7 of the Best Travel Movies That Will Inspire You to Hit the Road
Wild
This movie is about a real-life adventure involving Cheryl Strayed, a completely inexperienced backpacker who decided to take an epic 1,100-mile journey across the Pacific Crest Trail.
Based on the novel of the same name, the film follows Strayed, played by Reese Witherspoon, as she hikes in hopes of discovering a way to start a new life, end her drug addiction, and cope with the death of her mother.
While this is a movie anyone who loves travel adventure will enjoy, it’s especially inspiring for females thinking about embarking on a solo travel experience as well as anyone trying to muster up the motivation to take on one of the best hikes in the world.
In Bruges
Centered around the spectacular city of Bruges, Belgium, this dark comedy that stars Brendan Gleeson an Colin Farrell will take you on a tour of everything from the picturesque canals and bridges, to magnificent churches and the Belfry of Bruges.
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Antarctica: A Year on Ice
For those who’ve always dreamed about exploring the ultimate wilderness, this documentary isn’t all about glaciers and penguins as most documentaries on Antarctica tend to be. Instead, you’ll get a taste of what it might be like to actually live and work on some of the continent’s remote research stations, while enduring months of total darkness and extreme cold.
It features fascinating interviews with those who work in the Ross Island region, including things you usually don’t hear about, such as tears freezing to your face while you’re posing on a mountain for a group photo in ridiculously frigid temperatures, and important insights such as never confusing your pee bottle for your water bottle.
By the time the credits roll, you’ll have a good understanding of what it’s really like to take the less traveled (and in this case, very less traveled) path – and perhaps, you might even find the courage to do so yourself.
Of course, it also includes some rather fantastic scenery, too!
