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Broadcaster Karyn Hay makes a "life enhancing" journey to 'Timor-Leste', not long after the withdrawal of UN Peacekeepers. Hay reads up on its war-riddled past and encounters mozzies and leaky boats, eats buffalo and snow-peas, and learns about the widows and guerilla fighters who resisted Indonesian occupation. She is transported beyond the troubles to wonder at ancient cave paintings, bathe in turquoise waters, and reflect on charming children and the hope that eco-tourism will offer a better life for a nation she senses is still "in shock".
The inspiration for Intrepid Journeys came from Jam TV's Melanie Rakena's passion for adventure travel. Having experienced the exhilaration of backpacking to far flung ...
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Paul N
Posted at 12.36AM - 27.09.2011
As a two time Australian Defence Force Peace Keeper to East Timor (04 and 06/07) I think your short video clip was a wonderful endorsement for the country and people. And as a Kiwi who grew up watching Radio With Pictures and Grunt Machine on TVNZ it was nice to see Karyn Hay looking so good after all these years.