Mont St-Michel has been among the top pilgrimage sites in all Christendom. For over a thousand years, the silhouette of this island-abbey has sent pilgrim’s weary spirits soaring.
Panama City is a very multicultural place, with large populations from many different parts of the world. Spanish is spoken by most, and many speak some form of English. Panamanians are for the most part extremely friendly and helpful and would love to give you some advice. There’s great shopping, from high-end stores in the malls around Paitilla and in the banking district around Via Espana, to veritable bargains around La Central (Central Avenue, now turned into a pedestrian walkway) and the Los Pueblos outdoor mall. You can find many ethnic stores (mostly Chinese and Indian), in certain parts of [More]
New South Wales is the first of the Australian states and the most populated, it is also politically and economically the most powerful state of Australia. This video about New South Wales Australia, includes facts and information and a brief history; the capital city of Sydney, the Sydney Opera House, the Sydney Harbour Bridge, the slogans, the motto, the animal, bird and floral emblems and much more.
Cairo is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab World. Nicknamed “The City of a Thousand Minarets” for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region’s political and cultural life. The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, known commonly as the Egyptian Museum, is home to the most extensive collection of ancient Egyptian antiquities in the world. It has 136,000 items on display, with many more hundreds of thousands in its basement storerooms. Over the ages, and as far back as four thousand years, Egypt stood as the land where civilizations have [More]
About two hours from Venice is Verona — a welcome sip of pure, easygoing Italy. Its main attractions are its wealth of Roman ruins and its 21st-century quiet, pedestrian-only ambience.
You’ve seen it in countless TV shows and movies like Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade; the Ancient City of Petra. Located in modern Jordan and kept secret for centuries, what do the ruins reveal to us today? Who lived in Petra and what were their secrets? Why was this mysterious city “lost” and abandoned? Today we have two video that take you to the secret city and answer these questions. Petra, a Greek word meaning stone, is a historical and archaeological city in the Jordanian governorate of Ma’an that is famous for its rock cut architecture and water conduit [More]
A video guide to Weddings & Honeymoons on the Caribbean island of Grenada with travelguru Amanda Statham. Hear first hand accounts of other couples experiences.
Enjoy driving? Sometimes it’s as much about the journey as it is about the destination. This video shows you the top 10 road trips all around the world.
The natural beauty of Acapulco has always been a magnet for celebrities: today it’s an affordable destination that attracts tourists from all over the world. Along with visits to the House of Masks and La Quebrada to watch the famous cliff-divers, we shop for silver and crafts in the local markets, take in the City night life, discover the hotels and local restaurants, meet one of Mexico’s top chefs, and attend the colourful folkloric show to witness the Acapulco flyers.
This video begins high on the German and Austrian border and takes us to Innsbruck, the historic capital of the Habsburgs. We then visit a Tirolean village before going to Italy at Reifenstein Castle. Then we’re out-of-doors, zooming up rock cliffs and hiking through alpine meadows in the Italian Dolomites.
Take a tour around SeaWorld Orlando in Orlando, Florida. In this video we take a scenic tour around SeaWorld and visit the new Antarctica area, which opened in 2013.
Marvel at the fascinating landscape of Cappadocia from high above in a balloon…and from deep below, prowling an underground city where Christians once hid out. We’ll explore troglodyte ghost towns, shop for sheep at the market, and chat with an imam. Then we enjoy the modern capital, Ankara, and pay our respects to the father of modern Turkey, Atatürk.
Sweeping across Eastern Turkey, in this video you can learn a Kurdish folk dance, see a silk road palace, watch a little oil wrestling, visit the 4,000 year old home town of Abraham, ponder a king’s attempt to join the gods … and hangout with nomadic Kurds.
From service without a smile to architecture and spires that will turn your gaze to the sky, Belgium has much you will enjoy and a few things you may not. Here we look at what tourists may or may not like about visiting Belgium.