Acclaimed director Monica Garnsey travels to Venezuela and Thailand to look at the global sex tourism industry through the eyes of working girls in My Boyfriend, the Sex Tourist (working title). Seen from the women's point of view, these two, hour-long documentaries reveal how sleeping with foreigners for money has become a mainstream career choice for many Third World girls.
In the first programme, set in Venezuela, John, Bob W and Bob F take a holiday - 'The Girlfriend Experience' - like no other. At the Total Satisfaction resort the men do what most holiday-makers do; sunbathe, sail and dine. But the guys also get to choose a girlfriend for the week from a line-up of stunning Venezuelan prostitutes. It's not just about sex, but a real 'girlfriend experience'. But what are the emotional costs for both the men and the women involved?