Things To Try Before You Die

Things To Try Before You Die
Genre Travel
Presented by Jules Lund
Livinia Nixon
Gary Sweet
Country of origin Australia
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 8
Production
Running time 60 minutes (including commercials)
Release
Original network Nine Network
Original release 17 July – 4 September 2007
Chronology
Related shows Getaway (1992 – present)
External links
Website

Things To Try Before You Die (sometimes shortened to Things To Try) was an Australian travel show that was produced by and aired on the Nine Network. Making its debut on 17 July 2007, each episode of the show focused on a particular country and counted down the top 30 things that one 'must try' in that country.

The show was similar to Getaway, a travel show also airing on the Nine Network.

Presenters

Episodes

Season 1

# # Title Original Air Date
1101"United States"17 July 2007 (2007-07-17)

  • 1 - Experience zero gravity (Nevada)
  • 2 - Watch a space shuttle launch (Florida)
  • 3 - Party in Miami (Florida)
  • 4 - Go to the Oscars (California)
  • 5 - Experience New York City (New York State)
  • 6 - Fly over the Grand Canyon (Arizona)
  • 7 - Climb El Capitan in Yosemite (California)
  • 8 - Face up to Mount Rushmore (South Dakota)
  • 9 - See Niagara Falls (New York State)
  • 10 - Take in a Vegas show (Nevada)
  • 11 - Experience of Iditarod (Alaska)
  • 12 - Ice skate in New York (New York State)
  • 13 - Ski Aspen (Colorado)
  • 14 - Attend a big sports event (Indiana, Kentucky)
  • 15 - Go to the baseball (California)
  • 16 - Get behind the scenes of L.A. (California)
  • 17 - Visit James Dean's home town (Indiana)
  • 18 - Pay tribute to John Lennon (New York)
  • 19 - Record a song at Elvis' Studio
  • 20 - Visit the home of Elvis (Memfis)
  • 21 - Drive Big Sur (California)
  • 22 - Get your kicks on Route 66
  • 23 - Drop in to Hawaii (Hawaii)
  • 24 - Go to Disneyland (California)
  • 25 - Go to a theme park (California, Florida)
  • 26 - Party at The Palms (Nevada)
  • 27 - Stay in Sinatra's holiday home (Palm Springs)
  • 28 - Storm the desert in a Hummer (Arizona)
  • 29 - Get lost in Las Vegas
  • 30 - Skydive into Las Vegas (Nevada)

2102"New Zealand"24 July 2007 (2007-07-24)

3103"Africa"1 August 2007 (2007-08-01)

  • 30 - Go on an African Safari
  • 29 - Laze in a Luxury Lodge
  • 28 - Soak up in Sun City
  • 27 - Have breakfast with giraffes
  • 26 - Surf at Jeffery's Bay
  • 25 - Volunteer at an orphanage
  • 24 - Sponsor a child
  • 23 - (Volunteer to) save an endangered animal
  • 22 - Scope the Skeleton Coast
  • 21 - Play mum to a baby elephant
  • 20 - Tarzan through the trees (A Treetop Canopy Tour)
  • 19 - Hangout with gorillas
  • 18 - Balloon over the Serengeti
  • 17 - Sail around Zanzibar
  • 16 - Spend a night in the wilderness
  • 15 - Spend time with an African tribe
  • 14 - Witness a Voodoo Ceremony
  • 13 - Visit Soweto (Largest Black Township)
  • 12 - Jump with the Masai Mara (Traditional tribe)
  • 11 - Try an elephant(-back) safari
  • 10 - Step off the edge of Africa (via abseiling)
  • 9 - Understand Mandela's struggle
  • 8 - Visit the Cradle of Humankind
  • 7 - Watch the sun rise over the "Garden of Eden"
  • 6 - Pat a lion ... a small one
  • 5 - The World's Highest bungy (Brooklyn's Bridge, 216m)
  • 4 - Get wet at Victoria Falls
  • 3 - Witness the Wildebeast (migration)
  • 2 - Climb (Mt) Kilimanjaro
  • 1 - Swim with great white sharks

4104"Australia"7 August 2007 (2007-08-07)

