''The World seen from the train'' (''Le monde vu du train'') is a French
adventure travel
Adventure travel is a type of niche tourism, involving exploration or travel with a certain degree of risk (real or perceived), and which may require special skills and physical exertion. In the United States, adventure tourism has grown in r ...
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.
Concept
Olivier Weber takes his camera on a tour of railway carriages and compartments throughout the world.
In several European Asian and Far East countries, the films take a new approach to the railway travel writing and filming genre by attempting to get to know people. Slices of life, scenery and stopovers are the main ingredients of the programmes.
France-Inter: Travel-writer and reporter at large Olivier Weber on the road
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Episodes
* North India
* South India
* Turkey
* Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
* South Africa 01
* South Africa 02
* North Thailand
* South Thailand
* Scotland
* Spain
* Morocco
* Portugal
* Alps
* Pyrenees
* Ireland
* Austria
* Madagascar
* Norway
* Croatia
* Quebec
* Tunisia
* Sicily
* Czech Republic
* Mauritania
Mauritania (; ar, موريتانيا, ', french: Mauritanie; Berber: ''Agawej'' or ''Cengit''; Pulaar: ''Moritani''; Wolof: ''Gànnaar''; Soninke:), officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania ( ar, الجمهورية الإسلامية ...
* United States
* Mexico
References
External links
Voyage Channel's Official website
In english
In development : Austria - Madagascar
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French documentary films
French documentary television series
Documentary films about nature
2010s French television series