Departures

EDIT: The youtube site where I found this has been removed due to copyright violations (or my bad review lol).

This time of year sets me into wanderlust.  Before the internets, I used to reread Travels with Charley
by one of my favourite authors, John Steinbeck.  It is no Grapes of Wrath or East of Eaden, but it is a great read.  Neil Peart's Ghost Rider, along with his other books are good travel books too.

Departures is a TV travel series.  It does not have the depth found in my other references, not by a long shot.  It's about two guys in their 20s who decide to travel for a year.  A very smart thing to do at their age.  They bring their fancy production crew with them.  Not a bad way to fund a world travel trip.

They try to experience the 'real' side to their destinations.  Occasionally Scott Wilson seems thoughtful for his age.  Justin Lukach is, I'm sure, very fun to have around but...  But they kind of stand out with their trendy clothes and sometimes douchey brashness.  I wish they had a little more depth.  I'm still going to watch the whole series though, but it misses something.  One thing that salvages the show is the above average cinematography.  Andre Dupuis does a fantastic job bringing you into the scenery.

My favourite one so far is a trip to Zambia, where they go on safari, and sleep in a tree house in the jungle.