Off the Beaten Path
Off the Beaten Path

Off the Beaten Path

2015 10 Seasons 175 Episodes ⭐ 0.0

A culinary travel series where we meet fascinating Slovaks living abroad and explore both new and familiar destinations through their eyes, along with the local traditions that define them.

A culinary travel series where we meet fascinating Slovaks living abroad and explore both new and familiar destinations through their eyes, along with the local traditions that define them.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Thailand: Khao Lak

This episode is guided by Michal, who takes us to Thailand, to the Khao Lak region, once heavily affected by the tsunami

EP 2

Croatia: Istria

Ivana from Lamač has been living with her family in the coastal town of Rovinj for sixteen years. Her husband Paolo, a

EP 3

China: Shanghai

In the third episode, we will visit the magnificent city of Shanghai in China. We will personally meet the Suchánek cou

EP 4

Israel

EP 5

Greece: Thasos

The mysterious Ketrin can calmly and proudly say that she has been living for quite a few years in one of the most beaut

EP 6

China: Hong Kong

In the global metropolis of Hong Kong, we will be guided by Marek, a Slovak bartender who has been awarded prestigious i

EP 7

Portugal: Lisbon

Fiery Lucia, who speaks six world languages and overflows with energy and vast knowledge, will take us on a grand tour o

EP 8

France: French riviera

The likeable couple Martin and Petra, who fell in love with the French Riviera 16 years ago and now live in Monaco, will

EP 9

Singapore

In the country and city-state of Singapore lives our Maria, who, together with her husband and their eight-year-old daug

EP 10

Spain: Basque Country

The likeable Rastislav has a mother from Madrid, but years ago his heart remained in the green region of the Basque Coun

EP 11

Malaysia

We will visit the province of Kedah and its surroundings. The guide of this episode will be 50-year-old Peter, who works

EP 12

Italy: Sicily

The versatile Nataly has been living for years in beautiful Italy, specifically in Sicily. She will introduce us to the

EP 13

Turkey: Izmir

EP 14

Thailand: Bangkok

Katarína, a promising actress and model, lives and works in the city of Bangkok. Today, this charming lady will show us

EP 15

Italy: Rome

At the conclusion of our spectacular documentary series Cestou necestou, we will be joined by the wise guide Zuzana, who

EP 1

Spain: Barcelona

Bára, a cheerful and talented architect, has found her dream job in Barcelona. She shows us the city through her unique

EP 2

Hungary: Budapest

EP 3

Spain: Marbella

Katarína, a mother of three with endless energy, lives in one of Marbella’s most sought after areas. Together, we exp

EP 4

Malta

Lýdia left Slovakia thirty years ago and has spent the past twenty on the beautiful island of Malta. Together, we step

EP 5

Poland: Krakow

EP 6

Germany: Berlin

EP 7

Austria: Innsbruck

Peter, a fitness enthusiast, settled in Tyrol after years of travelling the world and is now building his own gym. This

EP 8

Lithuania: Vilnius

EP 9

The Netherlands: The Hague

The Netherlands may be known for tulips, windmills, and wooden clogs, but there is much more to discover. We meet Aida,

EP 10

France: Reims

Eva and Martin moved from Prievidza to France eight years ago. After Martin ended his hockey career, they accepted an op

EP 11

Romania: Bucharest

Monika, a flight attendant, lives in Bucharest with her husband and daughter. They say the city can surprise with its bo

EP 12

Austria: Vienna

Vienna has a timeless elegance. Braňo has lived in this history rich city for over twenty years and knows its tradition

EP 13

Bulgaria: Burgas

Božena loves Slovakia, but one holiday in Bulgaria changed her life. She fell in love with a Bulgarian man and now live

EP 14

United Kingdom: London

EP 15

Iceland

EP 1

Cyprus

Katarína from Bratislava has two children and has been living in Cyprus for over ten years. Thanks to her extended Cypr

EP 2

Spain: Granada

EP 3

Egypt: Hurghada

EP 4

Morocco: Fes

EP 5

Madagascar

EP 6

South Africa: Cape Town

Zuzana, a mother of two, moved from Bratislava to South Africa with her Italian husband in search of a better academic e

EP 7

Namibia

Namibia is considered one of the more developed countries in Africa, and it is where Martina, a teacher, has made her ho

EP 8

Mexico

Matej left his business in Bratislava behind and moved to the Mexico he had always loved. After training in local kitche

EP 9

Panama

EP 10

Bolivia: La Paz

Mária is 71 years old and a remarkable guide who proves that age is just a number. She has lived in Bolivia for over fo

EP 11

Brazil: São Paulo

Tomáš, originally from eastern Slovakia, has fully embraced life in multicultural São Paulo, where he also met his wi

