Around the World for Free (2009)
An online/broadcast hybrid reality series based on the concept of whether a person can circle the globe without any money. The show follows a reality star, as they attempt to travel around the world without any money on hand. They travel with one cameraman and rely on local guides and inhabitants for basic needs.
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Episode 1 - Parvati Hits The Road
Release Date: 2011-07-10Parvati exits CBS studios after taping The Talk and finds a ride and a place to stay on her first night of her adventure!
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Episode 2 - Riding High in Norco
Release Date: 2011-07-11On her way to Phoenix, Arizona, Parvati detours to a small town where she charms her way into an equestrian competition.
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Episode 3 - Sky High Above the Southwest
Release Date: 2011-07-12Parvati scores a "co-piloting" gig to get from Phoenix to El Paso, but runs into a roadblock on her way on towards Austin.
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Episode 4 - Austin Tattoo Quest
Release Date: 2011-07-14After crashing in El Paso airport for the night, Parvati reaches Austin in style to get inked by a living legend.
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Episode 5 - A Rollergirl in Austin
Release Date: 2011-07-18Parvicious' hits the pavement with the champion Texas Rollergirls while she continues trying to find onward passage from Austin.
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Episode 6 - Haiti Arrival
Release Date: 2011-07-19Parvati mobilizes a string of good samaritans both on the ground and in the air to help her get to the struggling island of Haiti.
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Episode 7 - Haiti Hope and Struggle
Release Date: 2011-07-20"Air Mobile" Joe takes Parvati on a tour of Haiti's epicenters of pain and struggle.
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Episode 8 - Haiti: A Day in the Life
Release Date: 2011-07-21Parvati is challenged by the routines of daily life and the emotional toll of living in an orphanage.
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Episode 9 - Giving Back in Haiti
Release Date: 2011-07-22Parvati visits earthquake resettlement camps around Port-au-Prince to deliver food aid to survivors.
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Episode 10 - Fresh Start in Dominican Republic
Release Date: 2011-07-25After leaving Haiti, Parvati is set up in a deluxe villa in the Dominican Republic's north shore town of El Cabarete.
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Episode 11 - Water Culture in the DR
Release Date: 2011-07-26Parvati spends a warm day in beautiful Cabarete, DR, in the water and ends with a horseback ride on the beach!
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Episode 12 - DR's Expat Do-Gooders
Release Date: 2011-07-27Parvati discovers that the Dominican Republic's expats do far more than just laze on the beach.
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Episode 13 - Touching Down in Barbados
Release Date: 2011-07-29Parvati sets off to Barbados with no set plans, but a chance meeting at the airport secures her lodging and much more!
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Episode 14 - A Slice of Barbados
Release Date: 2011-08-01Parvati hangs out in Wildey, Barbados with the neighborhood locals before hitting the yacht club to look for a ride down island.
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Episode 15 - A Passage to Guyana
Release Date: 2011-08-02After coming up short for a ride from the Barbados Yacht Club, Parvati works as a flight attendant in order to keep moving south.
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Episode 16 - Flavor of Guyana
Release Date: 2011-08-03Parvati rides around Georgetown and stops in at a world famous distillery to sample some rum.
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Episode 17 - Rainforest Camp
Release Date: 2011-08-05Parvati travels by water to a remote site in the Guyanese marsh rainforest, and explores the Arawak tribal lands where Captain Gouveia's plane crashed years ago.
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Episode 18 - Kaieteur Falls
Release Date: 2011-08-08Parvati dips her hands in the undiscovered gem of Kaieteur Falls, deep in the jungle of Guyana, before making her way to a Makushi Ameridian family for her lodging.
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Episode 19 - Jungle Hunt and Onwards to Brazil
Release Date: 2011-08-10Parvati soaks in life with the Macushi tribe in Guyana's interior before making her way to the north Brazilian town of Boa Vista.
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Episode 20 - Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Release Date: 2011-08-12Parvati trains and fights at a local Jiu-Jitsu gym, then drops in at the state capitol to find a way deeper into Brazil.
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Episode 21 - Manaus Piranha
Release Date: 2011-08-15Arriving in Manaus, dubbed the Paris of the Tropics, Parvati works a shift at her host's restaurant and is rewarded with a special dish that you chose!
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Episode 22 - Amazon Adventures
Release Date: 2011-08-16Parvati spends her last day in Manaus, Brazil pursuing the giants of the Amazon River before heading on to the coastal city of Fortaleza.
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Episode 23 - Fun in Fortaleza
Release Date: 2011-08-18A swim in the ocean, capoeira on the beach, and forró dancing at night make for a jam-packed 24 hours in Fortaleza!
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Episode 24 - Hang Gliding in Rio!
Release Date: 2011-08-19Parvati takes on her scariest extreme challenge yet as she jumps off Pedra Bonita mountain above Rio.
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Episode 25 - Rio Samba!
Release Date: 2011-08-22You can't leave Rio without learning the Samba, so Parvati gets a lesson from one of the top Carnival schools before hitting the trendy Lapa district to strut her new moves.
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Episode 26 - Rio to Iguazu
Release Date: 2011-08-24After working at a spa in exchange for a makeover, Parvati heads visit Iguazu Falls in Argentina before getting stranded roadside.
