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Morocco Arise: A Traveler’s Short Film

Morocco Arise: A Traveler’s Short Film

Filmmaker and world traveler Brandon Li takes us on a captivating and colorful journey through Morocco. The short film is packed with exciting motion shots that put us in the middle of the action and capture the energy of the country and its people. Learn about Brandon’s inspirations and process in the director’s commentary.

Where Should We Camp Next? National Parks Guide

Where Should We Camp Next? National Parks Guide
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Warm weather is here, and there’s no better time to explore the country. Family camping and RV experts Stephanie and Jeremy Puglisi explore more than 300 of America’s best camping and glamping spots in and around national parks, monuments, and seashores. A must-have on any traveler’s bookshelf.

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Van Life Board Game

Van Life Board Game
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Make the best of van living downtime (with or without an actual van) with this board game that fits in the glovebox. Van Life by Ridley Games steers 2 to 5 players around the board to punny places like Silly Cone Valley, Wood Sock, and Vanhaven on fictional Vantopia island.

Matterhorn Drone Flight

Matterhorn Drone Flight

We’ve seen what it’s like at the top of the Matterhorn for a wingsuit flyer. Now, head back to the peak of Hornli Ridge for an epic drone flight courtesy of pilot Joshua Turner. He captured the incredible footage of the iconic mountain summit using an Iflight Chimera 7 drone, a DJI Air Unit rig, a GoPro Hero 10 Black camera.

MSC Seascape Robotron Thrill Ride

MSC Seascape Robotron Thrill Ride

On the MSC Seascape mega-ship, thrill seekers can get their adrenaline pumping on the ultimate amusement ride at sea. Robotron is a giant robotic arm holding a gondola for three riders to turn, flip, and swoop up and over a ship edge 175 feet above the ocean. Take that, snooze cruises.

JW Marriott Masai Mara Lodge

JW Marriott Masai Mara Lodge

Adventure calls at JW Marriott Masai Mara Lodge, the hotelier’s first luxury safari property in Africa with 20 lush private tents. Located on the edge of Kenya’s Masai Mara National Reserve, one of Africa’s greatest wilderness regions, the landscape lets guests spot lions, leopards, buffalos, rhinoceros, and elephants.

Time Is Nothing

Time Is Nothing

Photographer Kien Lam has been traveling the globe for over a decade. He spent 343 days before the pandemic lockdowns of 2020 shooting this spectacular time-lapse video. In all, he visited 17 countries by plane, train, and bus, and shot more than 6200 images. You can follow Kien’s ongoing adventures at Where and Wander.

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Primland, Auberge Resorts Collection

Primland, Auberge Resorts Collection

Nestled on 12,000 acres in Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains, the Primland Resort is a special place to get away from it all. Mixing quiet luxury with an adventurous spirit, the resort offers accommodations in its Lodge, cottages, and treehouses, where you’ll enjoy amazing vistas, delectable dining, and a plethora of outdoor activities.

The Reluctant Traveler (Trailer)

The Reluctant Traveler (Trailer)

Eugene Levy stars in this series in which the SCTV and Schitt’s Creek alum agrees to visit places he never dreamed of going before. While we’re not expecting the hijinx of Karl Pilkington’s An Idiot Abroad, we’re looking forward to watching this fish-out-of-water travel show when it arrives on Apple TV+ 2.24.23.

Climbing a Mountain Ladder

Climbing a Mountain Ladder

Atulie’er village is situated on the edge of a cliff in Sichuan, China. Historically, it took villagers a half-day to climb a series of 17 wood, rope, and vine ladders to get there. The China Traveller takes us on a tour of a more recent addition to the community, a metal ladder made from pipes that offers a more direct, but still exhausting route.

Oregon in 8K

Oregon in 8K

Most DevinSupertramp videos we’ve seen have been packed with action. This one is far more soothing. Devin shot the immersive, razor sharp footage of Oregon’s many wonders in all four seasons over the course of three years. Check out more of the world’s amazing places on Devin’s Visual Escape channel.

