Planning.... 2 months out from departure.

So why LeapFrog?? Well, the French and France is a country we love to hate- kindly nicknamed 'The Frogs!'. But we all have these romantic notions of 'la belle vie' and go there for our holidays. We wanted to have a closer look at this country thanks to the help of two local 'Frogs'.

We also thought that to some degree thanks to air travel, you never really realise the massive distances you cover and the change of people and scenery as you slowly 'leapfrog' from one location to the next, from one side of the world to the other.

So, we decided to do it like this: The 2 French 'Frogs' will give the 'Kiwis' an insider's view of their country, their quirks, and their culture while challenges between the two teams will be set for a bit of banter during a month-long road trip of France. Together, we will cover one massive trip to the other side of the world Lyon-London-Wellington for a summer Christmas, so the Kiwis can show the Frogs how things are done 'down under'. Our 7-month overland voyage across half the world to NZ will include traversing Europe by caravan, the Middle East, The Silk route through the 'Stans' via train, Pakistan, India, and Southeast Asia via trains and buses, and the East coast of Australia by car.

We hope to tackle such questions as "Are they really that rude?" "How important really is food here?" "Are the frogs really great romantics?"