We asked our staff, “What’s your favorite travel-related movie?” Get those snacks ready and check out our favorite travel movies from this month’s Staff Sound-Off.
“The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,” starring Ben Stiller and Kristen Wiig. It includes incredible scenes shot in Iceland, the North Atlantic and Afghanistan (or someplace representing Afghanistan) and has a wonderful soundtrack.
— Mac Lacy, Publisher
“P.S. I Love You”
— Telisa Rech, Advertising Sales Manager
Music, sleeping, podcasts, pretzels
— Sarah Sechrist, Controller
Does “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy count?
— Rachel Crick, Associate Editor & Project Manager
“Little Women”! Amy travels with Aunt March to Europe. I am also a fan of “Amelie” and “A Walk in the Clouds.”
— Donia Simmons, Creative Director
“The Grand Budapest Hotel” or “Howl’s Moving Castle”
— Ashley Ricks, Print & Digital Publishing Manager
It’s not a classic travel movie, but I love “Ocean’s 12.” The crew’s hijinks take them on a delightful romp around Europe.
— Brian Jewell, VP & Executive Editor
Into the Wild (2007) — A poignant, true story of a man who abandons modern life to backpack across America and ending in the wilderness of Alaska. I admired the kindness that strangers bestowed upon him and how he embraced discomfort and found fulfillment not in possessions, but in the solitude of nature. While I’m slightly more partial to hot showers and round-trip tickets, this movie reminds me that the heart of travel isn’t just movement — it’s meaning. And sometimes, the most radical thing you can do is leave everything behind and go.
