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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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'.