For almost 25 years, Phil Keoghan lived within driving distance of LAX, and got used to being able to hop on a plane and fly 13 hours from the California airport to his native New Zealand. Then the pandemic hit, and like the rest of us, the host ofwas stuck in place. Even when his mother got sick, New Zealand’s tight entry restrictions meant he couldn’t visit.
– is built around international travel. Teams race across the world, exploring far-flung destinations and competing in challenges to win a prize of US$1-million. Since its beginning, the show has aired almost two seasons a year, but COVID-19 forced an 18-month gap in production last season. When filming resumed, several teams were unable to participate, and those remaining were restricted to racing around a handful of countries deemed safe by broadcaster CBS.
“We had to make some adjustments, but you work with what you have, right?” Keoghan said. “The fact we could actually get out and have a show is what you’ve got to focus on, rather than what the downside is.”would seem perfectly timed, both escapism and inspiration for people getting used to going overseas again.
. “It has really exposed how we have to rejustify each form of travel as we built it back up again, and what sort of travel is truly unnecessary and frivolous.”, Denby’s show, which airs on YouTube and premiered during the pandemic, is also structured on an around-the-world race. The 24-year-old said he was inspired by the CBS show, “which has been going the vast majority of my life.
Not all people
No, no it didn’t. See line-ups at airports.