EP 12

Chile

Alica’s heart belongs to her home region in Slovakia, but this cheerful mother of two now enjoys life in Santiago, Chi

EP 13

Dominican Republic

EP 14

United States: California

EP 15

Italy: Venice

EP 1

Ecuador: Loja

EP 2

Sri Lanka

EP 3

Colombia

EP 4

Costa Rica

EP 5

Thailand: Phuket

EP 6

Mauritius

EP 7

Australia: Orange

EP 8

Australia: Cairns

EP 9

Australia: Melbourne

EP 10

New Zealand

EP 11

Indonesia: Bandung

EP 1

Moldova

Today we take our cameras to Moldova, a landlocked country between Romania and Ukraine. In its northwest lies Transnistr

EP 2

Albania

EP 3

Italy: Tuscany

Europe’s culinary paradise can be found in Tuscany, one of Italy’s most celebrated regions. With Florence as its cap

EP 4

Oman

Today we travel to Oman, located in the southeastern part of the Arabian Peninsula, along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf o

EP 5

Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur

Today we visit Kuala Lumpur, the capital and largest city of Malaysia. Located at the meeting point of the Gombak and Kl

EP 6

Indonesia: Bali

Bali lies at the western edge of the Lesser Sunda Islands, between Java and Lombok, in Indonesia. Surrounded by the Java

EP 7

Vietnam: Hanoi

EP 8

Taiwan

Today we visit the beautiful island of Taiwan, surrounded by the East China Sea and the South China Sea. Stretching less

EP 9

Jamaica

Jamaica is the third largest island in the Caribbean, known for its rugged coastline as well as its beautiful beaches. T

EP 10

Martinique

Martinique is a beautiful Caribbean island in the Lesser Antilles, with a unique blend of tropical nature and French inf

EP 11

Côte d'Ivoire

Côte d’Ivoire, often known in English as Ivory Coast, is a West African country on the Gulf of Guinea. Once under Fre

EP 12

Tanzania

Tanzania is an East African country on the coast of the Indian Ocean. Formed by the union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar, it

EP 13

What You Haven’t Seen Yet

A small film crew sets out to follow the stories of Slovaks living abroad who know their local world inside out. Through

EP 14

Georgia

Tbilisi was founded in the 5th century by King Vakhtang I Gorgasali. Over the centuries, the city was shaped by Arabs, P

EP 15

Philippines

EP 16

Estonia: Tallinn

EP 17

South Korea: Seoul

EP 18

Poland: Warsaw

EP 19

China: Tangshan

EP 20

Finland: Lapland

EP 21

Japan: Toyohashi

EP 22

Finland: Helsinki

EP 23

Norway: Stranda

EP 24

Spain: Madrid

EP 25

France: Tours

EP 26

Cambodia

EP 27

Myanmar

EP 1

Greece: Corfu

EP 2

India: Andaman Island

EP 3

India: Kerala

EP 4

Indonesia: Kudus

EP 5

Indonesia: Jakarta

EP 6

Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh City

Today we head to southern Vietnam, to its largest and most populous city, Ho Chi Minh City, still widely known as Saigon

EP 7

Australia: Perth

EP 8

Australia: Adelaide

EP 1

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, lies in the southern part of the country and is home to a mix of Bosnia

EP 2

Slovenia: Julian Alps

Slovenia, located at the crossroads of major European cultural and trade routes, is largely mountainous, especially in i

EP 3

Montenegro

Montenegro is a country in the western Balkans, at the southern edge of the Dinaric Alps. Its administrative capital is

EP 4

Greece: Athens

EP 5

Bulgaria: Varna

By population, Varna is the third-largest city in Bulgaria. Located in the northern part of the Bulgarian Black Sea coas

EP 6

Turkey: Istanbul

EP 7

Tanzania: Zanzibar

Zanzibar is an autonomous region off the eastern coast of Africa which, together with mainland Tanganyika, forms the sta

EP 8

Burundi

Burundi is a small landlocked country in East Africa, located on the shores of Lake Tanganyika and bordering Rwanda, Tan

EP 9

Nepal: Kathmandu

Nepal is an Asian country bordering India to the southeast and west, and the Tibet Autonomous Region of China to the nor

EP 10

India: Meghalaya

Meghalaya is a small state in northeastern India, bordering Assam to the north and Bangladesh to the south. Its capital,

EP 11

Puerto Rico: Vieques

Vieques is a small island in Puerto Rico, home to around 9,000 people, with an economy now largely built on tourism. In

EP 12

Uruguay

Uruguay is the second smallest country in South America, located between Argentina and Brazil. Although early settlers w

EP 13

Peru: Cusco

Peru lies on the western coast of South America and is one of the continent’s largest countries. Our journey, however,

EP 14

India: Goa

India covers a large part of South Asia and is the second most populous country in the world. It is home to an incredibl

