5 Netflix Original travel shows to satisfy your wanderlust dreams for now

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Somebody Feed Phil

If you’re a fan of Everybody Loves Raymond, you’d probably know who Phil Rosenthal is. The creator and executive producer of one of TV’s longest-running sitcoms have since ventured into doing his own food and travel docu-series, one of which includes Somebody Feed Phil. This wholesome food and travel series sees Phil going to almost every corner of the globe, ranging from Asia to Europe, South America, and the Middle East. Season three was just released a few days ago so you have ample time to catch up before the next season drops.

Restaurants on Edge

Picture Gordon Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares but with a more uplifting twist. Restaurants on Edge follows three experts — a chef, a designer, and a restaurateur — in helping a restaurant on the brink of bankruptcy turn the tables around through a complete remodel while also working with its owners through motivational and inspirational segments. Its second season was just released not too long ago and it takes you to places you would never think of heading to like Malta, Slovenia, and Finland to name a few.

Ugly Delicious

While the premise of David Chang’s Ugly Delicious is centred around food and its history, it also takes a look at the places of origin. This includes places like Istanbul, Beirut, and Mumbai that were the main crux of the second season. What’s great about Ugly Delicious is its ability to tell a story about the history of food while still throwing in subtle travel inspirations along the way.

Jack Whitehall: Travels with my Father

English comedian Jack Whitehall is not a household name a yet but his stand-up comedy is worth giving a go. But if you’d like to know just how funny he is, his travel series Jack Whitehall: Travels with my Father will have you dying in laughter — if dry and satirical comedy is your type of thing, that is. There are currently three seasons, all of which has its own theme. The setting for season one revolves around Jack’s gap year-like vacation around Southeast Asia while season two and three focused on Europe and the US respectively.

Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

In his second Netflix Original series, David Chang keeps it subtle and light with a four-episode interpretation on food and travel with a celebrity friend. This brings Chang to four different cities around the world, which are Los Angeles, Vancouver, Marrakesh, and Phnom Penh. Seeing as there are only four episodes, this is worth binging in a single night to have a more intimate look into the lives of Chang and his guest stars like Seth Rogen and Chrissy Teigen.

Wi-Liam Teh

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5 Netflix Original travel shows to satisfy your wanderlust dreams for now

Netflix Original travel shows are one of the streaming platform‘s biggest attractions right now. We’re also unable to travel at this present moment. A coincidence? We think not.

But that isn’t to say that being able to travel is gone forever. Day by day, we’re hearing news of more and more countries reopening itself to the rest of the world. While it still looks to be some ways away for Malaysia, we’re aided by the fact that our numbers have never looked better. As we’ve managed to successfully flatten the curve, the thought of travelling comes to mind once more.

And what greater way to kickstart the ideation process once more than with the help from Netflix and its original travel shows?

With its number of subscribers surging to almost 16 million new users in the first quarter, you have to expect more content. The likes of lifestyle, travel, and food docu-series have seen a surge like never before. It also includes some familiar faces in 21st-century pop culture with the likes of a two-Michelin star chef, a creator of one of the greatest long-running sitcoms, and an English comedian.

What’s great about these Netflix Original travel shows are the places you get to visit. Across five different docu-series, it spans across the globe so as to give you a wider range to work with. With the weekend approaching, grab your notebook and start planning your next trip with any of these shows.

All images courtesy of Netflix.

Wi-Liam Teh

Senior Writer

Wi-Liam is a geek at heart with a penchant for tattoos. Never without a drink in hand (preferably whisky, gin, or Guinness), he is also a writer by day and a keyboard warrior by night. On his day off, he masquerades as a streetwear and sneakerhead enthusiast while his bank account says otherwise.