Antarctica - An Adventure Of A Different Nature (XCQ)

Advantages: True Experience.
Disadvantages: History part isn't so attractive.

...It's a dream for any one to enjoy Niagra with a very close look. Who are not so lucky to go near Niagra, for them, Niagra comes to them with the DVD Niagara: Miracles, Myths And Magic. Its an amazing DVD documentary which is a fulfillment of a life time dream about Niagra. Don't see the still picture or small clips, If You want to close Your eye and want to hear the sound of Niagra fall, just buy this dvd, enjoy it. It would be lifetime experience. This dvd also cover the history of Niagra & its surroundings. If any one planning to visit Niagra, this will help him to make the tour plan perfectly. It will also give the encouragement that a human being is the winner if he tries very hard. One of the most powerful nature element also admire a man if he try his best.... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: travel the world from the comfort of your sofa
Disadvantages: none

...and it is here that we see our host in his element. Palin seems to revel in the challenges of being out of his depth and his charm and wit seem to get him through. Across the Arabian Sea in a dhow through India and the Far East and always seemingly behind schedule each episode is filled with glorious encounters and wonderful settings. After a long passage across the Pacific Ocean and through the more familiar USA he finally arrives home to an English Christmas reflecting on the miserable nature of the English and the anticlimax that often follows such wonderful adventures. Palin's second outing was "Pole To Pole" where he set himself the journey of travelling from the North to the South pole, this time without the time constraints of the first outing. Through Scandinavia and Russia, Turkey and Africa the journey then flits across to South America... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful

Advantages: Stunning photography, interesting educational and entertaining film
Disadvantages: -

...I have long been an admirer of penguins, so when this film was released in the cinema, my friends variously and collectively rushed to inform me of the film. I went to see it, and was amazed. The plot of the film is extraordinarily simple - the film follows the Emperor Penguins of Antarctica during their annual mating and rearing cycle. It is framed from start to finish in terms of the march - the march from the sea to the mating spot, the march to return to the sea for food, the march again for rearing the young, and the march again finally to return to the sea. There is a great deal of humour and grace; penguins are gentle beings, vulnerable to predators and to the hazards of the winter - despite being fashioned for some of the coldest climates on earth, they nonetheless require warmth, particularly for their eggs... Read review

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