The Kindness Diaries
13 Episodes
TV-PG-L. Leon is a man with a mission. Counting solely on the kindness of strangers for food, shelter and fuel, he travels around the world on a vintage motorcycle looking for the good in humanity. This is an uplifting social experiment that examines the nature of generosity and gives glimpses into the hearts of some truly selfless people. It gives one real hope in a world where too often greed is revered as a virtue and caring as a liability.
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22:12Episode 1The Gift of Love
Episode 1
TV-PG-L. With a tank full of gas donated by a would-be traveler, Leon and Kindness One leave LA and try their luck in Sin City before finding a fellow Brit in an out of the way Western town in Colorado. Leon spends a day on a ranch and then spends the night sleeping on the streets of Pittsburgh w...
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22:12Episode 2The Gift of Security
Episode 2
TV-PG-L. Leon wakes up from his night sleeping rough on the streets of Pittsburgh. He gives Tony, his homeless friend a new chance at life. He goes to New York and meets a survivor of the 9/11 Attacks. Crosses the Atlantic on a container ship and meets two inspiring African street buskers...Leon ...
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22:12Episode 3The Gift of Inspiration
Episode 3
TV-PG-L. Leon is inspired by two African musicians. No Euros to afford the highlife in Saint Tropez, Leon is able to find a villa outside Torino to stay in and explore, his luck changes on the shores of Lake Como and he learns how to fight his way out of anything in Trieste, Italy. He meets a fen...
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22:12Episode 4The Gift of Transformation
Episode 4
TV-PG-L. After staying the night in Trieste, Leon makes a young child's dream come true. Surfs up in Zagreb to witnessing the recent scars of war, Leon and Kindness One are in Eastern Europe and a friendly farmer whose family has been tilling the land for 20 generations lets him join the family. ...
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22:06Episode 5The Gift of Abundance
Episode 5
TV-PG-L. High tailing it through Albania, Leon and Kindness One high-five President Clinton in Kosovo, breakdown in Greece and run into some high altitude hospitality in Turkey. He meets two extraordinary men who have dedicated their lives to changing the lives of others. Leon purchases a dairy c...
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22:12Episode 6The Gift of Service
Episode 6
TV-PG. Two Turkish men change Leon's life forever. Walking in the footsteps of Paul, changing directions when a potential war breaks out and finding just how over the top Turkish hospitality can be Leon and Kindness One arrive in New Delhi spend the night with a kind rickshaw driver and his famil...
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22:12Episode 7The Gift of Tomorrow
Episode 7
TV-PG. Leon changes the life of a slum dwelling Rickshaw driver. Leon and Kindness One discover eternal love at the Taj Mahal, Leon gets kicked in the head in Agra, discovers how bad Indian roads can be and finds out just how holy you have to be to bath in the Ganges. Leon buys a new rickshaw for...
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22:12Episode 8The Gift of Education
Episode 8
TV-PG. Leon stays the night with a riverboat driver and delivers on his promise to change lives. Leon and Kindness One breakdown in Patna, connect with their royal roots over tea in Darjeeling, experience Gross National Happiness and learn a thing or two at school in Calcutta. The chance to go to...
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22:12Episode 9The Gift of Joy
Episode 9
TV-PG-L. Leon learns that school can and does change lives. Leon and Kindness One find refuge in a freighter, drive head first into Thailand and explore the ancient temple of Angkor Wat only to discover true beauty only a few miles away. Leon buys 1000 books, new sports equipment and arranges cle...
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22:12Episode 10The Gift of Protection
Episode 10
TV-PG. Every one should have a roof over their heads. Leon and Kindness One play a round or two in the New Asia, learn a hard lesson on human cruelty in the Killing Fields and get stuck at the Vietnamese border. He has an eye opening experience before becoming huge in Vietnam. A Cambodian lady li...
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22:13Episode 11The Gift of Sight
Episode 11
TV-PG-V. Leon gets the chance to open his & other people's eyes. Oh Canada, it's cold! Leon and Kindness One disembark the ship from Vietnam and arrive in artic conditions, but not everything went to the dogs as he finds love in dog shelter, no better time to experience a winter mountain wonderla...
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22:08Episode 12The Gift of Loyalty
Episode 12
TV-PG. Who let the dogs out? Leon gives back to his furry friends. Leon goes off course and tries ice surfing in Tofino, Canada. Leon and Kindness One discover the country of Yreka, say hello to some sea lions in Carmel and get stranded in Big Sur...A struggling dog shelter is restocked to the hi...
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22:12Episode 13The Gift of Gratitude
Episode 13
TV-PG. Leon and Kindness One reminisce about their worldwide adventure whilst driving the last few hundred miles into LA. Having gone full circle they think the journey is over. But they think wrong. There is one last person they must thank and the journey begins again...A thankful gift for the f...