Islands Without Cars

This show is an opportunity to see what its like to escape to a Greek Island…and stay. The stunning island of Hydra is home to a community of ex-patriot writers and artists from around the world who have reinvented their lives here. We returned to close our series by catching up with our old friends and meeting new ones who have responded – like us – to the magic lure of returning to the island.

Accessible by a twenty-minute ferry through calm waters, Holbox is an outdoor lover’s paradise comprised of a series of beaches, a protected nature reserve, and a tiny town dotted with restaurants and shops. Its charm…is its undeveloped authenticity…and ability to see and swim with the largest sharks in the world: the massive (but friendly and plankton-eating) whale sharks.

In this special behind-the-scenes-episode, we share stories of struggle and improvisation in filming this series and reveal ourselves to our audience for memorable glimpses of both production and personality. And in the process, we reveal the “family” that we have become and the connections we made with islanders who allowed us into their homes.

On this special FOOD episode of Islands Without Cars… we’re taking a closer look at the unique cuisine specific to many of the islands we’ve explored and re-visit some of the extraordinary people we've met to delve a little deeper into the glorious food they've made for us…as well as the source of their sources. This episode is an intimate look at food as a spiritual offering.

Twenty-six miles off of California’s coast, Santa Catalina is a swanky pastel paradise of rolling mountains, sun-kissed bays, lush valleys and fantastic entertainment and sports history that began in 1919 when chewing gum entrepreneur William Wrigley Jr. bought nearly every share of the Santa Catalina Island Company and then invested millions building an infrastructure to realize his vision.

In this episode, we celebrate America’s freedom to live loud and proud by playing some drag bingo, enjoying some off-off-off Broadway entertainment and the annual drag “invasion. Forty-five minutes from New York City, Fire Island is a ribbon of sand featuring 17 very different and distinct communities, including the famous gay and lesbian enclaves of Cherry Grove and Fire Island Pines.