1 | A 2008 Canadian TravelogueShow made by Scott Wilson and André Dupuis. |
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3 | Scott Wilson and and Justin Lukach drop everything and travel the world for a year. They go as off the beaten path as possible to find remote villages, architecture, and communities to experience the rarely-seen and non-tourist places. It has three seasons and they've covered 30 countries. |
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5 | Not to be confused with the [[Film/{{Departures}} Japanese film of the same name]]. |
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8 | !!Tropes present in this series: |
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10 | * BingeMontage: Somewhat toned down, though not completely eliminated in the later seasons. |
11 | * FriendToAllLivingThings: Justin loves animals. |
12 | * FunTShirt: Several, but most notably, Scott has one that says "DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment" on it. |
13 | * InUniverseCamera: Lampshaded at times. |
14 | * ItSeemedLikeAGoodIdeaAtTheTime: Playing hide and seek in a giant, abandoned labyrinth of a town in Libya... |
15 | ** Whenever they end up climbing mountains. |
16 | ** [[spoiler: Justin entering a Muay Thai fight]] |
17 | * MacGyvering: Whenever they're out in the desert and encounter a breakdown. |
18 | * MrExposition: It's usually Scott who introduces the history and culture of the new location. Often leaving Justin with nothing to say. |
19 | * MyGirlBackHome: There was a bit of drama surrounding Justin's girlfriend in season one. |
20 | * OptOut: There were two occasions in the first series where Justin, Scott and André considered this. Ultimately averted. |
21 | * RedOniBlueOni: Scott (blue) is calmer, more mature and has obviously brushed up on the historical facts of every place they visit. Justin (red) just approaches everything with a childish glee. |
22 | * SceneryPorn: Boy howdy. André is one hell of a cameraman. |
23 | * ShirtlessScene |
24 | * TheSmartGuy: Scott |
25 | * WalkingTheEarth |
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