Globe.Trekker.S08.E07.Ultimate.Australia.txt
Series 08 - Episode 07
Globe Trekker TV Shows: Ultimate Australia
Presenters: Estelle Bingham, Justine Shapiro, Ian Wright & Megan
McCormick
Estelle Bingham finds herself on an adventure down under on the
world's most diverse island, Australia. Through the eyes of three
other presenters who have travelled to this area of the world, Justine
Shapiro, Ian Wright and Megan McCormick, Estelle takes through the
highlights of each of these trips while having her own amazing
adventures.
The journey begins with Sydney, and from there we take a tour of
Australia's best beaches, which includes the worlds largest sand bar,
hang gliding over breathtaking coastlines to the fun filled city
beaches. From here we take a look at the fun and funky forms of
getting around Australia from flying the vast distances, taking the
world renowned Indian Pacific railway and even buying your own car.
Then it's an expedition into the outback where we marvel at the art of
bush survival, camel rustling and a genuine night out in the bush with
a dingo. We continue our tour of Australia with a segment exploring
the culinary delights relishing in swish Australia nouveau cuisine, a
local food festival, fresh crab on the beach to bush tucker with
witchetty grubs being eaten direct from the land and ants being used
for some local lemonade.
Bush tucker leads us into the section about the Aboriginal people. We
take a look at some local festivals, beautiful art, the spectacular
Ayres Rock (Uluru) and an insight into the complexity and splendour of
their beliefs.
Such a vast place allows us to visit some of the most famous and
quirky festivals in the remote outback towns. Local rodeo, poetry and
a bachelor and spinster party takes us onto the ultimate party of them
all, Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras.
Australia has a fascinating past and we are taken on a journey through
its convict past. From Australia Day, a holiday in memory of people's
convict ancestors, to visiting the horrific prison of Port Alfred, the
viewer gets a good sense of Australia's history.
Due to its remoteness as an island, Australia has a varied and unique
flora and fauna in the most spectacular landscapes. Our presenters
meet the cutest and most dangerous of Australia's critters including
one presenter sitting on a crocodile and another hugging koalas and a
wombat. Dingos, cane toads and snakes also feature and we even meet
the world's most magnificent mammal, the Whale Shark.
We then journey into the breathtaking National Parks of Australia.
These include the remote and beautiful Bungle Bungles, the crocodile
filled Kakadu National Park, the breathtaking canyons in Karijini
National Park, last but not least, the spectacular underwater world at
the Great Barrier Reef.
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