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Big Crazy Family Adventure
Travel writer, wilderness guide and photographer Bruce Kirkby, wife Christine and their two young children take an epic vacation, and Big Crazy Family Adventure invites viewers to come along. Beginning in Kimberley, British Columbia, the 13,000-mile trek concludes 96 days later when the family arrives at a remote monastery in the Himalayas, where they'll live and work for three months with Buddhist monks. To fully experience what exploring the world provides, the Kirkbys discard air travel of any kind, instead getting around by canoe, container ship, ferry, train, pony, their own feet, and more. Destination highlights of nine, hourlong episodes include South Korea, the Great Wall of China, Mount Everest, Kathmandu, the Ganges River, the Taj Mahal, and the stunning cliffside monastery in Ladakh, India.
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60m1. The Beginning: How to Get to Beijing Without a Plane
60 minThe first leg of the Kirkbys' 13,000-mile journey — from their home in British Columbia to India — involves paddling canoes, riding a train, taking a container ship to South Korea and bullet trains to Beijing. Storms, life vests and a run-in with Russians create challenges while moth larvae and bubbles add to the fun.
60m2. Leg 2: The DMZ, Scorpions and Peking Duck
60 minThe second leg of the Kirkbys' 13,000-mile journey — from their home in British Columbia to India — begins in Busan, South Korea, and involves taking a bullet train, sailing the Yellow Sea and sprinting to Beijing. Moth larvae and bubbles add to the fun.
60m3. Leg 3: Trains, A Wild Wall and Yaks at Altitude
60 minThe journey starts in Beijing dining on Peking duck and walking the Great Wall; Tibetan permits and Taj's health are up in the air.
60m4. Leg 4: Barley Beer, Everest and Expiring Visas
60 minA 27-hour train ride; Mt. Everest and meditation; race to the Tibetan border before Visas expire.
60m5. Leg 5: Child Princess, Leaches and Chocolate Cake
60 minA Hindu goddess in Nepal, bargaining for presents, riding elephants, chocolate cake and tigers for a birthday surprise.
60m6. Leg 6: Sailing the Ganges, Lassis and Burning Ghats
60 minScorching heat on the Ganges River, sweet treats, snake chambers and burning ghats; racing a train to the Taj Mahal.
60m7. Leg 7: Swimming in Luxury, Beggars and Bollywood
60 minA 5-star hotel at the Taj Mahal, a Bollywood Dance class, a spice market and a rock and water-filled adventure park.
60m8. Leg 8: Toy Trains, Monkey Thieves and a Fever
60 minAdventurer, guide and photojournalist Bruce Kirkby is taking his entire family on a 13,000 mile journey from their home in British Colombia to a remote monastery in the Himalaya, all without taking a single plane.
60m9. Leg 9: The Final 100, a Pony and Monks with a View
60 minA monastery in Ladakh, India; trekking through rugged terrain for 100 miles to elevations of 16,700 feet.
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