Adventure Travel
Wheel2Wheel television series on an epic journey from Hong Kong to Australia to raise funds for charities premiers on National Geographic Adventure Channel.
You remember Morgan Parker, the investment banker turned philanthropist that traveled 25,000 kilometres from Hong Kong to Australia on a 125 day journey to showcase the work of 10 worthy but not well known charities?
Morgan was accompanied by a film crew on his epic journey, and the first episode of a 10 part series based on Morgan’s Wheel2Wheel adventure aired on the National Geographic Adventure Channel on Sunday 26 August 2012 in 21 countries in Asia, Australia, the Middle East, and New Zealand. Repeats are scheduled for Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays.
“I’m delighted to share the experiences of my life changing charity adventure and hope it inspires others to support the amazing organizations featured in the series,” Morgan says.
All money raised during the expedition went straight to the charities.
“Our channels present exhilarating stories and thrilling imagery enabling the audience to stretch their limits and understand the real world beyond their borders,” says Simeon Dawes, Fox International Channels’ Senior Vice President of Advertising Sales and Partnerships for APAC and Middle East.
“Wheel2Wheel’s combination of human exploration and philanthropic endeavour pushes the adventure genre in an exciting new direction.”
Episode 1: Hong Kong
Meet Morgan. Find out what motivates him to undertake this incredible journey and how he prepares for it. Learn about Hong Kong’s horrendous air pollution and what Hong Kong’s Clean Air Network is trying to do about it. There’s a charity concert before departure, and trouble looms at the Chinese border.
Episode 2: China
Things don’t get off to a good start as Morgan encounters his first run in with red tape at the Hong Kong – Chinese border. How does he make it to Guilin, where he meets Gecko, the second charity on his trip? How does he make it to Vietnam? Will the Vietnamese border guards be easier to deal with than those he encountered on his attempt to enter China?
Episode 3: Vietnam
No solo motorcyclist has ever crossed the border from China to Vietnam. What happens when Morgan tries to become the first? Here Morgan gets a first hand look at the brutal and illegal practice of farming moon bears to extract their gall bladder bile for sale and what Animals Asia is doing to try and rehabilitate rescued bears.
To Be Continued Next Week
For More on Morgan’s Adventure
Hong Kong’s Morgan Parker to Embark on 20,000 Kilometre Motorcycle Expedition for Charity
Hong Kong Rock Concert to Raise Funds for Wheel2Wheel Charities
24 Hours to Wheel2Wheel: Rock Concert at Grapp’s Basement in Hong Kong
Wheel2Wheel: Morgan Parker to Embark on 20,000 Kilometre Expedition for Charity
Wheel2Wheel: Morgan Parker Embarks on His 20,000 Kilometre Expedition for Charity
Wheel2Wheel: Morgan Parker Arrives in Vietnam, Supports Drive to Shut Bear Farms
Wheel2Wheel: Morgan Parker Enters Second Leg of Epic Journey for Charity
Wheel2Wheel Roars into Thailand Just in Time for Songkran
Wheel2Wheel Update: Eight Countries in 90 Days
Morgan Gets Company in Thailand
Rest and Recreation for Morgan Parker in Bali
Morgan Parker Enters Final Leg of His Epic Wheel2Wheel Journey
Home Sweet Home: Morgan Parker Roars into Brisbane
HK$1,200,000 Raised by Wheel2Wheel Charity Expedition
