12.378 km Australien - Sven Furrer auf Abwegen (2014)

Exotic animals, dream beaches, endless nature: In Australia, great adventure beckons. In fact, Australians claim their continent has the happiest people. That's why they proudly call Australia the "lucky country". What is the truth of this claim? Sven Furrer wants it in the new six-part series "12.378 km Australia - Sven Furrer auf Abwegen". Sven Furrer's journey begins in Alice Springs. 25,000 people and around 6,000 poisonous snakes live in the city in the middle of the Australian outback. At least that's what Rex Neindorf, the Alice Springs snake catcher, claims. Sven Furrer explores the outback with the "Aboriginal" Dale Campbell. As a ranger, he looks after the land that traditionally belongs to his tribe, the Arrernte. The guest from Switzerland learns that you must fight for happiness in Australia. It's sweltering and aggressive stable flies don't allow for romance, even at a picturesque sunset. Sven Furrer then travels the legendary Oodnadatta Track, an old trade route through endless bush land. He stops at William Creek. The village has five residents, a pub, a petrol station, and a hotel. At breakfast, Furrer meets the innkeeper Trevor Wright, who not only owns the pub but the entire village.