Things To Try Before You Die

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Things To Try Before You Die
Genre Travel
Presented by Jules Lund
Livinia Nixon
Gary Sweet
Country of origin Flag of Australia Australia
Language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 8 (as of 4 September 2007)
Production
Running time 60 minutes (including commercials)
Broadcast
Original channel Nine Network
Original airing 17 July 2007
Chronology
Related shows Getaway (1992 – present)
External links
Official website

Things To Try Before You Die (sometimes shortened to Things To Try) is an Australian travel show that is produced by and airs on the Nine Network. Making its debut on 17 July 2007, each episode of the show focuses on a particular country and counts down the top 30 things that one 'must try' in that country.

The show is similar to Getaway, a travel show also airing on the Nine Network.

Contents

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[edit] Episodes

[edit] Season 1

# # Title Original Air Date
1 101 "United States"  July 17, 2007
  • 1 - Zero Gravity
  • 2 - Watch a Nasa space shuttle blast off
  • 3 - Miami beach
  • 4 - Go to LA for the Oscars
  • 5 - New York New York
  • 6 - Fly over the Grand Canyon
  • 7 - Yosemite National Park
  • 8 - Mount Rushmore
  • 9 - See Niagara Falls
  • 10 - See the Thunder from Down Under
  • 11 - Iditarod
  • 12 - Ice skating in NYC
  • 13 - Ski it up in Aspen
  • 14 - See a big sport
  • 15 - Go behind the scenes of Hollywood
  • 16 - ?
  • 17 - Visit Jame Dean's hometown
  • 18 - Visit Strawberry Fields
  • 19 - Cut a single at Sun Studio
  • 20 - Drive San Fran to LA to see the Big Sur
  • 21 - ?
  • 22 - Drive Route 66
  • 23 - Surf the pipeline in Hawaii
  • 24 - Visit Disneyland
  • 25 - Visit a theme park
  • 26 - Playpens and the Palms
  • 27 - Sleep in Frank Sinatra's bed
  • 28 - Cruise the desert in a hummer
  • 29 - Live the high life in Las Vegas
  • 30 - ?
 
2 102 "New Zealand"  July 24, 2007
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3 103 "Africa"  August 1, 2007
  • 30 - Go on an African Safari
  • 29 - Laze in a Luxury Lodge
  • 28 - Soak up in Sun City
  • 27 - Have breakfast with Giraffes
  • 26 - Surg @ Jeffery's Bay
  • 25 - Volunteer @ an Orphanage
  • 24 - Sponsor a Child
  • 23 - (Volunteer to) Save an Endagered Animal
  • 22 - Scope the Skeleton Coast
  • 21 - Play mum to a baby elephant
  • 20 - Tarzan through the trees (A Treetop Canopy Tour)
  • 19 - Hangout with Gorillas
  • 18 - Balloon over the Serenghetti
  • 17 - Sail around Zanzibar
  • 16 - Spend A Night in the Wilderness
  • 15 - Spend time with an African tribe
  • 14 - Witness a Voodoo Cremony
  • 13 - Visit Soweto (Largest Black Township)
  • 12 - Jump with the Masai Mara (Traditional tribe)
  • 11 - Try an elephant(-back) safari
  • 10 - Step off the edge of Africa (via Absailing)
  • 9 - Understand Mandela's struggle
  • 8 - Visit the Cradle of Humankind
  • 7 - Wath the sun rise over the "Garden of Eden"
  • 6 - Pat a lion ... a small one
  • 5 - The World's Highst Bungy (Brooklyn's Bridge, 216m)
  • 4 - Get wet @ Victoria Falls
  • 3 - Witness the Wilderbeast (migration)
  • 2 - Climb (Mt.) Kilaminjara
  • 1 - Swim with Great White Sharks
 
