Reunited after five years, Julian and Camilla meet up in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo to rekindle their love of travelling. Half expecting Sri Lanka to be similar to India they very soon realize that this country is something quite different as they investigate Sri Lanka's number one sport, cricket. After attending a press conference with the Sri Lankan cricket captain, Julian is invited to face some balls while making sure his are protected. That evening they experience the electric atmosphere of an international match. Enjoying the culture of Colombo, our curious presenters invite themselves onto the location sets of one of Sri Lanka's most popular "tele-dramas". Exploring the set's local neighbourhood meet a young fan of the show.
Starting their Nicaraguan odyssey in the sleepy town of Esteli, Camilla dozes while Julian heads out to find some action and despite meeting the town drunk declares it a boring place. Fueled by a quick stop at a coffee plantation, our travellers head to the explosive city of Leon and experience its volcanic side by surfing down one!. While in Leon they witness a political protest and learn more about Nicaragua's fiery history. After eating dodgy street-food and Julian dodging street dogs, its time to head to the capital city of Managua. Julian and Camilla find Managua to be a city with a turbulent and shaky history. After a scary ride on a wire over a volcanic crater lake, Camilla is invited to see the illicit and seedy side to this city. The gritty tone of Managua continues the next day as our presenters meet the people of La Chureca, the city rubbish dump.
Landing in the edgy capital Panama City, Julian and Camilla awkwardly check out a love hotel that involves pushing a lot of buttons. Keen to leave they head out to explore the older neighbourhoods of this modern metropolis, where Julian gets an ill-fitting suit tailored by the charming Mr. Dandy. After the obligatory transit of the Panama Canal, Julian and Camilla hire a car with GPS and attempt to find the small Pacific coast town of San Carlos. A few wrong turns later, they finally arrive and compete to see who is the better first time surfer and Camilla ends up drawing quite a crowd for the wrong reason. Continuing further into the heart of rural Panama our presenters get very lost trying to find the village of Las Minas where they hope to attend a local festival. Late and having missed the festival procession they head down to the after party - a bullfight with a transvestite toreador and plenty of drunks.
With excited and nervous expectations about this country, Julian and Camilla begin their Columbian odyssey in the south of the country in the steamy city of Cali. Almost as soon as they arrive they learn how much Columbia loves to dance, and in Cali, Salsa reigns supreme. They get a lesson from some of the best in the city and that night they attend an insane festival of Salsa where they attempt unsuccessfully to dance together. Noticing that while many stereotypes about Columbia no longer ring true, Julian is pleased to observe that Columbian women are very beautiful and well endowed. Camilla investigates something that Columbia is famous for - good quality plastic surgery and cheap prices and meets one of Cali's most famous plastic surgeons who is willing to cut her a deal to sort out her "problem areas". Moving on to Medellin, Julian decides to continue their investigation into Colombian beauty and goes on an awkward date with a beauty queen.
Starting their Tunisian odyssey in the capital Tunis, Julian and Camilla discover that this North African destination is rather European in flavour. They colour coordinate and walk the picturesque blue and white streets of SidiBouSaid while Julian practices his high school French to the amusement of the locals. Famous for its cinematic scenery, our presenters meet some of Tunisia's film industry greats and the entertainment continues with a psychopathic restaurateur intent on setting Julian up with a local lady. Moving down the coast to Hammamet, a beach resort town where Camilla purchases an unusual coat and Julian gets scrubbed raw in a sauna full of men. The next stop is Kairouan, the holiest city in this Islamic country. Our travellers learn of its history from a guide who is not impressed with their lack of knowledge. While in Kairouan, they day trip to the amazing El Jem coliseum where Julian contemplates death by animal.
Excited about their very first European Odyssey to Poland, Julian and Camilla land in the city of Gdansk. Julian starts to learn Polish very quickly as he admits that he finds the Polish ladies very lovely. While visiting fairytale castles in the area they find dedicated medieval fans dressed up as knights and about to engage in mock battle. Dressing up and joining in, our travellers take opposite sides and it doesn't take long before Julian is firing the canon at Camilla. The battle ends and they make up over a morning shot of vodka. Moving south, the medieval theme continues in the town of Torun. Finding even more people dressing up in period costume, Julian challenges the knowledge of a man dressed up as Nicholas Copernicus, who was born in this town. Famous for gingerbread, our presenters visit a gingerbread factory and bake and eat replicas of each other.