Tuscan Treehouse Splendida Casa sull’Albero

Tuscan Treehouse Splendida Casa sull’Albero

An Italian room with a view is a sure thing at this Airbnb Plus treehouse rental on an olive farm in rural Galluzzo, Tuscany. Located just 20 minutes outside of Florence, the private agrotourismo gem has a wrap-around deck, antique stove, chalkboard walls, and access to the main house’s tennis courts and pool.

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Danny MacAskill: Postcard from San Francisco

Danny MacAskill: Postcard from San Francisco

Street trials and mountain bike rider Danny MacAskill takes to the streets of San Francisco, riding, balancing, and flipping his bike at some of the city by the bay’s most iconic locations. The warm and sunny sounds of The Shins’ Simple Song help set the perfect, uplifting mood. Go behind the scenes with Danny and crew here.

A Hyperlapse Trip Through Paris

A Hyperlapse Trip Through Paris

Filmmaker Andras Ra takes us on a break-neck trip through some of the most iconic locations in Paris, France. With the help of an Insta360 X3 action camera, he captured this eye-popping hyperlapse footage in and around the Eiffel Tower, The Louvre, the Arc de Triomphe, and more.

Indonesia by FPV Drone

Indonesia by FPV Drone

Hop aboard for a captivating aerial tour of Indonesia’s incredible beaches, volcanoes, rice fields, and waterfalls courtesy of GoPro Award-winning FPV drone pilot Nathan Mallory, who captured this incredible 4K and 5K footage using a Go Pro HERO11 Black action camera.

Racing Through the Streets of Paris

Racing Through the Streets of Paris

C’était Un Rendez-vous is a 1976 film by Claude Lelouch, described as the world’s first underground racing video. Captured while much of Paris was asleep or on vacation, the film puts us in the driver’s seat of a Ferrari as it speeds through the iconic streets of Paris, blowing through 18 red lights along the way. (Thanks, Marc!)

Munich in Miniature

Munich in Miniature

Photographer Joerg Daiber takes us on a trip to Munich for an aerial, tilt-shifted view of the third-largest city in Germany. Along the way, you’ll see some of the city’s parks, beaches, waterways, cafés, and industry, along with a look at a miniaturized Oktoberfest celebration.

WaterField Packable Duffel Bag

WaterField Packable Duffel Bag

Do you come home from trips with much more than you left with? WaterField’s duffel bag adds less than a pound to your packing weight and folds down smaller than a folded t-shirt when not in use. It holds up to 30-liters of contents and slips neatly over the handles of wheeled luggage for easy travel once it’s filled.

Swiss Mountain Coaster POV in 4K

Swiss Mountain Coaster POV in 4K

A few years back, we took a POV ride-along on a coaster ride that winds through the mountains in Kandersteg, Switzerland. That original video was fun, but shaky and a little grainy. The Flying Dutchman took the same ride, but wearing a better camera that shoots in crisp 4K and has image stabilization for a much smoother ride.

Woodnest Treehouses

Woodnest Treehouses

Tucked away in the mountains of Odda, Norway, are some of the most incredible accommodations on the planet. The Woodnest Treehouses are tiny houses that you sleep among the treetops and gaze upon the gorgeous scenery of this peaceful and idyllic locale.

Insane Grass Coaster

Insane Grass Coaster

This crazy grass skiing attraction at China’s Wulan Mountain lets riders zoom down a smooth, grass-covered hill on a single-person cart that rides on narrow-gauge rails. The video shows just 11 seconds of the 40-second ride, but it looks like a blast. Apparently, it’s quite the climb back to the top of the hill if you want to ride again.

Google Street View Music Video

Google Street View Music Video

(Flashing Images) With COVID travel restrictions in place, filmmaker Adam Chitayat longed for the outside world. Stuck at home, he collected thousands of Google Maps Street View images, which he eventually used to complement the sounds of musicians Axel Boman, Man Tear, and Inre Frid on the track Out Sailing.

Switzerland Cliff Walk

Switzerland Cliff Walk

Photographer Sylvia Michel captured this awe-inspiring footage walking through the clouds on a cliff-side bridge in Grindewald, Switzerland. The First Cliff Walk allows visitors to walk through some of the world’s most breathtaking vistas and includes this bridge to nowhere that hangs over the valley below. Here it is on a less cloudy day.

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