4 104 "Australia"  August 7, 2007
  • 30 - See a Croc @ the Top End (Darwin, N.T.)
  • 29 - See the best sunrise (@ Mt. Kosiosko, N.S.W.)
  • 28 - See the best sunset (whilst on camelback, in Broome, W.A.)
  • 27 - Witness turtles hashing (Gladstone, Great Barrier Reef, Qld.)
  • 26 - Drink wine in Margaret River (W.A.)
  • 25 - Swim with a Whale Shark (Ninnaloo Reef, W.A.)
  • 24 - Walk Cradle Mountain (Tas.)
  • 23 - Jump on a jetfighter (for $1000, in Melbourne, Vic.)
  • 22 - Spend a night underground (Coober Pedy, S.A.)
  • 21 - Eat the best meal in Australia ($195, 10-course, Sydney, N.S.W.)
  • 20 - Learn to surg in Noosa (Qld.)
  • 19 - Check out the Camel Cup (during July, Alice Springs, N.T.)
  • 18 - Watch Sydney to Hobart (Boxing day, Sydney, N.S.W.)
  • 17 - Walk the Bay of Fires (Tas.)
  • 16 - Visit an outback cattle station (Wrotham, Qld.)
  • 15 - Try bush tucker (Arnham Land, N.T.)
  • 14 - Wander around the Kimberly (N.T.)
  • 13 - 4WD on Fraser (Island, Qld.)
  • 12 - Drive the Great Ocean Road (incl. the 12 Apostles, Vic.)
  • 11 - Take a dip @ Bondi (Beach, N.S.W.)
  • 10 - Climb the Coathanger (Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney, N.S.W.)
  • 9 - Play like a Playboy (Sydney, N.S.W.)
  • 8 - Ride the Ghan (Adelaide, S.A. to Darwin, N.T.)
  • 7 - Fly like a bird (hang gliding over Byron Bay, N.S.W.)
  • 6 - Take on a theme park (Gold Coast, Qld.)
  • 5 - Fish the Top End (Arnham Land, N.T.)
  • 4 - Kayaking @ Kreyceret ($40 for 2hrs., Tas.)
  • 3 - Sail the Whitsundays (Qld.)
  • 2 - Go to Uluru (N.T.)
  • 1 - Rent you own island (Cape York, Qld.)
 
5 105 "France"  August 14, 2007
  • 1 - Climb the Eiffel Tower
  • 2 - Visit Versaille
  • 3 - Ski the French Alps
  • 4 - Visit Mont St. Michael
  • 5 - Live the High Life @ St. Troperz
  • 6 - Experience Bastille Day
  • 7 - Balloon over Loire Valley
  • 8 - Pay your respects @ Somme
  • 9 - Sleep in a Chateau
  • 10 - Drink Champagne in Champagne
  • 11 - Learn to speak French
  • 12 - Visit Monet's Gardens
  • 13 - Visit the Louve
  • 14 - Visit the Medieval Carcossone
  • 15 - Cycle the Tour De France
  • 16 - Shop in Paris
  • 17 - Sail around Corsica
  • 18 - Go to the Cannes Film Festival
  • 19 - Live it up in Monaco
  • 20 - Charter a Superyacht
  • 21 - See a show @ Moulin Rouge
  • 22 - Cruise the Seine
  • 23 - Learn Fish Cooking
  • 24 - Drink from the Evian
  • 25 - Swim in the Meditarranian
  • 26 - Stay @ the Ritz
  • 27 - Surf Biarritz
  • 28 - Hire a Canal Boat
  • 29 - Try vinotherapy
  • 30 - Paraglide off Mt. Blanc.
 
6 106 "Middle East / Arabia"  21 August 2007
 
7 107 "United Kingdom"  28 August 2007
 
8 108 "Far East"  September 4, 2007
  • 1 - Pat a Panda
  • 2 - See Mt. Fuji
  • 3 - Visit Angkor Wat
  • 4 - Meet a Geisha
  • 5 - Wald the Great Wall
  • 6 - Visit Tibet
  • 7 - Drink @ the World's Tallest Bar
  • 8 - Sleep in a Capsule Hotel
  • 9 - Experience Tokyo
  • 10 - Say a prayer in Shadin Temple
  • 11 - HAve your fortune read
  • 12 - Ascend the Banue Rice Tarraces
  • 13 - See a dawn procession
  • 14 - Go to a sumo match
  • 15 - Eat in the Beijing Night Markets
  • 16 - Chill out @ Sapporo Ice Festival
  • 17 - Join the Naadam Festival
  • 18 - See the Cherry Blossoms
  • 19 - Visit Tianamen Square
  • 20 - Enter the Forbidden City
  • 21 - See the Terracotta Warriors
  • 22 - Float down the Mekong River
  • 23 - Go to the Olympics (2008 in Beijing, China)
  • 24 - Cruise the Yangtze River
  • 25 - Shop in Shanhai
  • 26 - Ride the World's fastest train
  • 27 - Come face-to-face with Snow Monkeys
  • 28 - Kayak along Haong Bay
  • 29 - Visit the Giant Buddha
  • 30 - Visit the home of Shaplin
 

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