Intrepid Journeys - Karakoram Highway (John Tamihere)

...around 150,000 people from all around the place come in to Kashgar to sell their wares. This is their big day out. This'll remind a lot of people back home of our A&P shows — just a bit more killing...

– Presenter John Tamihere visits the Kashgar Sunday livestock market in China, early in the show

We're on the edge of a very badly-maintained road that wouldn't take much for just a bit of slippage, and you'd go off.

– Presenter John Tamihere takes a bus on the Khunjarab Pass bordering Afghanistan and Pakistan

Last night while we were at dinner, one of the production crew's rooms was broken into . . . .we've lost all our production money, about $1600 US. I'm just grateful that all our tickets, passports, and other valuables are here...

– John Tamihere describes the latest developments

In here we've got the balls of a goat, the loin chops of it, the hearts, the liver, and, for good spice, some brains, thrown together with a whole range of wonderful spices. This is the best tasting meal I've had on the trip.

– Presenter John Tamihere eats in Lahore's Butt Family Restaurant, on the final night of his trip

The Karakoram Highway is known as one of the most treacherous roads on earth. It's a thin track forged between China and Pakistan, and is the highest border crossing on earth. The Karakoram is the last leg of the famous Silk Road, and is home to wild and ancient tribespeople, including the Taliban.

– Presenter John Tamihere introduces the Karakoram Highway, at the start of the show