Even if we’re not traveling now, that doesn’t mean we can’t be dreaming about traveling. Here are 10 showers to watch on Netflix to inspire travel while we’re home. Fuel your wanderlust and keep hope for when we can travel again! Hopefully, these will inspire your travels in the future!
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Street Food
This is the show I’ve been waiting for since I first saw Rick Steves on the Travel Channel. An ENTIRE show devoted to the deliciousness of street food. YES! Unfortunately (for me) it’s only one season on Netflix. They’re about 30 minutes per episode making an easy binge. Each episode focuses on one street food vendor is nine cities in Asia. Mixing delicious, local food with a human story makes one great show.
Expedition Happiness
Okay, I was a little skeptical about this one, but hear me out. Leon Logothetis travels the world without any money – looking for kindness in strangers. While traveling, he meets so many people. I really enjoyed his ability to truly connect with people and it made me believe in the good in people.
Dark Tourist
Traveling without judgment is often easier said than done – but David Farrier is an awesome example. He travels to places many people wouldn’t visit. Lesser-known parts of cultures around the world. It’s a truly captivating show and will hook you – so be prepared to binge!
Somebody Feed Phil
This show reminds me of a great dinner party that takes place all over the world. Phil travels around the world eating delicious food with new friends. His joy in seeing places he never thought he’d see is something we can all relate to. Watching this show is like sitting down for dinner with old friends.
Our Planet
Still need your nature fix while inside? Our Planet is Netflix’s Planet Earth. This nature series showcases the most beautiful natural destinations in the world. Narrated by Sir David Attenborough, this show will definitely stoke your wanderlust fires.
National Parks Adventure
Another nature-travel show which focuses on the beauty right in the United States. Our National Parks are often and overlooked vacation destination – but that’ll change once people see the wonders that they really are.
Night on Earth
The nature-lover-traveler would love this documentary series. It brings you to a wilder world and will captivate you. See the world as you’ve never seen it before- at night. It was captivating for the entire season! I couldn’t get enough so I watched the series showing HOW they were able to video tape at night! I’d be surprised if you don’t want to seek one of these places out after watching.
Conan without Borders
This is not your traditional travel show! Even if you never really watched Conan O’Brien’s show, this series is a bit more fun to watch. It’s a collection of his travel segment from the show – taking his trademark humor on the road. His talent for getting people to open up gives the show a more authentic travel feel.
Tales by Light
This show gives a unique look into travel and photography. The show follows some of the best photographers in the world who have devoted their lives to globetrotting to find the absolute best shot. It’s some photography jargon so you’ll probably learn some new tricks while being impressed with their crazy escapades (including swimming with anacondas in the Amazon!)
Extreme Engagement
While this one might not make you want to specifically visit a destination, it gives you a different look into cultural customs around the world. PJ Madam and Tim Noonan use their upcoming nuptials as an inspiration to travel the world and learn about others’ coupling and marriage customs. I enjoyed the different take on learning about other cultures (especially after binging Love is Blind).
Our Great National Parks
Narrated by President Barack Obama, this show really demonstrates the beauty of America through our National Parks. It also introduces some lesser-known parks!
Taco Chronicles
Watcher beware: this show WILL make you hungry! Traveling around AND learning about the history of tacos, why they’re made the way they are, and how tacos impact communities. I couldn’t get enough of it (and thus HAD to get tacos!)
Restaurants on the Edge
I loved watching the two seasons of this show – seeing how they brought local culture and history into family-owned restaurants. As travelers, it’s our responsibility to support locally-owned businesses on our travels. This show demonstrates the love people have of food, their homes, and their cultures. Couldn’t recommend it more!
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That’s great, thank you for sharing.
Great list! I didn’t know them all, so I got some new inspiration 🙂 I also loved Jack Whitehalls Travels with my father and Pedal the World, have you seen those?
I’ve only seen an episode two of travels with my father, but I’ve never heard for Pedal the world so I’ll definitely check it out!
Thnx for sharing 😇
Interesting!! I haven’t watched any.
Oooh I think Dark Tourist is a must for me! I had no idea so many of these shows existed, thanks for sharing!
Great list, especially when we could all use a bit of travel inspiration. I love the show Street Food! Tales by Light looks super interesting, I’ll have to check that one out too.
So many great ideas! Adding the ones I haven’t seen to my list on Netlix now <3 Only seen Dark Tourist and it is so good!
We could all use a little entertainment this weekend. Great ideas! I will be using this later today.
Tales by Light was one of the first shows I watched on Netflix a few years ago, and it’s still one of my favorites. Great list, with a few I haven’t seen yet so I’m adding them to my Netflix binge list.
Thats impressive that you remember that long ago. I watch too much Netflix for my own good haha.
OMG the Conan show is gonna be on my liiiiiist! Thank you so so much for sharing these. I didn’t know about most of them!
So glad you have new shows to watch! Thanks for stopping by!
I’m so excited to watch some of these. Most of them I had never heard of before now! Thanks so much for sharing. This is perfect timing for this post!
Street food! Yum :). I love traveling through food, and that series is the perfect way to do so. I also really enjoy Chef’s table!
Me too! I’m a street food junkie!
I love this list! Even I didn’t sign up Netflix, I think I can search those ones anyways! Definitely into the street food one and the wild adventure ones!!!!
Well, I thought I had run out of things to watch on Netflix, but apparently not! 🙂 Love Dark Tourist!
Is that even possible? Haha 🙂 Enjoy!
My 2 favorite movies that inspire travel are Eat, Pray, Love and The Way. Thank goodness I married a man who does not mind me traveling all over the world with or without him like Julia Robert’s husband in her movie. I also have on my bucket list to walk the Camino when I retire, plus do a lot more traveling. Thank you for this story to inspire more travel.