There are so many travel-related films and series.

There are so many travel-related films and series.

We try to list a few of our favourites here. You are welcome to send us your favourites or missing, new or simply forgotten film tips via e-mail or the comment function, and we will update the page.

972 Breakdowns - Overland to New York

"Where one's own plan no longer works out, things get exciting... Welcome to the sidecar of a charming but also moody Russian motorbike on its way overland to New York.
972 Breakdowns - In this breakdown theatre we meet the most diverse people around the globe. With your help, we always drive a little further - until the next breakdown.
We've been pulled, towed, repaired and pushed some more... always looking for the point where we just can't go on...!" (Source: film website)
IMDb: imdb.com/title/tt12872768
Website: leavinghomefunction.com
WhoStreams.it?: werstreamt.es/.../972-breakdowns...

Across borders - the film of a long journey

At the age of 64, Margot Flügel-Anhalt gets on a motorbike for the first time in her life - and rides off: she starts in her village in northern Hesse and then rides for 117 days and 18,046 kilometres through Eastern Europe and Central Asia. The biker not only crosses the borders of 18 countries, but also those between people of foreign languages and cultures - and above all her own: Alone as an older woman on a small touring enduro, past breathtakingly beautiful as well as rugged landscapes, over the Volga and the Pamir Mountains, through Poland, Ukraine, Tajikistan, Iran and Turkey, among others. (Source: werstreamt.es)
IMDb: imdb.com/title/tt10579880
Website: over-borders.com
WhoStreams.it?: werstreamt.es/.../over-borders...

Into the Wild

Christopher McCandless (E. Hirsch) has graduated from college. But much to the chagrin of his parents (W. Hurt, M. Gay Harden), he doesn't give a damn about law school. Instead, Christopher donates his entire savings, cuts up credit cards and social security cards and sets out to reinvent his life for himself. (Source: werstreamt.es)
IMDb: imdb.com/title/tt0758758/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
WhoStreams.it?: werstreamt.es/film/details/15742/into-the-wild/

No matter what comes

Christian Vogel is 34 years old when he fulfils his heart's desire: To circumnavigate the globe on a motorbike. He gives up his flat and hangs up his job as a television editor. Having just fallen in love, it is particularly difficult to say goodbye. How long he will not see his girlfriend and his family is uncertain. On 19 May 2015, he sets off into the unknown. Ahead of him lies a route that leads through the USA, Canada and Russia, among other places. He will also cross China, Mongolia, Pakistan, India and Iran. The journey holds not only spectacular moments and unforgettable experiences, but also immense dangers. Again and again, helpful people stand by Christian Vogel in seemingly hopeless situations and bring him closer to his goal. A serious accident in India finally confronts him with perhaps the greatest challenge of his life. Now he tells the moving story of his journey around this earth and somehow also of what life is actually about. (Source: werstreamt.es)
IMDb: imdb.com/title/tt8666494/
Website: egalwaskommt-derfilm.de
WhoStreams.it?: werstreamt.es/film/details/1564255/egal-what-comes/

Far. The story of a journey around the world

In spring 2013, Weisser and Allgaier will set off from their hometown Freiburg im Breisgau to explore the world. The route takes them eastwards through Europe, Asia and North and Central America. They travel by hitchhiking, bus, train, ship or on foot. They deliberately avoid air travel. They meet people from many different cultural backgrounds. In May 2015, their son Bruno is born. In summer 2016, the family returns, covering the last stretch from Spain on foot. In total, the journey lasts over three years and the distance covered is almost 100,000 kilometres. (Source: werstreamt.es)
IMDb: imdb.com/title/tt6802522/
Website: weitumdiewelt.de/film/
WhoStreams.it?: werstreamt.es/.../wide...

Mr Lehmann's world tour - around the globe on 4 wheels

"For two years, my wife Katherine, our faithful van "Herr Lehmann" and I - Martin - were on the road on three continents. Vanlife? Didn't even exist back then ... We called it a world tour 😉 With 69 hp we conquered the worst, the most beautiful and the most interesting roads around the globe. In this 90-minute travel documentary, we give a multi-layered and, of course, subjective account of our journey through the Americas, Asia and back to Europe. What remains are a thousand impressions, how two people experience the world and of course (hopefully) a huge portion of wanderlust. So dear ones: GET IN, GET GOING! The world is beautiful and life writes the most exciting stories." (Source: film website)
IMDb: imdb.com/title/tt4242742/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Website: herrlehmanns-weltreise.de/herr-lehmanns-weltreise...
YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=9kGHXqNutwg

On the Other Side of the TV - Part 1
In 927 km right

A journey through Asia. Russia. Mongolia. Kazakhstan. Kyrgyzstan. Georgia. Armenia. Iran.
9 months off in a self-built four-wheel drive van.
Two in a fresh relationship. Connected 24/7 in a very confined space.
With more mishaps and unforeseen events than ever suspected. (Source: film website)
Website: herrlehmanns-weltreise.de/...auf-der-anderen-Seite...
YouTube: youtube.com/...

