This book provides everything you'll ever need in a guidebook. It is an inspiring background read, an invaluable on-the-spot companion & a superb souvenir of your visit. Insight Guides are renowned for their great pictures, which vividly convey a sense of every day life. Expert writers bring to life the region's history, culture, fauna, & flora, above all, its people. From Belize's Barrier Reef to the magnificent ruins of Tikal, from the glitz of Cancun's resorts to the perfect tranquillity of Lake Atitlan, it's all here. All sites are clearly highlighted & numbered in relation to the text. All the travel details, hotels, restaurants & phone numbers you'll need. ...

This book provides everything you'll ever need in a guidebook. It is an inspiring background read, an invaluable on-the-spot companion & a superb souvenir of your visit. Insight Guides are renowned for their great pictures, which vividly convey a sense of every day life. Expert writers bring to life the country's history, culture, flora, & fauna &, above all, its people. From Mexico's magnificent archaeological sites to its vibrant fiestas, from the high altitude bustle of Mexico City to the tranquil Caribbean coastline, it's all here. All sites are clearly highlighted & numbered in relation to the text. All the travel details, hotels, restaurants & phone numbers you'll need. ...

This book provides everything you'll ever need in a guidebook. It is an inspiring background read, an invaluable on-the-spot companion & a superb souvenir of your visit. Insight Guides are renowned for their great pictures, which vividly convey a sense of every day life. Expert writers bring to life the city's history, culture, arts, politics &, above all, its people. From the Zolaco to Alameda Park to the Zona Rosa, from the huge archaeological sites of the region to the small hidden corners of the city, it's all here. All sites are clearly highlighted & numbered in relation to the text. All the travel details, hotels, restaurants & phone numbers you'll need. ...

This book provides everything you'll ever need in a guidebook. It is an inspiring background read, an invaluable on-the-spot companion & a superb souvenir of your visit. Insight Guides are renowned for their great pictures, which vividly convey a sense of every day life. Expert writers bring to life Shaghai's history, culture, arts, food &, above all, its people. From the historic Bund to the futuristic towers of Pudong, from the Chinese Old City of Nanshi to the former French Concession, it's all here. All sites are clearly highlighted & numbered in relation to the text. All the travel details, hotels, restaurants & phone numbers you'll need. ...

This book provides everything you'll ever need in a guidebook. It is an inspiring background read, an invaluable on-the-spot companion & a superb souvenir of your visit. Insight Guides are renowned for their great pictures, which vividly convey a sense of every day life. Expert writers bring to life Taiwan's history, culture, arts, politics &, above all, its people. From the treasures of Taipei's Palace Museum to the stunning marble cliffs of Taroko Gorge, from bamboo forests to hot spring retreats, it's all here. All sites are clearly highlighted & numbered in relation to the text. All the travel details, hotels, restaurants & phone numbers you'll need. ...

In the follow up from their successful first season, the Storm Chasers return with new teams, vehicles & tactics. As the 2008 tornado season nearly set a record for tornado outbreaks, the teams are determined to break out all the stops to break their records of intercepts. Sit back & hold tight as the diverse group embark on another gruelling season of storm chasing. ...

This amazing 3 DVD box set brings together 3 documentaries on the Titanic exploring the stories of the passengers & discovering how the Titanic ended up on the seafloor. As well as a special documentary conducted by James Cameron using the latest technology to explore the remains of the Titanic. ...

With extraordinary, unprecedented access, Discovery Channel takes viewers into the intense world of military special forces training in Ultimate Soldier. We are afforded an insight into the personal quest of men & women committed to making it into the military's most coveted & elite units including Special Forces; Divers, Marine Recon, Air Force Pararescue, Navy EOD, Marine Snipers, & Army Rangers. From the most competitive & brutal underwater training tests in the US Army, the Special forces Underwater Operations Course, to the unforgiving, torturous demands of Army rangers training, Ultimate soldier is a full throttle, action-packed journey into the world of military training. ...

More drama-filled, dangerous & controversial than ever, Whale Wars returns with a vengeance for an action-packed second series. Join the fearless crew on an adrenaline-loaded, mind-blowing mission to save the planet's beloved & most fascinating creatures, 'the beast of the sea'. Collision at sea, harrowing nautical manoeuvres, a near-death experience in an ice field & more aggressive Japanese defences against the Sea Shepherds are just some of the highlights as the gutsy Sea Shepherd crew wrestles the icy Antarctic waters in an attempt to put an end to Whaling operations. Approx run time is 500 mins ...

Join Discovery as we go in search of The Secrets of the Egyptians & uncover the truth behind some of the world's oldest & most famous mysteries. This fascinating collection begins with an attempt to trace the woman who launched a thousand myths: the ancient Egyptian Queen Nefertiti. Renowned archaeologist Zahi Hawass is on a mission to reveal the deepest secrets of Nefertiti's life, which still remain a mystery after 3, 000 years. We then cover the life of Egyptian King Ramses II who ruled for 64 years, built on a scale unequalled by any ruler in history, bragged about his military prowess & was fond of listing the names of his two hundred children. As one of the most highly significant mummies of modern times, it was his remains that were sent to France for treatment, becoming the only mummy ever to leave Egypt. We reveal what secrets his remains revealed after thousands of years. Finally, we cover the women pharaohs whose names are legendary: Cleopatra, Nefertiti & Hatshepsut. All were icons of beguiling beauty & supreme power, their command rivalling that of the mightiest male rulers in history. Today, in spectacular finds in the famed Temple of Karnak & across the Nile in the Necropolis at Thebes, archaeologists have uncovered a major power source of these well-known women rulers in a previously little-known cult ...