In no particular order, here is a compilation of our favorite, travel encouraging films. We run the spectrum from big Hollywood to independent documentary. Hopefully these will give fodder to those on the verge of packing a bag. ![]() Forrest Gump: Forrest Gump, while not intelligent, has accidentally been present at many historic moments, but his true love, Jenny Curran, eludes him. ![]() The African Queen: In Africa during WW1, a gin-swilling riverboat owner/captain is persuaded by a strait-laced missionary to use his boat to attack an enemy warship. ![]() The Way: A father heads overseas to recover the body of his estranged son who died while traveling the "El camino de Santiago," and decides to take the pilgrimage himself. ![]() Paddle to Seattle: Two best friends build their own kayaks and paddle alone for 97 days in the wilderness over 1,300 miles from Alaska to Seattle and survive to talk about most things. ![]() The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: Tells the story of Benjamin Button, a man who starts aging backwards with bizarre consequences. ![]() 180° South : The film follows adventurer Jeff Johnson as he retraces the epic 1968 journey of his heroes Yvon Chouinard and Doug Tompkins to Patagonia. ![]() Little Miss Sunshine: A family determined to get their young daughter into the finals of a beauty pageant take a cross-country trip in their VW bus. ![]() Eat Pray Love: A married woman realizes how unhappy her marriage really is, and that her life needs to go in a different direction. After a painful divorce, she takes off on a round-the-world journey to "find herself". ![]() Into the Wild: After graduating from Emory University, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account to charity and hitchhikes to Alaska to live in the wilderness. Along the way, Christopher encounters a series of characters that shape his life.
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