On the Other Side of the TV - Part 2
Departure into nothingness

9 months. 12 countries. 30,000 km. A journey through Central Asia. It was supposed to be a "time out". In a self-built four-wheel drive campervan. The two of us in a fresh relationship. Connected 24/7 in a very confined space. Between yurt and high-rise, metropolis of millions and weeks of loneliness. From the highest peak, to the deepest gorge - and not only geographically. More mishaps and unforeseen events than ever suspected shake our comfort zones hard. (Source: film website)
Website: herrlehmanns-weltreise.de/...auf-der-anderen-Seite...
YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=raY7nj5uTZ8

Two families on a world tour

When you leave your safe home behind to explore the world and find out what you really want out of life, and when you start out with nothing but one-way tickets to Bangkok and a bunch of questions in your luggage, it can only be good, right? This film is about two families who independently did just that. Driven by a hunger for adventure, self-determination and meaning, they leave everything behind and set off in search of answers. (Source: werstreamt.es)
Vimeo: vimeo.com/ondemand/two-families-travel-the-world
Website: two-families-on-a-world-trip.com
WhoStreams.it?: werstreamt.es/.../two-families-on-world-travel/

At the end of the road - Lost on the Pazific

"At the End of the Road" is a road movie that takes us on an extraordinary journey across the Pacific. Dylan sells his company within three months and travels around the world without a schedule to rediscover himself. The challenges of the journey awaken his lost zest for life and make him test his limits. When all roads end in Panama, he builds a raft out of his motorbike and sails it 700km across the Pacific to the next road connection in Colombia. The adventure takes on an unexpected dimension when Dylan loses control of the raft and the strong ocean current pulls him further and further towards the open Pacific. 
An inspiring, authentic adventure documentary that tells of willpower, dreams and miracles. Inspiring, humorous, touching and with a powerful message. " (Source: film website)
Website: amendederstrasse-thefilm.com
WhoStreams.it?: werstreamt.es/.../at-the-end-of-the-road...

One Week - The adventure of a lifetime

In the course of a routine examination, Ben learns the unpleasant truth: cancer cells have attacked his blood and liver, and he will not live much longer. But Ben does not feel ill at all. He decides to cancel the planned wedding, gets on a motorbike and fulfils his dream of a coast-to-coast trip. (Source: werstreamt.es)
IMDb: imdb.com/title/tt1104806/
Website: mongrelmedia.com/…id=4fe5ed56-e101-4a58-9d5d-06adcabcd325
WhoStreams.it?: werstreamt.es/.../one-week-the-adventure-of-his-life/

The World's Fastest Indian / engl. title: With Heart and Hand

Burt Munro has been waiting all his life for the big chance to show the world once again. One day the time has come and the sprightly pensioner sets off on his 46-year-old motorbike from the sleepy New Zealand province of Invercargill to the unknown America. In the salt plains of Utah, he wants to break the world speed record with his beloved Indian. On his turbulent journey, he encounters plenty of obstacles, but nothing and no one can stop Burt Munro from fulfilling his greatest dream! (Source: werstreamt.es)
IMDb: imdb.com/title/tt0412080/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Website: magpictures.com/theworldsfastestindian/
WhoStreams.it?: werstreamt.es/film/details/54356/with-heart-and-hand/

Himalaya Calling - Overland to the highest passes in the world

Imagine getting on your motorbike and just riding off. To India. By land. A crazy idea? Maybe. A really big adventure? Definitely! Erik and Alain have dared to do just that. The two are masters at escaping the comfort zone with a puff of dust. But this journey has plenty of surprises in store for even the most saddle-fit adventurers. (Source: werstreamt.es)
Website: motorradreisender.de/product-category/films/
WhoStreams.it?: werstreamt.es/.../himalaya-calling...

