Around the World for Free
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.
Episodes
Parvati exits CBS studios after taping The Talk and finds a ride and a place to stay on her first night of her adventure!
On her way to Phoenix, Arizona, Parvati detours to a small town where she charms her way into an equestrian competition.
Parvati scores a "co-piloting" gig to get from Phoenix to El Paso, but runs into a roadblock on her way on towards Austin.
After crashing in El Paso airport for the night, Parvati reaches Austin in style to get inked by a living legend.
Parvicious' hits the pavement with the champion Texas Rollergirls while she continues trying to find onward passage from Austin.
Parvati mobilizes a string of good samaritans both on the ground and in the air to help her get to the struggling island of Haiti.
"Air Mobile" Joe takes Parvati on a tour of Haiti's epicenters of pain and struggle.
Parvati is challenged by the routines of daily life and the emotional toll of living in an orphanage.
Parvati visits earthquake resettlement camps around Port-au-Prince to deliver food aid to survivors.
After leaving Haiti, Parvati is set up in a deluxe villa in the Dominican Republic's north shore town of El Cabarete.
Parvati spends a warm day in beautiful Cabarete, DR, in the water and ends with a horseback ride on the beach!
Parvati discovers that the Dominican Republic's expats do far more than just laze on the beach.
Parvati sets off to Barbados with no set plans, but a chance meeting at the airport secures her lodging and much more!
Parvati hangs out in Wildey, Barbados with the neighborhood locals before hitting the yacht club to look for a ride down island.
After coming up short for a ride from the Barbados Yacht Club, Parvati works as a flight attendant in order to keep moving south.
Parvati rides around Georgetown and stops in at a world famous distillery to sample some rum.
Parvati 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.
Parvati 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.
Parvati soaks in life with the Macushi tribe in Guyana's interior before making her way to the north Brazilian town of Boa Vista.
Parvati trains and fights at a local Jiu-Jitsu gym, then drops in at the state capitol to find a way deeper into Brazil.
Arriving 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!
Parvati spends her last day in Manaus, Brazil pursuing the giants of the Amazon River before heading on to the coastal city of Fortaleza.
A swim in the ocean, capoeira on the beach, and forró dancing at night make for a jam-packed 24 hours in Fortaleza!
Parvati takes on her scariest extreme challenge yet as she jumps off Pedra Bonita mountain above Rio.
You 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.
After working at a spa in exchange for a makeover, Parvati heads visit Iguazu Falls in Argentina before getting stranded roadside.
Stuck 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.
Parvati'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.
After touring downtown Buenos Aires by bike, Parvati gets a tango lesson from an expert under the stars at a local park.
Before 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.
Parvati arrives on African soil and tastes Johannesburg's diversity before setting out on her first authentic safari.
Parvati hangs out with Johannesburg natives Parlotones, who are not only South Africa's hottest indie rock band but wine aficionados as well.
Parvati visits the Nkosi's Haven orphanage before flying into the wide open desert landscape of Namibia.
While 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.
Not 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.
While 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!
Parvati 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.
Parvati 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.
After three days of road-tripping, Parvati lands in Chobe National Park in northern Botswana and puts an aquatic spin on the traditional safari.
Parvati 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.
Parvati'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.
After 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.
Parvati undergoes surgery for her wrist injury in Johannesburg but her new friends are there to give her support.
Parvati 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.
Parvati 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!
The Red Cross facilitates Parvati's journey from Nairobi to Garrisa in Kenya's northeast where she experiences serious culture clash.
Parvati 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.
While 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.
Parvati makes the long journey from Kenya back to sunny Santa Monica, where friends and family await her return.
Parvati recounts the highs and lows of her around-the-world-for-free journey and gives thanks to everyone for helping to make it happen.
