A great travel video should reveal the hidden secrets of a destination or tell a powerful story about the people who live there. But most importantly, it should inspire you to embark on your own adventure. Each week, we'll be bringing you the top new travel videos from around the internet.
This week, we follow an acrobat across the rooftops of Paris, peek inside the lives of Venice's artisans, and watch a tightrope walker traverse a 52-meter highline suspended between Italy's Vajolet Towers. Here are our 10 favorite videos of the last week:
Paris
This video has gone beyond viral. It's one of those videos where you're disappointed to find out it's an advertisement at the end, but watching this girl jump across the rooftops of Paris is so delightful you can't resist sharing it anyway.
Venice
Venice is one of the most beautiful cities on earth, but it's also sort of Italy's theme park of romance. This video gives you all the beauty of this city on the water, but provides a window into the lives of the artists and artisans who live there.
Rio
On this fast-paced trip to Rio, we see surfers, men playing soccer on the beach, butts in bikinis (so many butts in bikinis), stunning views and Brazilian nightlife. This is the definition of travel porn.
Italy
Ever have the desire to walk across a tightrope between two rock faces 2,800 meters in the air...in the middle of winter? Neither have we. But that doesn't make it any less fun to watch.
Cambodia
Sunsets at the Angkor temples, water houses on stilts, postcard-perfect beaches – Cambodia has it all, and the soundtrack is just as hypnotic as the images.
Finland
Freediver Johanna Nordblad holds the record for a 50-meter dive under the ice, and director Ian Derry's short film follows her down to offer a glimpse of the beauty, serenity and terror of holding your breath in the subzero water.
Montana to Alberta
Follow two ultrarunners named Mike as they run their way across a 600-mile stretch of snowy mountains between Missoula, Mont. and Banff, Alberta in search of their breaking point.
Boulder
This video above Boulder, Colo. was shot in 4K entirely by a drone, and the breathtaking mountain views, cliff jumping and river rafting will really make you wish you weren't watching this inside a cubicle.
Tonga
Every year, thousands of humpbacks migrate to pristine waters around the Polynesian kingdom of Tonga, and this video beautifully captures what it's like to spend a week with these majestic creatures.
Ethiopia
If Ethiopia wasn't on your radar before, it will be after watching this video complete with sweeping canyon views, local village life and monkeys (who doesn't love monkeys?).