Adventure Southeast Asia - By Motorbike through Thailand, Laos and Cambodia

For a quarter of a year, the adventurer Erik Peters is on the road with his motorbike in Southeast Asia. Dream beaches in the south of Thailand, wild mountain landscapes in Laos, the old royal city of Luang Prabang and the Mekong River are just a few of the stops on this journey, which ends in Bangkok after a visit to the temples of Angkor and more than 15,000 kilometres to the largest water battle in the world. (Source: werstreamt.es)
Website: motorradreisender.de/product-category/films/
WhoStreams.it?: werstreamt.es.../adventure-southeastasia...

303

Jan (Anton Spieker) is convinced that people are selfish by nature. That is why he is not surprised when his ride stands him up in Berlin. Jule (Mala Emde), on the other hand, believes that human beings are empathetic and cooperative at heart and offers Jan a place in her "303" vintage camper van. Both are on their way towards the Atlantic. Jan wants to go to Spain to meet his biological father, Jule to her boyfriend in Portugal. Actually, they are only supposed to go as far as Cologne, but with each kilometre they discover more of each other's world. (Source: werstreamt.es)
IMDb: imdb.com/title/tt5451118/
Website: 303-film.com
WhoStreams.it?: werstreamt.es/film/details/1564895/303/

Tracks / engl. title: Spuren

The true story of an incredible road trip: In the mid-70s, young Robyn Davidson (Mia Wasikowska) set out on a foot march across the Australian continent, accompanied only by her dog and four camels, covering a total of 2700 kilometres and lasting eight months. Before beginning her journey, she meets the photographer Rick Smolan (Adam Driver), who captured her journey for eternity in breathtaking photos for "National Geographic". Director John Curran finds fascinating images of the Australian outback for the trip and composes the arduous journey full of obstacles into a dense trip of self-discovery for his protagonist. (Source: werstreamt.es)
IMDb: imdb.com/title/tt2167266/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
Website: hanwayfilms.com/tracks
WhoStreams.it?: werstreamt.es/film/details/32141/tracks/

Somewhere Else Tomorrow / Gert. Titel: Morgen woanders

The motto is: Two wheels, one world and no money. For two and a half years, Daniel Rintz travelled around the world on two wheels, riding from Berlin to New Zealand, with no money at all. He financed his journey by doing odd jobs on the road. The film tells of his many adventures, the challenges and the personal happiness he found on his journey through Europe, North Africa, Asia and Australia. (Source: film website)
IMDb: imdb.com/title/tt3268034/
Website: open-explorers.com/movie.html

Elsewhere - Alone in Africa

Awarded the Gilde Film Prize 2019 for 'Best Documentary' - Suddenly separated from his two companions, Anselm Nathanael Pahnke ventures alone into the South African Kalahari Desert - on a bicycle! Step by step, his breathtaking journey through the African continent unfolds, always close to people and nature. No water to buy, travelling under one's own steam, camping in the wild despite wild animals - Africa proves to be extremely unpredictable and challenging... (Source: werstreamt.es)
IMDb: imdb.com/title/tt9723084/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
Website: anselmpahnke.de/otherwhere
WhoStreams.it?: werstreamt.es/film/.../other-where-alone-in-africa/

Leaving the Frame

In order to escape the scripted film world and learn more about herself and life, 24-year-old actress Maria Ehrich (Rubinrot, Ku'damm 56 + 59) fulfilled a big dream at the beginning of 2018: Together with her boyfriend Manuel Vering (28), journalist and filmmaker, she went on a big trip. They filmed reports about people who want to make a difference in the world. Their travel companion will later be an old VW Beetle, with which they will drive 20,000 kilometres through North America... (Source: werstreamt.es)
IMDb: imdb.com/title/tt10921098/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
Website: leavingtheframe.com
WhoStreams.it?: werstreamt.es/film/.../leaving-the-frame...

Long Way Round

IMDb: imdb.com/title/tt0403778/
Website: longwayup.com/long-way-round
WhoStreams.it?: werstreamt.es/series/details/1517455/long-way-round/

Long Way Down

IMDb: imdb.com/title/tt0959858/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_2
Website: longwayup.com/long-way-down
WhoStreams.it?: werstreamt.es/series/details/1517456/long-way-down/

Long Way Up

IMDb: imdb.com/title/tt12824922/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Website: longwayup.com/long-way-up
WhoStreams.it?: werstreamt.es/series/details/796139/long-way-up/

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Anselm
Anselm
1 year ago

Hello dear ones,

may you please include in the running text the homepage of anderswoinafrika.de to anselmpahnke.de change?
The old one will soon go offline.

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