  • 30 - See a croc at the Top End (Darwin, N.T.)
  • 29 - See the best sunrise (@ Mt. Kosiosko, N.S.W.)
  • 28 - See the best sunset (whilst on camelback, in Broome, W.A.)
  • 27 - Witness turtles hatching (Gladstone, Great Barrier Reef, Qld.)
  • 26 - Drink wine in Margaret River (W.A.)
  • 25 - Swim with a Whale Shark (Ninnaloo Reef, W.A.)
  • 24 - Walk Cradle Mountain (Tas.)
  • 23 - Jump on a jetfighter (for $1000, in Melbourne, Vic.)
  • 22 - Spend a night underground (Coober Pedy, S.A.)
  • 21 - Eat the best meal in Australia ($195, 10-course, Sydney, N.S.W.)
  • 20 - Learn to surf in Noosa (Qld.)
  • 19 - Check out the Camel Cup (during July, Alice Springs, N.T.)
  • 18 - Watch the Sydney to Hobart (Boxing day, Sydney, N.S.W.)
  • 17 - Walk the Bay of Fires (Tas.)
  • 16 - Visit an outback cattle station (Wrotham, Qld.)
  • 15 - Try bush tucker (Arnham Land, N.T.)
  • 14 - Wander around the Kimberly (N.T.)
  • 13 - 4WD on Fraser (Island, Qld.)
  • 12 - Drive the Great Ocean Road (incl. the 12 Apostles, Vic.)
  • 11 - Take a dip at Bondi (Beach, N.S.W.)
  • 10 - Climb the Coathanger (Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney, N.S.W.)
  • 9 - Play like a Playboy (Sydney, N.S.W.)
  • 8 - Ride the Ghan (Adelaide, S.A. to Darwin, N.T.)
  • 7 - Fly like a bird (hang gliding over Byron Bay, N.S.W.)
  • 6 - Take on a theme park (Gold Coast, Qld.)
  • 5 - Fish the Top End (Arnham Land, N.T.)
  • 4 - Kayaking at Freycinet ($40 for 2hrs., Tas.)
  • 3 - Sail the Whitsundays (Qld.)
  • 2 - Go to Uluru (N.T.)
  • 1 - Rent your own island (Cape York, Qld.)

5105"France"14 August 2007 (2007-08-14)

  • 1 - Climb the Eiffel Tower
  • 2 - Visit Versailles
  • 3 - Ski the French Alps
  • 4 - Visit Mont St Michel
  • 5 - Live the high life at St Tropez
  • 6 - Experience Bastille Day
  • 7 - Balloon over the Loire Valley
  • 8 - Pay your respects at Somme
  • 9 - Sleep in a chateau
  • 10 - Drink champagne in Champagne
  • 11 - Learn to speak French
  • 12 - Visit Monet's garden
  • 13 - Visit the Louvre
  • 14 - Visit the medieval Carcassone
  • 15 - Cycle the Tour De France
  • 16 - Shop in Paris
  • 17 - Sail around Corsica
  • 18 - Go to the Cannes Film Festival
  • 19 - Live it up in Monaco
  • 20 - Charter a Superyacht
  • 21 - See a show at Moulin Rouge
  • 22 - Cruise the Seine
  • 23 - Learn Fish Cooking
  • 24 - Drink from the Evian
  • 25 - Swim in the Mediterranean
  • 26 - Stay at the Ritz
  • 27 - Surf Biarritz
  • 28 - Hire a canal boat
  • 29 - Try vinotherapy
  • 30 - Paraglide off Mt Blanc

6106"Middle East / Arabia"21 August 2007 (2007-08-21)

7107"United Kingdom"28 August 2007 (2007-08-28)

8108"Far East"4 September 2007 (2007-09-04)

  • 1 - Pat a panda
  • 2 - See Mt Fuji
  • 3 - Visit Angkor Wat
  • 4 - Meet a Geisha
  • 5 - Walk the Great Wall
  • 6 - Visit Tibet
  • 7 - Drink at the World's Tallest Bar
  • 8 - Sleep in a Capsule Hotel
  • 9 - Experience Tokyo
  • 10 - Say a prayer in Shadin Temple
  • 11 - Have your fortune read
  • 12 - Ascend the Banue Rice Terraces
  • 13 - See a dawn procession
  • 14 - Go to a sumo match
  • 15 - Eat in the Beijing Night Markets
  • 16 - Chill out at Sapporo Ice Festival
  • 17 - Join the Naadam Festival
  • 18 - See the Cherry Blossoms
  • 19 - Visit Tiananmen Square
  • 20 - Enter the Forbidden City
  • 21 - See the Terracotta Warriors
  • 22 - Float down the Mekong River
  • 23 - Go to the Olympics (2008 in Beijing, China)
  • 24 - Cruise the Yangtze River
  • 25 - Shop in Shanghai
  • 26 - Ride the World's fastest train
  • 27 - Come face-to-face with Snow Monkeys
  • 28 - Kayak along Haong Bay
  • 29 - Visit the Giant Buddha
  • 30 - Visit the home of Shaolin

See also

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