Why it’s okay to watch TV on vacation

Watching Astro TV in Malaysia / Photo by Stephen Chapman

Watching Astro TV in Malaysia / Photo by Stephen Chapman

Why spend your valuable time on vacation watching the boob-tube? True, you don’t want television-watching to get in the way of going out, seeing the sights, meeting people, and working on that all-important tan (skin cancer prevention advocates: no emails please).

But when you have some down time, instead of turning on your computer and connecting with the same old people from home, consider turning on the local TV and sit yourself down for a special kind of cultural education.

Television can be a wonderful view into the local culture of your vacation destination. If nothing else, it can offer some hearty laughs – something you can always use more of while traveling. Here’s a personal list of our favorite TV experiences around the world…

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Written by Shadia Garrison

Born in Cairo, Egypt to parents who met as Peace Corps volunteers living in Tunisia, Shadia has since journeyed all over the planet. She has an undergraduate degree in cultural anthropology from Indiana University, and spent 1990 living and travelling through Chile, South America. Her blog The Mindful Tourist attempts to write snarkily (new word!) on socially conscious travel.

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