This is the most empty place on earth the place almost no one goes-Antarctica. It's the last continent discovered by explorers, the last place to be charted and examined and understood, the last place to be inhabited. Even the wildlife here knows this land is different, and perhaps it is a mark of how harsh this land can be that there is no creature here that cannot swim or fly away. This is the last continent on earth a refuge of sorts for wilderness and for explorers. Jerome and Sally Poncet are explorers and naturalists who live on a sheep farm in the Falkland Islands. A half-dozen times in the last decade or so, they've sailed 900 miles south five days at sea, to the islands scattered along the famed Antarctic Penin Other expeditions come here with millions of dollars and the power of governments to support them. Sally and Jerome sail by themselves in a small yacht, accompanied only by their children, three boys Dion-10, live... 8 and Diti-5. They trek on remote, rocky islands trying to learn more about this once unknown and foreboding continent of rock and ice while there's still time to protect the unique balance of life that exists here. As usual the Poncets are beginning this voyage in December high summer and vacation time for the boys, when some days might get as warm as 40 degrees.

Africa As it once was... Here in the heart the great Kalahari Desert lies a remarkable oasis an immense delta called the Okavango. It's a sanctuary for a natural world unchanged in many ways since the dawn of humanity. The Okavango is a place like nowhere else in Africa rich tapestry of wild life woven together by the life-giving waters of this vast Eden. This is a world of tranquil beauty, but even so the eternal struggle for survival goes on continually. Here too the rules of the hunt are ever changing subject to the capricious ebb and flow of the Okavango's floodwaters. Some prey animals must be taken quickly before they reach deep water. But nowhere is truly safe. The wild dogs of Africa are superb predators, but their hunting skills are rigorously challenged during times of flood by species of antelope especially adapted to the wetlands. Water defines this remarkable place and it often decides who will succeed and who will fail... Who will survive, and who will perish... Here in Africa's great waterland: the Okavango. Tags: Amazing World, Travel Guide, Travel, World Travel, Cheap Travel, Travel Informations, Europa Travel, Best Travel Guides, Travel Guides Online, Cheap Hotels, Air Travel, Travel Agency, Lonely Planet

1914. The Panama Canal is completed. The Atlantic and the Pacific are joined. The most ambitious construction project since the great pyramids of Egypt. The work has spanned nearly half a century, and claimed the lives of 25 thousand men and women. Now it is finished and the world is suddenly smaller. But behind this epic tale, there is another story of two unsung heroes. One is an engineer from the Rockies with the vision to move mountains. The other, a soft-spoken Alabama physician whose enemies are ignorance, disease and death. Together, they take on a wilderness that had defeated the best engineers in the world. Without either one, the Panama Canal could not be built. And yet, one of these visionaries will suddenly and mysteriously walk away before the canal is finished. And take the secret of his departure to his grave. The Republic of Panama, Central America. A barricade between two oceans. With a blanket of jungle. And a spine of mountains. Today, 14,000 ships sail through these peaks and forests each year. Their miracle highway is the Panama Canal. 50 miles long. One of the wonders of the modern world. A miracle that, on a rain-soaked day in July, 1905, no one in Panama would have believed possible. Tags: Amazing World, Travel Guide, Travel, World Travel, Cheap Travel, Travel Informations, Europa Travel, Best Travel Guides, Travel Guides Online, Cheap Hotels, Air Travel, Travel Agency, Lonely Planet