What do you do when your feet are itching … itching to explore … to take off and wander the world?
Or maybe you possibly just need a bit of escapism? Escape to a different country and culture than your own through means of a great selection of travel movies!
Sometimes reality doesn’t allow for that desperate escape we are in need of, but we can always escape to the travel world through travel films, travel books and travel blogs!
We love movies about travel! It is a great way to hype ourselves up for an impending trip to a new destination! You know when the count-down to the holiday seems like torture, it is a great way to kill some time! We also love watching good travel movies that are set in destinations that we have just come back from. It helps with the ‘Back-to-Reality’ blues that set in when that holiday you have been counting down towards is actually over.
Below is our list of top travel movies! All of which feature incredible scenery from various locations around the world! The travel movies are listed in no particular order.
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Top 15 Travel Movies
(in no particular order!)
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1. Memoirs of a Geisha (2015)
Location Featured: Japan
Synopsis:
‘In the 1920s, 9-year-old Chiyo (Suzuka Ohgo) gets sold to a geisha house. There, she is forced into servitude, receiving nothing in return until the house's ruling hierarchy determines if she is of high enough quality to service the clientele — men who visit and pay for conversation, dance and song. After rigorous years of training, Chiyo becomes Sayuri (Ziyi Zhang), a geisha of incredible beauty and influence. Life is good for Sayuri, but World War II is about to disrupt the peace.’
26 Comments
nickisal
March 28, 2016 at 4:17 pmInspirational !
Sara Brandt
April 25, 2016 at 6:45 pmDon’t forget Walter Mitty! It’s also an amazing movie! 🙂
Jolene Ejmont
April 26, 2016 at 9:29 amOh yes!! Hubby especially loved that one!! I think I fell asleep haha, so will need to have another go at watching it! Thanks for the reminder 🙂
Abi
May 13, 2016 at 9:37 pmA great one to watch if you’re into backpacking is A Map for Saturday 🙂
Jolene Ejmont
May 16, 2016 at 4:31 pmOh I have never heard of that one! Will need to get hold of it 🙂
Sarah Miduski
June 3, 2016 at 11:36 amI really love Two for the Road with Audrey Hepburn
Jolene Ejmont
June 4, 2016 at 6:41 pmOh just had to look that one up! Looks like an oldie but a goodie, haven’t seen it yet though 🙂
Melissa
June 6, 2016 at 1:39 pmI love Australia with Nicole Kidman.
Jolene Ejmont
June 7, 2016 at 4:52 pmHi Melissa, Yes that is GOOD one too!!
Ritika Kapoor
June 10, 2016 at 8:34 pmI really love the indian movie HIGHWAY… it amazingly captures the picturesque beauty of India.
Saif
February 14, 2017 at 4:00 pmI second that!
Certinho
June 24, 2016 at 12:53 amThe 2010 release, The Way, by Director Emilio Estevez. A journey along the Caminod De Santiago in Northern Spain. Starting Martin Sheen. Great movie and has inspired many to travel the Camino.
Jolene Ejmont
June 26, 2016 at 3:38 pmThx for that one, haven’t heard of it, need to check it out 🙂
Genaud
September 2, 2016 at 10:46 pmCheck it out! Great movie and beautiful music too
Saif
February 14, 2017 at 4:01 pmYup, stellar performance from Martin sheen too!
Dana
September 4, 2016 at 11:34 pmThe Big Year is also a really great one. Its about birding, but it follows three men all over the US (to lots of national parks and far off places)!!!
Jolene Ejmont
September 5, 2016 at 11:35 amWe haven’t watched this one yet, will need to look it up – it sounds great!!! Thanks for the recommendation!
Jan
September 5, 2016 at 6:22 amOut of Africa is one of my favorites!
Jolene Ejmont
September 5, 2016 at 11:35 amah yes! That is a great one too!! 🙂
Ebony
September 22, 2016 at 5:55 amAlways Roman Holiday!!!!!
Jolene Ejmont
September 29, 2016 at 7:10 pmAh yes!! Of course 🙂
Dordaneh
February 13, 2017 at 8:15 pmSo agreed! I would like to add “The sheltering sky” to the list!
Jolene Ejmont
February 14, 2017 at 8:33 amI need to look this one up!! Bit excited about a movie that I haven’t seen yet!
Amy
April 24, 2017 at 2:17 pmI like the movie “RV” with Robin Williams and the movie “Sideways”
Jolene Ejmont
April 27, 2017 at 8:45 amAH! I haven’t seen either of those and I’ve been in the mood for a good ‘travel-based’ movie!! Thanks!