Race Across the World review: Return of BBC smash proves travel is best without a smartphone

I have to admit that I find travel so exhausting that I’m at a loss as to why anyone would willingly watch an episode of Race Across the World, let alone have the stamina to keep up with the whole nine hours of viewing that lies before us.

Having tagged along vicariously for the first leg of their journey, north to south across most of Japan, is best understood as being like tourism but in a more intense, condensed,