The people that Brown talks to on the show are not all commissioned for the show, but sometimes they are just people Brown and her crew randomly pick from a crowd, which lends an air of authenticity and immediacy.

In Florence, Italy, Brown discovers a great hotel in the centre of the city, and also finds a perfect spot to escape the crowds. In Paris, France, she stays in an apartment in the Latin Quarter, and visits the street markets, experiencing the haute couture with the help of a personal shopper.

In Rome, Italy, Brown will show viewers where to have true Roman coffee, how to avoid three-hour queues at the city's popular attractions, and where to enjoy Rome's wild nightlife.

Asked if she has had any shocking experiences while in Europe, Brown said the thing that had her literally agape was the fact that no one in Austria gives two hoots about The Sound of Music, although that musical was set there. In fact, the film was only shown on Austrian TV for the very first time in 2001.

“There hasn't been,” Brown replied. “I myself live 10 blocks from the World Trade Centre, so the idea of a major terrorism attack being in my neighbourhood doesn't scare me at all from travelling anywhere in the world. I'm not changing anything I do because of terrorism because it happened literally outside my doorstep.

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