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Episode 27 - From Stranded to Saved
Release Date: 2011-08-26Stuck in Iguaza, Parvati beds down on the floor of a bus station for the night. In the morning a savior reaches out with aid to bring her Buenos Aires.
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Episode 28 - Juan and the Rio Tigre
Release Date: 2011-08-29Parvati's host Juan takes her on a night tour of Tigre, Argentina, and then tries to romance her with a date on a river cruise.
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Episode 29 - Last Day in Buenos Aires
Release Date: 2011-08-31After touring downtown Buenos Aires by bike, Parvati gets a tango lesson from an expert under the stars at a local park.
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Episode 30 - A South American Send Off
Release Date: 2011-09-02Before saying goodbye to South America, Parvati indulges in an Argentinean meat dish after spending the day pitching in with a charity group who builds homes for people in need.
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Episode 31 - South Africa: Township and Safari
Release Date: 2011-09-06Parvati arrives on African soil and tastes Johannesburg's diversity before setting out on her first authentic safari.
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Episode 32 - The Parlotones
Release Date: 2011-09-08Parvati hangs out with Johannesburg natives Parlotones, who are not only South Africa's hottest indie rock band but wine aficionados as well.
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Episode 33 - Joburg Orphanage and a Namibian Welcome
Release Date: 2011-09-09Parvati visits the Nkosi's Haven orphanage before flying into the wide open desert landscape of Namibia.
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Episode 34 - Road Block in Namibian Desert
Release Date: 2011-09-13While adventuring in the massive sand dunes of the Namib Desert, Parvati pushes the limits and breaks her wrist while going aerial on her quad bike.
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Episode 35 - The Himba
Release Date: 2011-09-15Not letting her cast slow her down, Parvati takes a high-adrenaline Cessna flight to northern Namibia to immerse herself in the tribal life of the Himba people.
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Episode 36 - Big Cats
Release Date: 2011-09-16While planning her onward overland journey to Botswana, Parvati stops at a wildlife sanctuary outside Windhoek, Namibia to see the big cats: cheetah, leopard and the lion!
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Episode 37 - Botswana Bound
Release Date: 2011-09-19Parvati takes off from Windhoek on a 17-hour road trip on the Trans-Kalahari highway to Gaborone, Botswana. Midway through the trip though, her expected contact falls through.
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Episode 38 - Rhino Paradise
Release Date: 2011-09-21Parvati sets out on a 1000 mile-plus road trek across Botswana towards Zambia. Her first stop is a camp-out on a rhino sanctuary north of Gaborone.
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Episode 39 - River Safari
Release Date: 2011-09-23After three days of road-tripping, Parvati lands in Chobe National Park in northern Botswana and puts an aquatic spin on the traditional safari.
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Episode 40 - Botswana to Zambia
Release Date: 2011-09-26Parvati takes in a Rasta fish fry in Kasane, Botswana before catching a ferry to Zambia where she scours the markets in Livingstone for ingredients for the local specialty Samp.
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Episode 41 - Victoria Falls and a Medical Crisis
Release Date: 2011-09-28Parvati's host Bob takes her to Victoria Falls and on to a local AIDS medicine clinic, but on her way from Zambia to Kenya she runs into an unexpected medical crisis.
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Episode 42 - Hospital Bound
Release Date: 2011-09-28After a night battling a stomach flu, Parvati faces a challenge when the results of her CT scan in a Joburg hospital confirm that she must undergo surgery for her wrist injury.
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Episode 43 - Surgery
Release Date: 2011-09-29Parvati undergoes surgery for her wrist injury in Johannesburg but her new friends are there to give her support.
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Episode 44 - Out of the Hospital
Release Date: 2011-09-30Parvati is discharged from the hospital with her 'bionic' arm, and sets up at Hadley's house to plan her onward journey, pausing to reconnect with friends Mark and Brita in Rio.
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Episode 45 - Arrival in Kenya
Release Date: 2011-10-04Parvati arrives in Nairobi, Kenya, and immediately makes arrangements for passage to the refugee camps in the northeast - but takes a quick time-out to see some urban giraffes!
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Episode 46 - Experiencing Garissa
Release Date: 2011-10-05The Red Cross facilitates Parvati's journey from Nairobi to Garrisa in Kenya's northeast where she experiences serious culture clash.
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Episode 47 - Dadaab Refugee Camp
Release Date: 2011-10-07Parvati accomplishes her long-held goal of reaching the world's largest refugee camp in Dadaab, Kenya, home to thousands of new daily arrivals from the Horn of Africa region.
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Episode 48 - Helping out in Dadaab
Release Date: 2011-10-10While still at the world's largest refugee camp in Dadaab, Parvati takes part in reconnecting Somalis with family members back home & spends time with a family in their tent home.
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Episode 49 - Returning Home
Release Date: 2011-10-13Parvati makes the long journey from Kenya back to sunny Santa Monica, where friends and family await her return.
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Episode 50 - ATWFF 3 Wrap!
Release Date: 2011-10-14Parvati recounts the highs and lows of her around-the-world-for-free journey and gives thanks to everyone for helping to make it happen.