EPISODE GUIDE

Big Crazy Family Adventure
Season 1.

9 episodes in the catalogue. Explore the stories and air dates, then choose an episode to open FRAME’s player.

1. The Beginning: How to Get to Beijing Without a Plane

Air date: 2015-06-21 · 60 min

The 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.

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2. Leg 2: The DMZ, Scorpions and Peking Duck

Air date: 2015-06-21 · 60 min

The 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.

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3. Leg 3: Trains, A Wild Wall and Yaks at Altitude

Air date: 2015-06-28 · 60 min

The journey starts in Beijing dining on Peking duck and walking the Great Wall; Tibetan permits and Taj's health are up in the air.

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4. Leg 4: Barley Beer, Everest and Expiring Visas

Air date: 2015-07-05 · 60 min

A 27-hour train ride; Mt. Everest and meditation; race to the Tibetan border before Visas expire.

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5. Leg 5: Child Princess, Leaches and Chocolate Cake

Air date: 2015-07-12 · 60 min

A Hindu goddess in Nepal, bargaining for presents, riding elephants, chocolate cake and tigers for a birthday surprise.

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6. Leg 6: Sailing the Ganges, Lassis and Burning Ghats

Air date: 2015-07-19 · 60 min

Scorching heat on the Ganges River, sweet treats, snake chambers and burning ghats; racing a train to the Taj Mahal.

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7. Leg 7: Swimming in Luxury, Beggars and Bollywood

Air date: 2015-07-29 · 60 min

A 5-star hotel at the Taj Mahal, a Bollywood Dance class, a spice market and a rock and water-filled adventure park.

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8. Leg 8: Toy Trains, Monkey Thieves and a Fever

Air date: 2015-07-29 · 60 min

Adventurer, 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.

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9. Leg 9: The Final 100, a Pony and Monks with a View

Air date: 2015-07-29 · 60 min

A monastery in Ladakh, India; trekking through rugged terrain for 100 miles to elevations of 16,700 feet.

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