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Interviews about travel and fascinating places from RNZ in 2020

You can’t travel far right now, but we can still talk about it.

Playlist

01

Voice of the Iceberg 1: Discovery

Artist Joseph Michael and a team of eight film-makers head to Antarctica on the yacht Australis, to discover and record the sights and sounds of icebergs. But before they reach the frozen continent and encounter their first bergs they must face the challenge of the notorious Drake Passage.

27 Feb
02

Steve Halligan: Bike-packing through New Zealand

Adventure cyclist Steve Halligan recently completed his 3rd Tour Aotearoa, the 3,000 km cycle race from Cape Reinga to Bluff. With thirteen different start points, it's hard to pick an outright winner at the finish line of this year's Tour Aotearoa, but Steve is something of a legend in cycling circles.

15 Apr
03

Voices from Antarctica 1: Ice Flight

Our Changing World producer Alison Ballance dons her extreme cold weather clothing for a trip to Antarctica – however, she soon discovers that it’s all very well to be dressed and ready to go, but getting to the frozen continent can have its logistical challenges.

28 May
04

Alaskan hero providing groceries for entire town

Gustavus, Alaska, is home to the world's most isolated Costco shop. No roads connect the enclave to the outside world. When it was cut off from its supply chain, 'Toshco' owner Toshua Parker took matters into his own hands and started loading crates onto a barge to make weekly seven hour journeys to the Costco in Juneau.

17 May
05

David Abulafia's incredible human history of the oceans

Dr. David Abulafia's book The Boundless Sea: A Human History of the Oceans is global history of humankind told through our relationship with the world's oceans. The Professor of Mediterranean History at Cambridge University joins the show to discuss his 1075 page tome and why he is driven to write in a way that makes history accessible to all.

05 Jul
06

Miriam Margolyes: Unearthing the real Australia

British-Australian Harry Potter actor Miriam Margolyes became Australian in 2013, but while filming her new series Miriam Margolyes: Almost Australian, she realised that there was a lot of stuff that she didn't know about her adopted homeland. She discusses the series and the epic road trip she undertook to connect with her fellow citizens.

30 Aug
07

It is a beautiful country, but when you’re walking around it you’re also walking among ghosts

Graham McTavish is known for portraying Dwalin the dwarf in the Hobbit trilogy. In his latest project he's joined Sam Heughan to do a TV series 'Men in Kilts' and are about to release a book Clanlands: Whisky Warfare and a Scottish Adventure Like No Other, which was completed by the pair during lockdown, despite being in different countries.

19 Jul
08

Covid disruption quashed a Sydney couple's European travel plans, so they've spent their downtime creating a walk in their hometown.

Australian couple, Brent Clark and Giselle Oscuro are the masterminds of the Camino de Sydney - an alternative to the Camino de Santiago.

17 Nov
09

Cycle tour adventurer Jo Haines shares stories from the saddle

When she can, cycling adventurer Jo Haines travels the world, 3 months at a time to explore a unique corner of the world. Her latest trip took her through Georgia and Armenia.

17 Jun
10

From K road to Gandhi Road, a Kiwi's Buddhist journey

Auckland music and film maker, Kim Hegan tells the story of his extraordinarily influential Buddhist teacher, and his 'Return to Gandhi Road'.

11 Sep

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