10 Underrated Travel Series To Binge Now

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10 Underrated Travel Series To Binge Now
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While many of us are grounded couch-side and burning through our watch lists, now is the perfect opportunity to travel vicariously through these TV shows – and get inspired for when we can finally hit the road again.

By Annie B. Shapero

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The Grand Tour – This Amazon original series follows three friends known for their comical car review-themed banter on the UK show Top Gear. The Grand Tour, on the other hand, keeps adrenaline at peak levels as they race around the globe putting car models to the test, challenging their skills behind the wheel in unusual situations, and mingling with celebrities – all while offering up such juicy tidbits as, “Looking good is more important than looking where you’re going.” Episode 1 kicked off with the trio racing modified Ford Mustangs through the California desert, accompanied by a fleet of Breitling Jets.

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Tales by Light – This Australian documentary series follows the adventures of world-renowned photographers and photojournalists in a joint branded content project conceived by National Geographic and Canon. It offers viewers a rare glimpse behind the scenes of what it takes to capture the perfect shot, as well as revealing stunning scenery and subjects from an expert photographer’s vantage point. It’s as much an homage to the power of imagery as it is a reminder to conserve and care for our world and the people who inhabit it.

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Down to Earth with Zac Efron – While host Zach Efron is somewhat of a household name, especially among the younger set, this Netflix show garnered a fanship of pleasantly surprised viewers of all ages. For eight episodes, Efron travels with wellness expert Darin Olien to explore how different parts of the world approach health and sustainability within themselves and among society at large. In between delightful meals of local cuisine (one of which wiggles on the plate), Efron explores an Icelandic renewable energy facility, sustainable plant genetics in Lima, and how Sardinians manage to live so long.

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The Kindness Diaries – If 2020 has been hard on happiness, this documentary series is an instant mood booster. One-time London broker, now philanthropist and travel enthusiast Leon Logothetis takes viewers with him around the globe as he seeks out the kindness of strangers and returns the favour in ways they never imagined. During each episode, he approaches strangers and asks for help – everything from a meal to a place to sleep, or roadside assistance – while refusing to accept money. In exchange for their humble favours and generosity, he provides the funds to help make their dreams come true. If you’re looking to top up your faith in humanity, tune in asap.

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Dark Tourist – Let your morbid curiosity out to play with this Netflix series centred on a novel category of travel known as dark tourism, an exploration of places associated with death and destruction. New Zealand journalist David Farrier has made a career of his exhaustive research on bizarre human fetishes (check out his 2016 documentary on competitive tickling, Tickled, for a taste). In Dark Tourist, he takes viewers way off the beaten path to meet vampires in New Orleans, soak up radiation in Fukushima, and visit a host of locations that will make your quarantine feel like a five-star hotel.

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The Layover – The Layover is no secret to diehard Anthony Bourdain fans. For avid travellers and frequent flyers, however, this show takes a different pace than his hugely popular Parts Unknown, which luxuriates in various locales around the world, wining and dining for the ultimate multisensory experience. In The Layover, the late Food Network star makes the most of a few hours (36 at most) while connecting in cities around the world. As usual, he approaches travel via his taste buds. It’s a marathon sampling of local flavour and friendly strangers before rushing back to catch his flight.

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Lost in the Wild – True crime aficionados can really dig into this Travel Channel/ Discovery UK collaboration, which follows journalist and adventure traveller Kinga Philipps and Emmy-nominated filmmaker J.J. Kelley as they voyage to the corners of the earth to explore mysterious deaths and disappearances. Lost in the Wild kicks off in Panama on a hiking trail that turns out to be far more treacherous than it seems. Their travels also take them to Zimbabwe’s storied Mount Nyangani, where legends of man-eating mountains clouds THE hunt for a missing man, as well as to a remote Galapagos Island in search of clues surrounding the 1934 disappearance of an Austrian baroness and her lover.

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Booze Traveler – This Travel Channel series follows South Boston bartender Jack Maxwell as he takes his own philosophy to heart: “When you sit down with a stranger and a couple of cocktails, the world opens up.” Join him on his journey to discover the world’s most interesting liquors and the people who imbibe them. His drink destinations include a marijuana milkshake in Nepal, an Incan sugarcane liquor called Canazo in Peru, Zulu tribal beer in South Africa, a rare Bayou liquor in New Orleans, and a pagan recipe based on mythology in Lithuania, among others. Don’t show up with an empty glass.

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House Hunters International – As far as living vicariously goes, this HGTV show offers an inside look at what it’s like to locate and buy the perfect house abroad. Real estate and design fanatics as well as character-based reality TV addicts will have plenty to scrutinise. Love them or hate them, there’s an element of discovery as the prospective buyers come face to face with new cultures while assessing their dream destination.

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Big City Little Budget – Joyful travel and lifestyle journalist Oneika Raymond teamed up with the Travel Channel to produce this show about travelling on a shoestring while sampling what some of the best US cities have to offer. Raymond speaks multiple languages and is the author of the popular blog Oneika the Traveler, which is dedicated to inspiring women as well as people of colour to see the world. Big City Little Budget is a reminder that while pandemics come and go, the travel bug is enduring, so why not save a little cash and see as much as you can?

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