Heading to the continent of Africa our presenters land in its capital city Nairobi and head straight for one of its infamous slums- Kibera. It doesn't take long for them to attract the services of an impromptu guide. Next they move across town to observe auditions looking for Kenya's next Top Comic and Julian attempts to get some laughs with some of his best gags. The next day they join Africa's most elegant animal for breakfast before Julian goes shopping at the touristy Masai Market. Leaving the urban jungle our travellers fly into the stunning Masai Mara Reserve where they experience camping luxury. Julian finds the Mara and its inhabitants a little scary and is concerned when their guide stops to make them a picnic lunch close to a lion's lair. They meet Letilet, an ex-poacher turned guide and also visit a Masai village where Julian jumps and wrestles with the men and Camilla engages in feminist debate.
Julian & Camilla head to Portugal to explore one of the oldest cities in Europe, Lisbon. They start their exploration in the heart of Lisbon's downtown - the historic Rossio Square. Our intrepid presenters decide to investigate what is known as the Portuguese Riviera and take a day trip up the Atlantic coast to the beach towns of Estoril and Cascais where Camilla braves the icy waters and Julian indulges in more people watching than normal. Camilla visits the house of famous Fado singer, Amalia Rodriguez and learns what Fado music and singing means to Portugal. On their last night in Lisbon, Camilla takes Julian to a Fado club and they contemplate this magical city.
Julian & Camilla head to the Ukraine to explore its capital city, Kiev. They start their exploration in the heart of Kiev's downtown by taking a Sunday stroll down Boulevard Kreschatik. With plenty of great people watching opportunities, Julian very quickly notices that there are more women than men in Ukraine and decides to investigate more about these mysterious beauties. Julian goes on two dates with Ukrainian women hoping to impress but as usual there are some rather awkward moments. Deciding that he needs a way to vent his frustration, the next morning Camilla takes Julian to a firing range near Kiev where they get the chance to fire all kinds of guns without a license!
Julian and Camilla get hit with the full neon force of Tokyo. For once it's not just Julian angling for a date as Camilla tries a male escort club. Always keen to show their rivalry Julian and Camilla indulge in some robot wars, only for Camilla to go a little too far, as usual, and break hers. It being Tokyo there has to be a little karaoke as well.
Camilla faces her worst fear in Shanghai, acupuncture, while Julian helpfully looks on laughing. They battle it out on the Formula One racetrack, where Julian has a meltdown but at least get a wish on a fish. Julian also tries to rekindle memories of when he lived in Shanghai. With day trips to the cities of Suzhou and Hangzhou it's a packed Chinese adventure.
Julian and Camilla have their strangest dining experience ever at a 'blind' restaurant. They visit the Anne Frank museum and Julian gets won over by the handbag museum. When the sun goes down Julian and Camilla search out underground nightlife of the kind that has Julian wearing a rubber dog mask. With day trips to Rotterdam and The Hague they certainly get the most out of their time in Holland.
In one of their most fraught adventures yet, Julian and Camilla travel to Buenos Aries to discover why it takes two to tango. Talking of rivalries, they witness one of the fiercest - a match between River Plate and Boca Juniors. They pop across to Uruguay to see how Montevideo measures up and manage to get locked out of their hotel. All in all it's a normal Julian and Camilla adventure.
Julian and Camilla's World Odyssey hits Athens to see how it measures up to Homer's Odyssey. Having studied Ancient Greece as a student, Camilla is enthralled to be finally seeing the source of her studies. Julian, not having studied Ancient Greece, is a little less enthralled leading to a modern clash of cultures at the Acropolis. Inspired by the location anyway, Julian and Camilla indulge in some life drawing and photography, competitively of course. They also manage to squeeze in a trip to the Greek Islands of Hydra and Spetses.
Julian and Camilla finish their world odyssey in their home country of New Zealand. Competitive to the last, they try to outdo each other even on home soil by claiming their own island to be the best. Camilla goes into battle for the North Island, whilst Julian champions the South Island. Touring the country in a classic Holden car, they also try to define what constitutes a typical New Zealander along the way. From the glitz and bustle of Auckland to the isolation of the West Coast of the South Island, Julian and Camilla hear stories from Maoris, Coasters and Westies alike about life in one of the world's most beautiful locations. Will they finally agree on something at the very end of their odyssey?