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Jamaica's colonial history, stunning nature, and rich culture unfold in a journey full of surprises.
Jamaica's colonial history, stunning nature, and rich culture unfold in a journey full of surprises.
Ireland's Midland has its own distinctive charm – rivers, lakes, and gently rolling countryside.
In Nepal, pilot Priya braves the Himalayas, defying norms and danger as the country's only female heli-pilot.
Pilot Alia shares Jordan's wonders, from Petra to Wadi Rum, blending adventure with her passion for flight.
In the heart of the Australian outback, bush pilot Hannah guides tourists over breathtaking landscapes.
Flight instructor Jenny competes in aerobatics, defying G-forces and rivals at Norway's Championships.
In Alaska, pilot Jamie helps indigenous youth with free flying lessons, sharing her 20 years of experience.
In northern Argentina, the world-famous Tren a las Nubes - the cloud train - crosses dizzying viaducts and deep valleys. At an altitude of over 4000 meters, what was once the highest railway runs past cactus forests and into the driest desert in the world. A technical feat in the Andes and a breathtaking ride through spectacular scenery.In northern Argentina, the world-famous Tren a las Nubes - the cloud train - crosses dizzying viaducts and deep valleys. At an altitude of over 4000 meters, what was once the highest railway runs past cactus forests and into the driest desert in the world. A technical feat in the Andes and a breathtaking ride through spectacular scenery.
The Ferrocarril del Sur, one of the highest train routes on earth, runs right through the mountains of Peru. To this day, it is considered a miracle in the world of railways. The rails not only lead to the famous ruined city of Machu Picchu but connect the ancient Inca capital of Cusco with Puno on the shores of Lake Titicaca and the gleaming white city of Arequipa. A train journey with the Andes Explorer through a grandiose landscape and an undeveloped and inaccessible area.
The Pamban Railway crosses the tropical landscape of Tamil Nadu, the former Madras, for around 600 kilometers. Heavy storms and rain showers make the route a challenge for Indian Railways to this day. The film accompanies the "Rameswaram Express" over the notorious Pamban Bridge, the first bridge across the Indian Ocean.
The Tanzania-Zambia-Railway (Tazara) is one of Africa's most ambitious infrastructure projects. It connects the inland with the coast of East Africa and meant independence from the surrounding apartheid-ruled countries of East Africa. The film accompanies the Tazara on its 52-hour journey through Tanzania and Zambia and uses spectacular aerial shots to show not only the architectural monuments but also the unknown sides of the previously hidden landscapes of Tanzania and Zambia.
The Great Seto Bridge in Japan and the Victoria Falls Bridge in Zimbabwe have more than one thing in common.
The Millau Viaduct in the south of France is one of the highest bridge structures in the world.
Bridges have always been a fulcrum for the world's major trade routes. The Nordkasteel Bridge.
As far back as Roman times, bridge pillars were made of stone with a top structure of wood.
One of the most impressive steel bridges in the world can be found in Calcutta: the Howrah Bridge.
This documentary is a scenic expedition through majestic volcanoes, seething geysers, powerful waterfalls, threatening fjords and almighty glaciers. Hardly any other country offers such a variety of spectacular forces of nature! We will give you an insight on how it can be that the people of a small, distant island with only a fraction of sunlight in some months are happier than the people in more sun-blessed countries.
Majestic volcanoes, seething geysers, raging waterfalls, threatening fjords, mighty glaciers, endless lava fields – there is hardly another country in the world that offers as much impressive nature as Iceland, the remote island in the harsh North Sea. The nature in Iceland is immense! Here, the four elements of nature can be experienced as raw and as close-up as practically no other place on Earth. And nowhere on the northern hemisphere can the origin of life, can growth and decay be experienced as dramatically as here. Besides the impressive nature, we get to know the dramatic history of the Viking culture with its nature-influenced mythology and discuss the negative effects of excessive tourism.
With oil reserves coming to an end, more and more Emiratis are focusing on their own skills.
In the capital, we see that the sultanate is well on its way into the modern age: Muscat is spotlessly clean.