Favourite inspiration for travel

I'm sure I would have attempted the climbing wall one but the bungee jump would have been too much.

One of my sons was into free fall parachuting and bungi jumping until one day his mate's parachute didn't fully open and he landed heavilly injuring his back. He was lucky and got away with it but neither ever jumped again. If it hasn't got wings he stays on tera ferma.

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I seem to be spending more time on YouTube at the moment. You soon learn the ones not to watch, especially political ones and those where people use YouTube as a platform to be rude about people!!!  Over the last year have been dipping into Dr John Campbell for information on COVID. Watched a few canal vlogs as mentioned up thread. Andrew Ditton has some very informative vlogs on the Scottish Islands. There are a lot of vlogs out there on our hobby but some are pretty boring in the way they are presented. Two people videoing themselves having a chat about what they have done rather than showing you where they have been is not usually very entertaining. Some of you might be interested in the videos by the Map Men where they explore topics like unfinished road and rail projects. 

As for TV I enjoy detective stories and there have been a few interesting ones on recently. Currently watching The Bay. Did start to watch the new Marcella but we both thought it concentrated on the violence rather than the police work, a bit like a modern day Peaky Blinders so gave up on it after the first episode. The last two episodes of the French police drama Spiral are on this Saturday, looking forward to that.

David

Map Men very interesting👍

Early in the first lockdown, we watched many of Simon Reeves’ wonderful documentary series. Some were a very hard watch at times, and alongside the different cultures, exotic locations etc.... delved off the tourist trails and showed up the darker sides of some of the World’s countries. I know that I simply couldn’t face some of the reality that happens in such places, and they would never be a destination of choice for me, but others can and do enjoy them. His visit to Northern Ireland and Ireland was a real eyebrow raiser in parts. A place I would like to go if I thought my stomach would survive the ferry crossing. OH has been to Eire, loved it. 

Watching this weeks episode the bungee jump 😱😱😱🙈

My legs were shaking and I couldnt bear to watch and I am sitting on the sofa 🤣🤣. I'm with cyberyacht all the way

Generally enjoying armchair travels by foot, currently Julia Bradbury Devon and Cornwall, train journeys, here and worldwide, Susan Calman secret Scotland and campervan travel loads recorded to watch to, walks by a Kent TV company too. Just about anything that makes me forgot I can only explore my back garden when it stops being a big and wherever I can reach under my own steam 😂

We got lured into TV watching last night. Browsing channels, found an old Wycliffe, so we decided to location spot on this. Then next up.....Vera, so we did the same. Lockdown is taking its toll, we are getting our “fix” via murder and mayhem at the moment!😂

Dangerous Habit that TtDA, I saw Jack Shepherd being dragged off in 'cuffs only a fortnight ago, honest  

DI Lane can help me with my enquiries any time she likes. 

I was in Hayle last night.😂 Couldn’t quite see Philps, but Dynamite Quay was still there. Suspect lived in a lovely cottage overlooking Cape Cornwall. 😂

We were in Guadeloupe last night (Death in Paradise) is there a caravan site near there? 

We've been watching Simon Reeves for a couple of years or so now, as you say, they aren't the usual "sugary" travel documentaries; no, some of the countries featured wouldn't be my choice either and also I sometimes ask OH to fast forward certain things, but on the whole we both find his programmes very interesting.  He has had problems in his earlier life, and has worked at turning his life around, and I think he is genuinely concerned for people whose lives consist of just trying to survive day to day.  I know sometimes I've watched with tears in my eyes. 

Currently there is a series on where he looks back on his travels, which we've been watching.