Sammul Chan
Season 3 (2008) Theme Place Visited Host First Run Date Freedman in the Sahara Sahara, Africa Kathy Chow The last foot-binding village Yunnan, China Angie Chiu Lost in Eastern India East India Daniel Chan Kindness without scale Guizhou, China Yu Mo-lin Amorous, joyful, Mexico Mexico Patrick Tse Cuba Dangerous Cuba Lawrence Cheng Walking with Beasts Thailand Alex Fong Lik-Sun Enlightenment South Korea Eunice Lam