You know those tacky tourist t-shirts that say something like "My Grandparents went to Fiji and all I got was this t-shirt"; The kind you reluctantly wear just once then stuff deep in the bottom of a drawer so that it can be forgotten? This TV program is like that, you forcefully watch it just once and then wish that you could forget it. "New Zealand 2" is only a 3 (I wish I hadn't seen it).
Two travellers record their trip around New Zealand in what is not much a promotional show (thank goodness) but more of a one hour video diary. Of course being part of a film production they get to spend more and have greater access to things that most travellers cant. They start out with the cliches, sheep, Lord of the Rings, before attending some events such as the Hokitika Wild Foods Festival (for some delicacies like huhu grubs, duck tongues, steamed fish eyes and mountain oysters), before finally exploring some scenery, especially the Milford Track.
The filming is poor (what is it with those blurry, grainy shots anyway!?), the banter hackneyed ("The city's nickname is windy Wellington, I'm calling it wet Wellington"), and it doesn't inspire me to visit. The only good news is, that they missed out my favourite place in all of NZ, and I'm not going to tell where it is!
Two travellers record their trip around New Zealand in what is not much a promotional show (thank goodness) but more of a one hour video diary. Of course being part of a film production they get to spend more and have greater access to things that most travellers cant. They start out with the cliches, sheep, Lord of the Rings, before attending some events such as the Hokitika Wild Foods Festival (for some delicacies like huhu grubs, duck tongues, steamed fish eyes and mountain oysters), before finally exploring some scenery, especially the Milford Track.
The filming is poor (what is it with those blurry, grainy shots anyway!?), the banter hackneyed ("The city's nickname is windy Wellington, I'm calling it wet Wellington"), and it doesn't inspire me to visit. The only good news is, that they missed out my favourite place in all of NZ, and I'm not going to tell where it is!
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