'The Big Lap' Original Series EP 1 - Let's Drive Around Australia

The original series of ‘The Big Lap’ now on KZbin in stunning 4K . . .
G’day Guys,
On the 10th anniversary of the original release of ‘The Big Lap’ film series on DVD we’re excited to finally bring it to KZbin and share it with the world.
And best of all, we’ve used AI technology to digitally remaster the series from the original HD format to stunning 4K and 50 frames per second.
It now looks even better on KZbin than the original video that we filmed!
Amazing!
All 10 episodes will be released over the next few weeks so make sure you SUBSCRIBE and turn on your notifications so you can be one of the first to watch.
We’ll be getting the family together to film a Big Lap Q&A session after the last episode has gone live so leave your Big Lap questions in the comments below and we’ll try and answer them for you.
See you on the road.
Cheers
Steve, Jen & Girls
PS - Check out this video • 'The Big Lap' Original... for more of 'The Big Lap' back story.
MORE BIG LAP INFORMATION:
Check out the ‘Big Lap’ home page on our website:
expaus.au/theb...
• Download ‘The Big Lappers Guide Book’ ebook
• Stream & Download ‘The Big Lap’ Film Series (ad free)
• Read our ‘Big Lap’ blog posts
• Download our free ‘Big Lap Budget Spreadsheet’ to help plan your trip
THE ORIGINAL BLURB FROM THE BIG LAP DVD CASE:
Taking a year or two off and driving around Australia is a dream that many people share. For the Baile family, tired of the rat race and yearning for distant horizons, their dream finally came true after 7 years of planning.
Join Steve, Jen, Savanna & Sara on their epic 46,600km journey of discovery as they leave behind friends, family and Melbourne city life and embark on the adventure of a lifetime.
Determined to get ‘off the beaten track’ and find some real adventure, the Baile’s set themselves the goal of visiting every state and territory and reaching the extremes of the continent...that’s the north, south, east, west, the exact centre and even the highest point at Mt Kosciuszko.
All while travelling many of Australia’s toughest roads and visiting many spectacular remote destinations.
Share their adventure in this 10 episode series filmed over 2 years that will give you hours of entertainment, ideas, plenty of laughs . . . and a few tears.
‘The Big Lap’ is a priceless insight into the real experience of travelling around Australia by road that will inspire you to make your own travel dreams a reality.
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[@chrisg9214]

Your DVD's inspired us to retrace your travels in 2017. You were the original trip in a van. Thanks for sharing the adventures.

[@malenikitouring]

I love this series. I have watched it numerous times.

[@aussiequest9543]

Your DVD still take pride of place on the shelf . Still number 1 family to watch

[@andypeacock6970]

The original and still the best family adventure around Oz. You guys inspired alot of people to get out and enjoy our great country. Still have the original DVD set.

[@ouradventurebeforedementia7505]

We have the DVD series, it inspired us to travel. Great to see it on KZbin. Thanks

[@Chris-by8eh]

You have inspired so many people to travel and they in turn get out and travel and have a youtube channel. Your videos were so well produced, so many connected you you and your family on your adventure. I have watched 'the big lap series' 4 times now. One day Sarah and I and our dog Clover, will be out there. doing our travels. I think we have the best country in the world. We are so blessed.

[@glengriffin5773]

bought your video a few years back before we left on our big lap in 2018 we free camped for 2 years it changed my life for the better i now have itchy feet to do it again cheers from Queensland south

[@louiskudlak2256]

I've got the video but id forgotten alot, will be good seeing it again❤

[@jdhw0001]

BRILLIANT !

[@endlessroadtravellers]

Really enjoying watching the series all over again. Happy anniversary and well done in uploading it all to KZbin for the world to see.

[@DogsTrossachs]

That was fun. Thank you

[@raecurbz]

my Cd's died and i was so sad. Thank you for uploading!!!

[@BaldingTravels]

i bought one of your original dvds back in the days. Glad to see you on youtube now

[@user-kt6pl7lo8g]

We have watched your DVDs over and over and loved them. Thanks for the email letting us know that you are now on utube. We will definitely be watching again

[@jimgraham8323]

Great to watch guys, interesting how much the gear has changed since then, but the basics remain the same 👍

[@ExpeditionAustralia]

Pretty ‘low tech’ back then. Mind you we still have and use most of that gear 😂

[@nzmarkb8713]

You’re giving those girls life experiences that no school could ever come near to giving them You’ll all look back on this trip for the rest of your life 🏆

[@kristineharrower7813]

We loved the series, this trip gave us such inspiration into us travelling around Oz. Thanks guys

[@gablia2002]

Very envious..

[@Jess._._]

So happy you guys have launched a KZbin channel now! Looking forward to seeing all your adventures

[@johntyson8932]

I wasn't aware of this until Cam Wild gave it a plug - and I am fascinated! I'll be following along and am looking to each adventure.

[@PeterMann683]

So glad you did this, I bought the DVD set way back and this is much better.

[@cathbp4089]

This is such an awesome series. Third time watching, and am so looking forward to it. Ive got to say this inspired me to also want to do a big lap...

[@neilocoop]

one word AWESOME!!!

[@noahjbarr]

Love reliving the reality of technology and time from back when this was filmed, great job, thanks for posting👍 When was this filmed?

[@ExpeditionAustralia]

Filmed between 2005 and 2007. Before social media, iPhones etc :)

[@noahjbarr]

@@ExpeditionAustralia oh wow thought it was later!

[@heinzmartin8266]

Got the dvd set and loved it, well done

[@fayemui1112]

watched this with savanna and marcus over the weekend, steve. we loved it!

[@ExpeditionAustralia]

Thanks Faye. How cute is Savanna?!

[@geoninja8971]

That reminds me, I need to copy the ones I downloaded from the subscribers area.... I'll watch on my (povo 1080p) TV.... :)

[@sbiggs10]

great video i cant wait to do my lap of Oz

[@Accolades70]

Found the date Sep 2005... now for the next few episodes....

[@Accolades70]

not seeing any dates on these when it all started?? What GVM ya running on that :-)

[@steveboyd7669]

Hi Steve, I'm keen to know how you "used AI technology to digitally remaster the series from the original HD format to stunning 4K and 50 frames per second" I've got a few video that could do with an update. 😀😀

[@ExpeditionAustralia]

Hey Steve, I'm using some software called 'Topaz Video AI'

[@steveboyd7669]

Thanks Steve@@ExpeditionAustralia I gave the trial version a go on a really old 640 x 480 (76mb file size) video and didn't really notice an improvement. One thing I did notice is the CPU temp went up by 20 degrees. I have a fairly robust computer so not sure how it would go on an older one. Looking forward to watching The Big Lap again in better quality though. Cheers

[@ExpeditionAustralia]

Yeah it seems to struggle with the really low res videos. Better results with the HD to 4K. My MacBook Pro has been working overtime for months processing the files with fan running the whole time but gets there eventually. My older iMac that I edit on really struggles!