The 7 Best Travel Shows (To Binge While You Can’t Travel) • Indie Traveller

Whether it’s to research future trips or simply to travel vicariously on a rainy Sunday afternoon, I love to watch travel TV shows.

Now that so many of us are stuck at home in quarantine, travel shows are one of the few ways left to channel our wanderlust.

Since there are so many shows to choose from, I’ve listed here several travel shows that I think are particularly good — updated for 2020 with some brand new picks.

1. Parts Unknown

Parts Unknown is easily my favorite travel show.

At first blush, it may seem to be a show about food, given that its host is a former chef. But for Bourdain, food is a conduit through which he connects with different cultures around the world.

It’s beautifully shot and produced, showing Anthony Bourdain and his crew at the top of their game. Bourdain created 12 seasons of the show before he tragically passed away in 2018. 

I love the show’s huge scope and its willingness to change the format radically at times. Some episodes take place…