Episodes
Dave Dobbyn in Morocco
September 26, 2005
Traveling from Casablanca to Marrakesh, Dave Dobbyn rides a camel through the Sahara and visits the Hassan II mosque.
Marcus Lush on the Trans Siberian Railway, Russia
October 3, 2005
Marcus Lush returns for a second Journey, but this time instead of camels in Egypt he is treated to a long, long train ride in Siberia. But whether inn Egypt or Russia there are plenty of people looking to make a dollar off of him with smiles on their faces.
Kim Hill in Cuba
October 10, 2005
Kim learns more she wants to learn about smuggling Cuban cigars; she visits a street festival and a 90 year old musician who was a session player at the Buena Vista Social Club.
Roger Hall in Uganda
October 17, 2005
Roger Hall goes on safari in Uganda to see the local wildlife, including gorillas, lions, baboons, and hippos. He goes canoeing, and sees the Murchison Falls. He finishes with some white water rafting.
Trelise Cooper in Turkey
October 24, 2005
New Zealand fashion designer Trelise Cooper tours the country, from the west, starting at Istanbul in Europe to Cappadocia in the east of Asia Minor. She hunts through bazaars, sees the ruins of Ephesus and the coast, and goes hot air ballooning over the cave houses of Cappadocia. She also climbs Mt Olympos and sees the Eternal Flame, and natural phenonmenon where escaping gases ignite in the air and burn like a torch.
Rawiri Paratene in Nicaragua
October 31, 2005
Whale Rider star Rawiri Paratene visits some live volcanoes and rappels down a cliff to get to a remote lake.
Lisa Chappell in Malaysia
November 7, 2005
Lisa's trip through Malaysia is filled with ups and downs as she treks through a jungle and hurts her back, but she loves the temples and the food.
Miriama Smith in China, Yunnan Explorer
November 14, 2005
Actress Miriama Smith travels to the Leaping Tiger Gorge and watches a woman's basketball game in Tibet.
Andrew Fagan in Indonesia, East Indies Explorer
November 21, 2005
Singer/writer Andrew gets a little too close for comfort with the local wildlife, climbs a volcano, and sits in on an impromptu concert while in Indonesia.
Bernadine Oliver-Kirby, Destination Dalmation Coast
November 28, 2005
News reader Bernadine Oliver-Kerby bicycles around a Adriatic Sea island, dodges leftover landmines and samples the local cuisine, including goat.
John McBeth in Venezuela
December 5, 2005
Rugby sportscaster John McBeth travels to Venezuela, where he visits the Angel Falls, the jungles of the Orinoco River, and the beaches of Playa Colorado. Unfortunately, he is also stricken with a nasty gastric bug.
Chris Knox in Southern India
December 12, 2005
Rock & Roll star Chris Knox gets musical with the locals, shops the bazaars, goes boating on the Kerala backwaters and visits one of the sites of the Boxing Day tsunami.
Jeff Wilson in Romania, Eastern Europe Explorer
December 19, 2005
Rugby and cricket star Jeff Wilson travels through Eastern Europe. He visits Vlad the Impaler's palace, which he thinks has been turned into quite the tourist trap, and the palace of another former bloodsucker, Dictator Nicholai Ceausescu. He also comes face to face with a wild bear roaming the streets of Brasov, Romania.
