Given that holidaying outside Australia’s borders is still very much a hypothetical situation, one of the ways you can still see the world is to travel by television. Narrative and dialogue are the foundation stones of a good series, but the locations can also be deeply engaging. A scenic vista or striking location can take you out of your own world and into another, so if you need to watch a show that transports you, consider these 10 options.
This metronomic murder mystery has been satisfying the need of winter-bound British viewers with lashings of sunshine, surf, and sand for nine seasons now. The location for the fictional Caribbean island of Saint Marie, with its picturesque harbour town and rainforest hinterlands is the French island of Guadeloupe, which consistently manages to suggest a laidback tropical life of beach-side dining long into the sultry evening.
Prior to 2020’s restrictions this Cornwall-set 18th-century drama about a former British army officer returned home to brood at great length had already set off a mini tourist boom in Cornwall.is a showcase for the county’s panoramic white sand beaches and the purple and green foliage that covers the landscape around the prominent location of the Wheal Leisure mine. However, it’s BYO brooding.