{"id":19788,"date":"2020-04-09T14:57:51","date_gmt":"2020-04-09T06:57:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wtravelmagazine.com\/?p=19788"},"modified":"2020-07-21T14:45:17","modified_gmt":"2020-07-21T06:45:17","slug":"the-best-travel-shows-to-watch-while-youre-self-isolating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wtravelmagazine.com\/the-best-travel-shows-to-watch-while-youre-self-isolating\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Travel Shows To Watch While You\u2019re Self-Isolating"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]From countrywide lockdowns to business closures, more than a third of the world&#8217;s\u00a0population\u00a0is currently under\u00a0some\u00a0form of restriction due to the outbreak of COVID-19. The travel industry has also grounded to a halt, and millions of vacations have been either postponed or cancelled.<\/p>\n<p>But the good news is there are plenty of ways to satisfy your wanderlust without leaving the house. From globetrotting\u00a0father-son antics to culinary travel and dark tourism, here are six travel shows that will make you feel like you&#8217;re on holiday even while\u00a0you\u2019re self-isolating.<\/p>\n<h3>Tales by Light<\/h3>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zmegZSlJX0M\" width=\"100%\" height=\"400px\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Tales by Light<\/em>is a five-part docu-series that follows five photographers from Australia and around the world as they work in rarely photographed remote areas. Filmed in 11 countries over the course of a year, season one explores the natural world and features Art Wolfe, a nature and cultural photographer, Darren Jew, a nature and underwater photographer, Krystle Wright, an adventure sports photographer, Richard I\u2019Anson, a travel photographer, and Peter Eastway, a landscape photographer. Each episode offers a behind-the-scenes look at different photographic assignments, from Papua New Guinea&#8217;s masked mud men to India\u2019s colourful festival of Holi. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/search?q=Tales%20by%20Light&amp;jbv=80133187&amp;jbp=0&amp;jbr=0\"><em>Streaming now on Netflix<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Lost Cities With Albert Lin<\/h3>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LgXP_9BNgmE\" width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A six-part National Geographic series,<em>Lost Cities with Albert Lin<\/em> sees American explorer and scientist Albert Lin track down some of the world&#8217;s most famous lost cities. Utilising high-tech imagery and 3D scanning, Lin brings to life unexcavated worlds such as the Knights Templar in Israel, the Lost Kingdom of the Pacific in Micronesia, and El Dorado in the jungles of Colombia. Along the way he also speaks with local archaeologists and historians to discover the origins of the legends.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.natgeotv.com\/za\/shows\/natgeo\/lost-cities-with-albert-lin\"><em>Watch now on National Geographic and Disney+<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Street Food<\/h3>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eI_LjETc_Ak\" width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>One for the foodies, <em>Street food\u00a0<\/em>is a mouth-watering documentary series that celebrates the local heroes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtravelmagazine.com\/20-best-restaurants-bangkok\/\"><strong>street food in Thailand<\/strong><\/a>, India, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines, and Vietnam. Created by the same people who brought us <em>Chef&#8217;s Table<\/em>, each episode looks at how food influences a culture while digging deep to discover local delicacies. The next season, focusing on Latin America, is set to hit Netflix later this year. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/80244996\"><em>Streaming now on Netflix<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Travels With My Father<\/h3>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/K4PihmWMaSI\" width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In<em>Travels With My Father<\/em>, British stand-up comedian Jack Whitehall and his father, Michael, travel around the world in a bid to strengthen their bond. Season one of the road trip comedy follows the duo as they take on Southeast Asia, including Thailand\u2019s infamous full moon party and Cambodia&#8217;s Angkor Wat. In season two of the travelogue series the pair head to Eastern Europe where they visit the stunning ice-capped mountains of the Bavarian Alps and embrace kitsch Europop in Moldova.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/search?q=travels%20with%20my%20father&amp;jbv=80186848&amp;jbp=0&amp;jbr=0\"><em>Streaming now on Netflix<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Dark Tourist<\/h3>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8vV1xaLCONw\" width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re not familiar with the term, \u2018dark tourism\u2019 has been defined as \u201ctourism involving travel to places historically associated with death and tragedy\u201d. While it doesn\u2019t sound like a holiday many of us would want to take, this strange travel trend is on the up. Presented by New Zealand journalist David Farrier, <em>Dark Tourist<\/em> is an eight-part series that examines the lesser-known cultures and traditions found around the world. From nuclear disaster sites like Fukushima to a voodoo festival in Benin, Nigeria, each episode is divided up by region &#8211; Japan, Africa, Central America, South-East Asia, Europe, the \u2018Stans\u2019 (Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan) and two episodes for the USA. From the locals who make a profit out of dark tourism to the travellers who are drawn to these offbeat destinations, nothing is off-limits, regardless of how grisly the subject may be.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/search?q=dark%20tourist&amp;jbv=80189791&amp;jbp=0&amp;jbr=0\"><em>Streaming now on Netflix<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Extreme Engagement<\/h3>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-ApbvH37mls\" width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>PJ Madam is an Australian journalist, her fianc\u00e9, Tim Noonan, is a filmmaker with a penchant for exploring remote areas of the world. In <em>Extreme Engagement<\/em> the twosome embark on a yearlong journey to \u201cexplore marriage customs in diverse cultures\u201d while putting their own relationship to the test. Throughout the series the pair live with remote tribes including Indonesia&#8217;s Sasak Tribe where they train warrior&#8217;s for love, Nigeria&#8217;s Wodaabe Tribe, where the men beautify themselves to attract women, and a Cameroon Tribe, who claim to have the world&#8217;s happiest marriages. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/search?q=Extreme%20Engagement%20&amp;jbv=80210245&amp;jbp=0&amp;jbr=0\"><em>Streaming now on Netflix\u00a0<\/em><\/a> \u00a0\u25fc[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wtravelmagazine.com\/subscribe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Subscribe to the latest edition now by clicking here.<\/em><\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<!-- Error, Advert is not available at this time due to schedule\/geolocation restrictions! --><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><strong><em>\u00a9 This article was first published in Feb-Mar 2020 edition of World Travel Magazine.<\/em><\/strong><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]From countrywide lockdowns to business closures, more than a third of the world&#8217;s\u00a0population\u00a0is currently under\u00a0some\u00a0form of restriction due to the outbreak of COVID-19. 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