{"id":4111,"date":"2019-10-07T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-07T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/?p=4111"},"modified":"2019-10-03T08:42:00","modified_gmt":"2019-10-03T12:42:00","slug":"6-movies-inspire-travel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/6-movies-inspire-travel","title":{"rendered":"6 Movies to Inspire Travel"},"content":{"rendered":"

The release of\u00a0Spider-Man: Far From Home<\/a>\u00a0this past summer still has us all a little excited over here in the world of educational travel. Why? In the film, Peter Parker (AKA Spider-Man) travels to Europe on an\u00a0educational school trip<\/a>. Hey, that sounds familiar! While our travellers don\u2019t\u00a0usually<\/em>\u00a0experience elemental threats from another dimension while on our tours, this got us thinking of some other movies that always give us plenty of travel inspiration. Here are six movies to add to your must-see list.<\/p>\n

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The Bucket List<\/strong><\/span>
\nAny movie with this title is going to have some serious destination-envy going on, right? Chances are you have a few places around the globe you want to see before you \u201ckick the bucket\u201d as they say. In this 2007 comedy\/drama, two men (Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman) are facing terminal illnesses. After a chance meeting, the two strangers decide to travel the word checking things off their respective lists. Their journey takes them many places, including flying over the North Pole, having dinner in\u00a0France<\/a>, going on safari in\u00a0Tanzania<\/a>, and visiting the\u00a0Great Wall of China<\/a>, the\u00a0Taj Mahal<\/a>\u00a0and Mount Everest.<\/p>\n

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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty<\/strong><\/span>
\nStill in the mood for a film that highlights several destinations? This movie follows Life magazine employee, Walter (Ben Stiller) as he daydreams what it would be like to travel the word as a hero. However, he gets to finally have a real adventure when his job sends him on a special assignment. The movie takes viewers everywhere from\u00a0Iceland<\/a>\u00a0to the Himalayas as they root for Walter Mitty.<\/p>\n

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Best Exotic Marigol<\/strong><\/span>d Hotel<\/span>
\n<\/strong>In this film, three British retirees decide to spend their golden years to\u00a0India<\/a>. After seeing impressive advertisements for the Marigold Hotel, they imagine a beautiful life of lush leisure, only to find when they arrive things aren\u2019t always as they seem. The exotic, colourful beauty of India is a character in and of itself in the film.<\/p>\n

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Out of Africa<\/span>
\n<\/strong>If going on safari in\u00a0Africa<\/a>\u00a0isn\u2019t on your bucket list, it should be! In this movie, Karen (Meryl Streep) travels to Africa with her husband, but unforeseen circumstances lead her to meet hunter, Denys (Robert Redford). Karen discovers she much prefers a simpler lifestyle in which she appreciates the beauty country that is her new home.<\/p>\n

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The Trip<\/span>
\n<\/strong>Travel and food? Yes please! In The Trip, a food critic and his friend tour various restaurants in northern\u00a0England<\/a>. Sounds delicious!<\/p>\n

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Roman Holiday<\/span>
\n<\/strong>In the mood for a timeless classic? Roman Holiday (1953), starring the iconic Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck, follows a European princess and an American reporter as they experience\u00a0Rome, Italy<\/a>. What\u2019s not to love?<\/p>\n

Feeling inspired? After watching these movies you are sure to catch a case of wanderlust! Explorica can take you wherever you want to go.\u00a0Start planning a tour today<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The release of\u00a0Spider-Man: Far From Home\u00a0this past summer still has us all a little excited over here in the world of educational travel. Why? In the film, Peter Parker (AKA Spider-Man) travels to Europe on an\u00a0educational school trip. Hey, that sounds familiar! While our travellers don\u2019t\u00a0usually\u00a0experience elemental threats from another dimension while on our tours, Read More …<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4116,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4111","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-explorica-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4111","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4111"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4111\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4117,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4111\/revisions\/4117"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4116"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4111"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4111"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}