EP 15

Brazil: Rio de Janeiro

Today we head to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil’s second largest city, set along the shores of Guanabara Bay near the Tropic o

EP 16

Nicaragua

Nicaragua is a Central American country located in the heart of the isthmus, within the tropical zone. It is known for i

EP 17

United States: San Francisco

Today we head to San Francisco, one of California’s most iconic cities, located along the San Francisco Bay. The wider

EP 18

French Polynesia: Tahiti

French Polynesia is an overseas collectivity of France in Oceania, spread across a vast area where its most distant isla

EP 19

French Polynesia: Tuamotu Archipelago

Today we travel to the heart of the Pacific Ocean, to the Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia. This vast region span

EP 20

United States: Maui

Our journey takes us to Maui, the second largest island in Hawaii. The western part is shaped by the West Maui Mountains

EP 21

Palau

Palau is a Pacific island nation in Micronesia, made up of around 340 islands and home to about 20,000 people. Settled t

EP 22

Australia: Sunshine Coast

Today we travel to Australia, the only country that is also a continent, located in the Southern Hemisphere. Our destina

EP 23

Croatia: Split

Split is the main city of the Split Dalmatia region, known for its vibrant tourism, coastline, mountains, vineyards, and

EP 24

Germany: Rhineland

Rhineland-Palatinate is one of Germany’s 16 federal states, established in 1946 after World War II from parts of forme

EP 25

Portugal: Madeira

Madeira is an archipelago and an autonomous region of Portugal, made up of four islands, though only two are inhabited.

EP 26

France: Brittany

Brittany, in northwestern France, is a peninsula stretching from the Loire River to Mont-Saint-Michel Bay. With rugged c

EP 27

Cape Verde: Boa Vista

Cape Verde is an island nation in the central Atlantic Ocean, made up of ten volcanic islands about 600 kilometres off t

EP 1

Uganda

Uganda, known as the Pearl of Africa, lies in the eastern part of the continent within the Nile basin and has a largely

EP 2

Spain: Tenerife

Tenerife, the largest of Spain’s Canary Islands, lies in the Atlantic Ocean and is known for its year round mild clima

EP 3

Brazil

Brazil is the largest country in South America and the fifth largest in the world, known for its vast rainforests, inclu

EP 4

Madagascar

Madagascar, the fourth largest island in the world, lies off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean. It is famous

EP 5

Italy: Piedmont

Piedmont is a region in northwestern Italy, with Turin, a city over 2,000 years old, as its capital. It is known for out

EP 6

Argentina: Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires, the capital and largest city of Argentina, is known for its rich culture, vibrant lifestyle, and high qual

EP 7

Zambia

Zambia is a landlocked country in southern Central Africa, named after the Zambezi River. Set on a high plateau, it is o

EP 8

Maldives

The Maldives is an island nation in the Indian Ocean, located about 740 kilometres southwest of Sri Lanka. While its whi

EP 9

Sri Lanka: Colombo

EP 10

China: Hainan

Hainan is China’s southernmost island province, often called the “Hawaii of China.” Known for its tropical coastli

EP 11

Indonesia: Yogyakarta

Yogyakarta is the capital of a special region in Indonesia, located in central Java at the foot of a volcano. It is the

EP 12

Canada: Alberta

Alberta is the fourth largest province in Canada, with Edmonton as its capital and Calgary as its largest city. It is on

EP 13

Japan: Tokyo

Tokyo is the capital of Japan and one of its 47 prefectures, located on the eastern coast of Honshu along Tokyo Bay. It

EP 14

Canada: Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia is Canada’s second smallest province, located on the country’s eastern coast. First settled by the Frenc

EP 15

Indonesia: Lombok

Lombok is an Indonesian island in the Lesser Sunda Islands, located just east of Bali and west of Sumbawa. It is home to

EP 16

Canada: Montreal

EP 17

Japan: Kobe

Kobe is the capital of Japan’s Hyogo Prefecture and one of the country’s major port cities. The region is known for

EP 18

Kazakhstan: Astana

Astana has been the modern capital of Kazakhstan since 1997. Once a stop along the ancient Silk Road, the city was found

EP 19

China: Ningbo

Today we head to Ningbo, a city in the Yangtze River Delta. With nearly 10 million people, it is considered smaller by C

EP 20

Portugal: Azores

The Azores are one of Portugal’s two autonomous regions in the Atlantic Ocean. The largest island, São Miguel, is kno

EP 21

Italy: Sardinia

Sardinia is the second largest island in the Mediterranean and an autonomous region of Italy. Its nearly 2,000 kilometre

EP 22

Italy: Trieste

Trieste is the capital of Italy’s Friuli Venezia Giulia region, located near the Slovenian border along the Adriatic S

