Free Ride
Rob Greenfield, adventurer, humanitarian and environmentalist is setting out on a journey across South America with a difference. Along with Documentarian James Levelle, Rob will be travelling with no money at all, instead relying on the goodness of others, making money from working and sleeping rough.
- 2016-2016
- 1 season
- Documentary, Action & Adventure
Rob Greenfield, adventurer, humanitarian and environmentalist is setting out on a journey across South America with a difference. Along with Documentarian James Levelle, Rob will be travelling with no money at all, instead relying on the goodness of others, making money from working and sleeping rough.
Season 1 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 2016
Episode 1
Episode 1: Brazil
43 mins
Adventurers, Rob Greenfield and James Levelle, begin their quest as the pair arrive in Rio with no cash, no plan, no food, and a language barrier to overcome, in their attempt to cross a continent.
Episode 2
Episode 2: Argentina
Rob Greenfield and James Levelle's money-free trip through South America continues as they near Bolivia, where they must deal with extremes of cold and altitude.
Episode 3
Episode 3: Bolivia
43 mins
One month into their adventure, Rob and James hit Bolivia's high plateau. With no money and nowhere to stay, Rob strikes a deal to work their way to the world's largest salt flats.
Episode 4
Episode 4: Peru Part 1
43 mins
Rob Greenfield and James Levelle reach Peru, where they land jobs teaching English, but tensions between the pair escalate as they arrive in the ancient Incan capital of Cusco.
Episode 5
Episode 5: Peru Part 2
James Levelle and Rob Greenfield go their separate ways in Pisac, Peru, with James getting a job on a fruit truck and working his way north, while Rob is fascinated by the locals.
Episode 6
Episode 6: Ecuador and Colombia
Rob and James must travel through Ecuador and Colombia to finish their epic journey across South America, but they have just 12 days to cover 2,000km.