The plot synopsis of Shamao Abroad

The Fool Abroad records the journey of Karl Pilkington under the guise of visiting the New Seven Wonders of the World. Although the New Seven Wonders of the World include the Colosseum in Rome, this is one of Pilkington's tourist destinations, as Gervais and the filming party thought they might also feel comfortable in Rome instead Visit on your own the great pyramids of Egypt (which are the last well-preserved of the Seven Wonders of the World). Although the focus is on visiting the wonders, each episode focuses more on Pilkington's reactions and looking at the cultural differences and peculiarities of the countries he visits. To spice things up, Gervais and the producers made a surprise call to Pilkington to assign him tasks, all unrelated. It was confirmed that the show's producers, Pilkington, had no prior warning of the situation. The cameraman cajoled him. Gervais said: "This is more realistic than most documentaries. What you see on TV is not what we are prepared for and we don't know what is going to happen.

Post A series of travel diaries titled "Karl Pilkington" was released soon after which Pilkington gave a deeper understanding of what he was experiencing. First on Sky in the UK and later in other countries.