EP 1

India: Varanasi

Varanasi is a historic city in India’s Uttar Pradesh, located along the sacred Ganges River. With over 1.7 million res

EP 2

France: French Basque Country

The Basque Country is a historic and cultural region in the western Pyrenees, spanning the border between France and Spa

EP 3

Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste, officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is located on the eastern half of the island of Timor in

EP 4

Slovenia: Slovene Littoral

The Slovene Littoral forms the western part of Slovenia along the northern Adriatic coast, bordering Italy’s Friuli Ve

EP 5

Vietnam: Da Nang

Da Nang, located at the mouth of the Han River, is Vietnam’s third largest city and a key port in the central part of

EP 6

Thailand: Chiang Mai

Chiang Mai is the economic and cultural centre of northern Thailand, located in a mountainous region north of Bangkok. F

EP 7

Kenya

Kenya, located in East Africa, is one of the continent’s most populous countries, known for its diverse people and lan

EP 8

Taiwan: Taipei

About one third of Taiwan’s population lives in the capital, Taipei, and its surrounding metropolitan area. Founded in

EP 9

Ghana

Ghana is a West African country on the Gulf of Guinea, home to over 30 million people, most of whom are Christian. After

EP 10

France: Réunion

Réunion Island is an overseas department of France, located about 200 kilometres southwest of Mauritius and one of the

EP 11

Mexico: Mexico City

Mexico City, the capital of Mexico, is one of the largest cities in the world. Originally founded by the Aztecs around 1

EP 12

Colombia: Andes

Colombia, in northern South America, is home to about 52 million people. Our journey takes us to the Boyacá region in t

EP 13

Turkey: Ankara

EP 14

Kenya: Kenyan Coast

Kenya’s coastline stretches along the Indian Ocean from Somalia in the north to Tanzania in the south. Coastal communi

EP 15

Mexico: Nayarit

Nayarit is one of Mexico’s 31 states, located along the Pacific coast and among the country’s smaller regions. Its s

EP 16

United States: Austin

Austin, the capital of Texas, is one of the fastest growing cities in the United States, with nearly one million residen

EP 17

Uzbekistan: Samarkand

Samarkand is the second largest city in Uzbekistan and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. Wit

EP 18

Canada: Toronto

EP 19

Japan: Osaka

Osaka sits on the southwest coast of Honshu, Japan’s largest and most important island. A major economic hub, its stra

EP 20

Mongolia

Mongolia is a vast Asian country with just over 3.5 million people, making it one of the least densely populated places

EP 21

Poland: Poznań

EP 22

Portugal: Porto

Porto lies in northwestern Portugal along the banks of the Douro River, just before it flows into the Atlantic Ocean. It

EP 23

Egypt: Alexandria

Alexandria, Egypt’s second largest city, lies on the western edge of the Nile Delta along the Mediterranean coast. Nam

EP 24

Morocco: Marrakesh

Marrakesh lies in the heart of Morocco, about 150 kilometres from the Atlantic coast. Known as the “Red City,” it ge

EP 25

What You Haven’t Seen of Africa

Africa is a continent rich in biodiversity and diverse cultures, often called the cradle of humanity. Its untamed and wi

EP 26

What You Haven’t Seen of Europe

Europe may be small, but it’s incredibly diverse. Within a compact space, hundreds of languages, cultures, and traditi

EP 27

What You Haven’t Seen of Asia

Asia. A continent where icy Siberia meets the tropical pulse of Indonesia. A place of endless contrasts, where one momen

EP 1

Australia: Sydney

Australia’s largest and most populous city is inseparably connected to the Pacific Ocean through its location and atmo

EP 2

New Zealand: Christchurch

Christchurch, the largest city on New Zealand’s South Island, lies on its eastern coast in the Canterbury region – b

EP 3

Philippines: Siquijor

Siquijor is one of over 7,600 Philippine islands between the Pacific Ocean and the South China Sea. Still off the mass t

EP 4

New Zealand: Auckland

Today we head to New Zealand’s North Island, to Auckland, the country’s largest city. A modern metropolis where the

EP 5

Lesotho

Lesotho, known as the Kingdom in the Sky, is a country completely surrounded by South Africa. Despite economic challenge

EP 6

Kenya: Lake Victoria

Our journey begins in Kisumu, Kenya’s third largest city, where Tomáš lives. The local market offers a snapshot of t

EP 7

Aruba

Aruba is a small island in the southern Caribbean, just off the coast of Venezuela. Braňo arrived here twenty years ago

EP 8

Colombia: Medellín

Medellín, Colombia’s second largest city, lies in the northwest of the country in the Antioquia region. Founded in th

EP 9

Japan: Okinawa

EP 10

Cambodia: Srae Ambel

Cambodia is located in Southeast Asia and is home to around 18 million people. We head to the southwest, to Koh Kong pro

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