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Travels with Darley - Season 1

Series: Travels with Darley
3.7
(20)
Episodes
8
Rating
TVG
Year
2016
Language
English

About

In TRAVELS WITH DARLEY, Emmy-nominated host Darley Newman travels with local residents and guides to inspiring, adventurous, and even quirky locations. Each episode introduces viewers to diverse cultures and traditions and what makes each location truly unique through local food, festivals, art, music, history, and adventure activities in natural and urban locales. The local residents are the true stars of each episode, as they lead Darley through their world, revealing a richer and more authentic sense of place that can only be experienced when you travel like a local, not a tourist! Shot on location in high definition by multiple Emmy Award-winning Director of Photography Greg Barna, destinations in Europe, Asia, the Caribbean and the USA are highlighted in this beautifully filmed travel series!

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1. Guadeloupe Islands Caribbean Adventures

30m

Darley Newman joins local guides in the Guadeloupe Islands to discover this Caribbean island destination with unique French Creole influences. Viewers experience a hike on an active volcano, followed by a dip in picturesque natural hot springs. At a nearby eco-spa, reminiscent of locations in Bali, Darley has an extreme spa experience, trying a fish pedicure. Beautiful underwater scenery is highlighted snorkeling the Jacques Cousteau Reserve, as well as lively culture at local markets. Darley dives into street food, takes a culturally significant dance class, and enlists locals to take her to see street art and enjoy culinary delights in the islands' largest city to round out a truly diverse Caribbean adventure.

2. Maryland's Eastern Shore

30m

Darley leads viewers on an epic family road trip along Maryland's Eastern Shore, showcasing accessible adventures for multiple generations traveling together, including young children. Some destinations include Assateague Island National Seashore to view wild horses, camp by the beach, kayak and enjoy a great summer ritual, roasting s'mores over an open fire. The group visits a rural farm that makes ice cream from cow to cone and the all-American town of Berlin, where glass blowing and a peach-infused town dessert are on tap with local craft beer. Next, viewers learn about the area's maritime history in St Michaels at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, before feasting on crabs by the water. Stunning Maryland beaches and a walk along what's been awarded "America's Best Boardwalk" in Ocean City prove one of the highlights for the kids. Finally, Darley takes viewers to escape from it all on remote Tilghman Island on this diverse and beautiful episode.

3. Belgium: Castles, Cities & Countryside

30m

Explore some of the most beautiful cities, countryside and castles in Belgium, mixing music, nature, food and culture in Dinant, Namur, Mons, Bastogne, Waterloo and beyond. Foodies will enjoy meeting one of Belgium's top chefs at a Michelin two-star restaurant, where garden to table and molecular cuisine is highlighted. Darley takes a dream adventure trip, kayaking to a castle, but has some weather snafus. This is resolved as she takes an unusual rail biking adventure to a monastery where tasty cheese and beer are on tap. In the European cultural capital, Mons, Darley meets a longtime local guide to taste beer on the Grand Place and learns how to make rich chocolate pralines. Finally, we explore World War II history at the Mardasson Memorial and Bastogne War Museum. Walking among the foxholes, where soldiers from Easy Company of the 101st Airborne Division hid out, makes for a dramatic and significant travel adventure.

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