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Intrepid Journeys is a New Zealand television series, which screens on TV One. Debuting in 2003, the show focuses on New Zealand "celebrities" who travel over to exotic countries to see the country's history, culture and people.
[edit] Series one (2003)
[edit] Series two (2004)
[edit] Series three (2005)
[edit] Series four (2006)
[edit] Series five (2007)
[edit] Incidents
On Jon Gadsby's Myanman bus took 12 hours to travel the distance from Auckland to Taumaranui. "It took less than that to fly from Auckland to Hong Kong," points out Gadsby, "think about it!" The delay involved several breakdowns, the air conditioning overheating and having to stop to buy black market petrol.[1]
A bystander was shot in the streets of East Timor during Karyn Hay's trip, the crew were held by armed guards outside Cambodia's American Embassy,[1] a bomb exploded in Kathmandu when Paul Henry was passing through and the leader of Hamas was assassinated while Danielle Cormack visited the Middle East.[1]
Travel obviously has risks, from terrorism right down to food poisoning, but the crew believes preparation is the key. Series Co-Producer, Jane Andrews, explains she carries needles, syringes and a very comprehensive medical kit complete with a plan for most emergencies. "Donald Grant Sunderland got quite sick in Guatemala so a whipped out the kit and started dosing him up with the appropriate pills," she explains. Both of the series' producer's believe it is important to venture further afield and to experience realities of everyday life in countries where peace and tourism are young. "When it came to visiting Myanmar," says Rakena, the shows producer.[1] "There was much discussion on whether it was appropriate to go given the political situation." The repression of local people by the extremely harsh ruling Military Junta is disturbing and is largely unaddressed by world governments and aid agencies. "Clearly the people were still being oppressed and the junta are not going anywhere in a hurry. Sanctions are touted as the answer by many Western countries but it doesn't seem to be achieving anything".[1]
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