10 TV shows to escape without moving from his chair
Here is a selection of documentary programs broadcast on television, on channels such as Voyage, France 5 or Evasion, which allow us to evade from our chair, before closing the suitcases and exploring the world of ourselves...
I will go to sleep at home
This famous program broadcast since 2004 on the Voyage, Canal+ and France 5 channels is animated by Antoine de Maximy , director, presenter and cameraman. A specialist in travel abroad – international news, animal films and scientific expeditions – he leaves alone in places of the more or less distant world where he has to invite himself to a native to eat and sleep, in order to better know the way of life and the customs of the place. Equipped with his good mood, natural sound and two cameras attached to him, he makes us live his journeys, at the chance of human encounters, apart from the usual tourist amenities.
Beautiful
The program Beautiful on Travel and France 5 channels, presented by animator Sophie Jovillard , gives us the opportunity to discover a forgotten city, a lost continent, a megalopolis that frogs, wild expanses... Curiosity, discovery and good mood, each encounter awakens the desire to go to new horizons. Each episode is devoted to a specific destination, also offers ideas of roadbooks for short escapades, while giving practical information for a possible departure.
24h with Anthony Bourdain
American chef and passionate traveler, Anthony Bourdain has worked in several New York restaurants including the famous Brasserie Les Halles, and is the author of bestseller on his culinary aspirations . Through his shows, he embarks us into his universe, looking for keys for a successful stay: good addresses to taste local specialties, drink a drink, eat an ice cream, offer a good restaurant. It also shares practical tips that concern both the choice of the airport, the price of the taxi, the preferred areas, hotels by budget, the operation of public transport. Thanks to its experience and flair, it allows us to get out of the beaten paths and to sort out in the many recommendations of traditional tourist guides.
Women with antipodes
This documentary series allows us to discover the most remote and unique places of Earth, with Martyna Wojciechowska , a writer National Geographic , through experiences of women. For example, in South Africa, she makes us meet Shirley, a professional masseuse whose primary occupation is to take care of Jessica, a hippopotamus, whom her husband and she consider as their own daughter. Or even in Thailand, where men are attracted to long-necked women, she tells us about the tradition of "Giraffe women" by presenting Macieng, 36 years old and a neck that extends over a dozen copper necklaces. She takes care of her four children and lives from the sale of souvenirs to tourists. These long necks are not only an aesthetic question but also a way to make money. To look at them, tourists must pay a few dollars. But if the journalist went to this country, it is not only to observe them, it is also to discover the origin of this tradition on which several hypotheses are told.
Discover the World
Doublely passionate about travel and film reporting, the journalist Pierre Brouwers proposes another way to see the world to discover the multiple facets. Its reports make it possible to better know cultures and lifestyles, to discover a world that is not that of postcards or preconceived ideas, but that of geographical, economic and human realities. A kaleidoscope of images (mainly aerial) and sensations!
Dive books
This program dedicated to scuba diving immerses us in the most beautiful destinations of the world: Bahamas, Australia, New Caledonia, Italy, Brazil, Martinique, Brittany, Mediterranean, Corsica, Mauritius, La Réunion, Egypt, Mexico, Polynesia, Marquises, Maldives, Oman, Cape Verde, Philippines... Francis Le Guen , explorer, photographer, journalist, and diver since the age of 8, makes us share his journeys between palms and bottles of oxygen. Dangerous, unique, funny, striking, always spectacular and sublime, these adventures mix the discovery of the seabeds with those of the lands that border them and the people who live them. Each dive is invited a local diver/guide to better contemplate and take ownership of this submarine universe.
Dod on the road : from Mont Blanc to the North Sea
Lionel Daudet , writer, photographer, and one of the world’s largest mountaineers. Starting from the summit of Mont Blanc and finishing its journey almost fifteen months later, he proposed a discovery of France following its border. At the sole strength of its muscles, without using any means of motorized transport, this explorer does not follow the contours of the Hexagon: nearly seven thousand kilometers of ridges, rivers, forests, coasts, ports, cities. A physical challenge and above all a human adventure that Lionel Daudet tells day after day. His ambition is to show the "exact France". His journey is also reflected in the book “ The Tour de la France, exactly » and on its website www.dodtour.com.
An air of...
This documentary series, presented by Stéphanie Loire and aired on the Voyage channel since April gives you a good bowl of air by taking us from unknown islands in the regions, outside the beaten paths. The goal is simple: to discover outdoor activities but also and especially local cultures. Spontaneity, dynamism, curiosity and humor are at the rendezvous.
Welcome to Rio
The British documentary series in 3 episodes, broadcast on the channel Voyage, reveals the dreams and daily lives of the inhabitants of the favelas in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A quality immersion and investigation work, which gives a human face to these fantasy favelas. Examples of characters: Rocky, the King of Stairs, climbs every day 3000 steps to deliver furniture and packages, or play human ambulances; Jorge has been filtering the sand of the beaches of Rio for 30 years in search of pieces and jewelry lost by tourists; the couple Rosie and Marco settle in their new home built thanks to the recycling of waste from the largest dump in South America.
A flower in the Great South
The Voyage and France Ô channels broadcast this documentary following the director's expeditions Geraldine Danon and her husband browser Philippe Poupon who travel the oceans with their family, with their three children, aboard a sailing boat designed by the browser and named "Austral Flower". They put their experience and passion from the sea at the service of the protection of the planet. Through this journey of transoceanic observations, they want to raise awareness of the effects of global warming. They succeed in each of their projects, begun since 2010, the difficult conciliation between adventure and family life. Géraldine Danon said: "Live at sea, in a family enclosure, soda and strengthen ties. My children have learned the sense of effort, work, difficulties, they have gained maturity, courage, endurance. At home, eco-responsible gestures are natural, because a boat is like a small planet: we have the awareness of water, electricity, waste management”. Their new project for 2014-2017 will be at the "Coeur de l’Amazonie". To follow them: www.fleuraustrale.fr
We could have added "Return to Unknown Land" or "The New Explorers", but do you know any other travel programs?
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