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Whanganui Mayor and radio host Michael Laws visits Ecuador in South America for this Intrepid Journey. He is challenged by the tough travel conditions, and moved by the poor and difficult lives of the locals, but also manages to have some fun learning to salsa dance (this was before his Dancing with the Stars training); trying on panama hats (which, contrary to their name, originated in Ecuador); and shopping. In the city of Cuenca, Laws is surprised to find the presence of armed guards and police everywhere makes him feel safer than usual.
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 corners of ...
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Television, 2004 (Excerpts)
Travels in the adjoining country to Ecuador
Television, 2004 (Excerpts)
Another Intrepid Journey within South America
Television, 2010 (Full Length Episode)
A series on Māori language students in Chile
Television, 2010 (Full Length Episode)
A series on Māori language students in Chile
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