How to Keep Up With Your Favorite TV Shows While Traveling

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The television remembers your login, the WiFi works, and by the time you sit down in the evening there is almost nothing left to think about.

Your usual episode appears to be arriving at a completely different hour, while social media is already full of people discussing what happened.

It is simply annoying when all you wanted after a long day was forty quiet minutes and the next episode.

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The television remembers your login, the WiFi works, and by the time you sit down in the evening there is almost nothing left to think about. Your usual episode appears to be arriving at a completely different hour, while social media is already full of people discussing what happened. It is simply annoying when all you wanted after a long day was forty quiet minutes and the next episode.

How it works

If there is a show you genuinely want to keep up with while you are away, a little preparation before leaving can make things much easier.
Netflix, for example, explains that the selection of TV shows and films may change when you use the service outside the country where your account was created.
Licensing agreements, local distribution deals and release schedules can affect what is available and when.
My List, audio options, subtitles and maturity ratings can also differ while travelling.
That is worth knowing before you build an evening around a particular episode.

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Travel has a habit of disrupting routines you barely notice at home.

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