

I'll come sleep at your house
J'irai dormir chez vous (meaning "I'll come sleep at your house") is a French travel documentary series aired on French TV channels Canal+, France 5 and Voyage. It is hosted by Antoine de Maximy. Each episode features self-recorded videos from the solo trip of the host in a country. The aim of the host is to try to dine and stay the night with the locals, to discover the local trends and way of life.
Cast

Antoine de Maximy
Seasons

E1Episode 1
Jul 1, 2005

E2Episode 2
Jun 8, 2005

E3Episode 3
Jul 15, 2005

E4Episode 4
Jul 22, 2005

E5Episode 5
Jul 29, 2005

E6Episode 6
Aug 5, 2005

E7Episode 7
Aug 12, 2005

E8Episode 8
Aug 19, 2005

E9Episode 9
Aug 26, 2005

E10Episode 10
Sep 2, 2005

E11Episode 11
Jun 29, 2006

E12Episode 12
Jul 6, 2006

E13Episode 13
Aug 3, 2006

E14Episode 14
Aug 24, 2006

E15Episode 15
Dec 2, 2006

E16Episode 16
Dec 9, 2006

E17Episode 17
Dec 16, 2006

E18Episode 18
Dec 23, 2006

E19Episode 19
Dec 30, 2006

E20Episode 20
Jan 6, 2007

E1Episode 1
Sep 9, 2007

E2Episode 2
Sep 16, 2007

E3Episode 3
Sep 23, 2007

E4Episode 4
Sep 30, 2007

E1Episode 1
Apr 25, 2009

E2Episode 2
May 9, 2009

E3Episode 3
May 16, 2009

E4Episode 4
May 23, 2009

E5Episode 5
May 30, 2009

E6Episode 6
Jun 20, 2009

E1Episode 1
Oct 1, 2011

E2Episode 2
Oct 8, 2011

E3Episode 3
Oct 15, 2011

E4Episode 4
Oct 22, 2011

E5Episode 5
Oct 29, 2011

E6Episode 6
Nov 24, 2012

E1Episode 1
Dec 23, 2013

E2Episode 2
Oct 11, 2014

E3Episode 3
Oct 18, 2014

E4Episode 4
Oct 25, 2014

E5Episode 5
Nov 1, 2014

E6Episode 6
Nov 8, 2014

E7Episode 7
Nov 15, 2014

E1Episode 1
Jul 2, 2015

E2Episode 2
Jul 9, 2015

E3Episode 3
Jul 16, 2015

E4Episode 4
Sep 12, 2015

E5Episode 5
Sep 19, 2015

E1Episode 1
Jul 14, 2016

E2Episode 2
Jul 14, 2016

E3Episode 3
Jul 21, 2016

E4Episode 4
Jul 21, 2016

E5Episode 5
Aug 27, 2016

E1Episode 1
Jun 16, 2017

E2Episode 2
Jun 22, 2017

E3Episode 3
Jun 29, 2017

E4Episode 4
Jul 6, 2017

E5Episode 5
Jul 13, 2017

E1Episode 1
Jul 5, 2018

E2Episode 2
Jul 5, 2018

E3Episode 3
Jul 12, 2018

E1Episode 1
Jun 20, 2019

E1Episode 1
Oct 8, 2021

E1Ivory Coast
Jun 17, 2022
In this episode, our globetrotter heads for the Ivory Coast. But not everything goes according to plan... To kick off his tour, what better way than to visit the country's capital, Yamoussoukro.

E2Kazakhstan
Oct 28, 2022
For this new episode of "J'irai dormir chez vous", Antoine heads for Kazakhstan. The country is 5 times the size of France and its highest peaks reach 7,000 meters. The traveler lands in Nour-Soultan, the capital, resolutely modern to his astonishment

E1Serbia
Apr 21, 2023
Serbia is the third country in the former Yugoslavia to be visited by Antoine de Maximy. Since the Balkan war, we haven't heard much about it, and most French people know little about the country.

E2Vietnam
Apr 28, 2023
The trip begins with a huge surprise for Antoine de Maximy! He has flown to Taiwan to film an episode. But when he arrives, he discovers that three years after the pandemic, wearing a mask is still the rule everywhere.

E3Paraguay
Nov 3, 2023
This time, Antoine De Maximy heads for Paraguay, a discreet country in the center of South America, far from the oceans and off the main trade routes. He begins his journey in the capital, Assumption.

E1Algeria
Mar 8, 2024
In Algeria, Antoine de Maximy's journey begins in the mountains of the great Kabylie, above Tizi Ouzou. He randomly chooses a small hilltop village and wanders through the alleys. On the central square. Daoud, a retired engineer, immediately agrees to welcome him into his small house with a breathtaking view. The next day he attends the Mouloud festival, the anniversary of the birth of the Prophet, around a tomb. All the women of the region are there with their multi-colored outfits. Then Antoine flies to Djanet in the great Algerian south.

E2Taiwan
May 10, 2024
Antoine de Maximy flies to Taiwan. Like everyone else, he has heard about problems between Taiwan and China and he wonders what the atmosphere is like on the island. The globe-squatter begins his journey in Taipei, the capital. After an evening in the lively neighborhoods, he discovers a strange shop. Later, he discovers that the locals do not easily open their doors to foreigners.

E3Baltic countries
Nov 29, 2024
Antoine de Maximy travels across Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. He begins his journey in Kurdikos-Naumiestis, Lithuania. In this small, lost village, he meets Austeja, a city dweller who is trying the experience of returning to the land in her grandmother's old house. Over a homemade soup, she tells him about her dreams and her desire to reduce her environmental impact. Then it joins Narva, in the north-east of Estonia. The city is separated from Russia by a river but the border has been closed since the war in Ukraine. He learns that the next day is a party

E4Georgia
Feb 28, 2025

E1Oman
Jun 20, 2025
In the Sultanate of Oman, where traditional dress codes still govern society, Antoine de Maximy attempts to immerse himself in the daily lives of the inhabitants. From Nizwa to Muscat, via the Haima desert and the coast of Salalah, his journey reveals the challenges of a country where hospitality remains limited to public spaces. Only one local artist ultimately opens the doors of his home to him. It is the only time the globe-trotting squatter will enter the home of an Omani.

E2Salvador
Sep 5, 2025
In El Salvador, a country undergoing transformation after years of violence, Antoine de Maximy sets out to meet residents with unique life stories. From the capital to the Pacific beaches, he encounters a passionate merchant-singer, a former prisoner living as a hermit, and a widow raising her two children in an isolated house in the mountains. Between local traditions and eccentric celebrations, the country reveals a new, more serene face.

E1Alaska
Mar 27, 2026
For this 74th episode of J'irai dormir chez vous, Antoine goes to Alaska. The 51st state of the United States, three times larger than France and populated by less than a million inhabitants, offers him immense landscapes and extraordinary encounters.

E2Mauritius
May 29, 2026
Next stop: the Republic of Mauritius. This archipelago in the Indian Ocean, located off the coast of Madagascar, is a true human mosaic where inhabitants from Europe, India, Africa, and Asia live side by side. First stop: Mauritius. At the Port Louis market, Antoine quickly realizes that his series is well-known there. Then it's off to Rodrigues, 600 km away, where globalization has yet to impose its pace.
Storyline
J'irai dormir chez vous (meaning "I'll come sleep at your house") is a French travel documentary series aired on French TV channels Canal+, France 5 and Voyage. It is hosted by Antoine de Maximy. Each episode features self-recorded videos from the solo trip of the host in a country. The aim of the host is to try to dine and stay the night with the locals, to discover the local trends and way of life.
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