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The World seen from the train (2011)

The World seen from the train poster
Original title
Le Monde vu du train
Directed by
Olivier Weber
Genre
nature documentary
Country
France
Length
1 season, 26 episodes

How it feels

This nature documentary series takes viewers on train journeys around the world. The episodes explore landscapes and cultures from the perspective of slow overland travel.

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What happens

The World seen from the train (Le monde vu du train) is a French adventure travel television series presented and directed by Olivier Weber, an award-winning writer, novelist and reporter, known primarily for his coverage of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The documentaries were inspired by the author's books and reports around the world. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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