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Reef Wrecks episode 3 – Bahamas

Nature, Travel / 2 minutes of reading / February 19, 2019 / By HDclump

Most of the ship and plane wrecks that line the reefs surrounding the Bahamian island of New Providence have a cinematic quality to them. And with good reason: Many were actually used in a handful of classic Hollywood films dating back to 1916. Dive into the rich history of these ghostly relics. Bahamas – New Providence New Providence is the most populous island in the Bahamas, containing more than 70% of the total population. It is the location of the national capital city of Nassau, whose boundaries are coincident with the island; it had a population of 246,329 […]

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Reef Wrecks episode 1 – Bonaire

Nature, Travel / 2 minutes of reading / February 14, 2019 / By HDclump

The small island of Bonaire is a Caribbean diving destination that boasts a unique collection of shipwrecks transformed into makeshift coral reefs. These artificial habitats provide a haven for marine life in a constantly changing ecosystem. The ocean floor is home to centuries’ worth of sunken vessels integrated into marine habitats. Explore extraordinary wrecks around the world and learn how these artificial structures have become a part of the ecosystem–and in some cases, a vital tool in reversing the effects of human impact. Bonaire Bonaire is an island in the Leeward Antilles in the Caribbean Sea. Together with

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Mediterranean with Simon Reeve episode 2

Travel / 2 minutes of reading / December 27, 2018 / By HDclump

Simon Reeve embarks on the second leg of his epic four-part journey around the Mediterranean. Setting off from a snowy mountain ski resort in Cyprus, Simon finds an island and a capital city still deeply divided between Turkish Cypriots in the north and Greek Cypriots in the south. Simon joins the UN troops who patrol the line that separates the two sides, one of the world’s longest-running peacekeeping missions. From Cyprus, Simon heads to the Middle East, a region of the Mediterranean that’s also no stranger to conflict and division. Mediterranean with Simon Reeve episode 2 In

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Nadiya’s Asian Odyssey – episode 2 – Nepal

Travel / 2 minutes of reading / December 11, 2018 / By HDclump

Nadiya’s Asian Odyssey – episode 2 – Nepal: Nadiya Hussain was born and brought up in Britain but her family is from Bangladesh. Recently she made a surprise discovery about her DNA that led her first to visit Thailand and Cambodia. Now, on the last leg of her travels, she takes a trip to the remote Himalayan country of Nepal to learn more about its people, places and food as part of her adventure to further explore her identity. Nadiya’s Asian Odyssey – episode 2 – Nepal Her journey begins in Kathmandu, where she joins a supper

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Nadiya’s Asian Odyssey – episode 1 – Thailand and Cambodia

Travel / 2 minutes of reading / December 4, 2018 / By HDclump

Nadiya’s Asian Odyssey – Nadiya Hussain was born and brought up in Britain but her family is from Bangladesh. In this first programme of two, she makes a surprise discovery about her DNA which sees her travel solo for the first time, exploring the people, places and food of Thailand and Cambodia. Nadiya’s Asian Odyssey – episode 1 – Thailand and Cambodia Nadiya’s search for connections in these countries takes her from the world-famous temples of Angkor Wat in the north of Cambodia and to a Muslim island in the deep south of Thailand. She journeys deep

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Mediterranean with Simon Reeve episode 4

Travel / 2 minutes of reading / October 28, 2018 / By HDclump

In Mediterranean with Simon Reeve episode 4: Simon Reeve embarks on the fourth and final leg of his epic four-part journey around the Mediterranean. Taking a ferry across the Strait of Gibraltar, Simon’s first stop is Ceuta, a Spanish exclave surrounded by Morocco. This is one of the few land borders between Africa and the European Union. Simon joins the Spanish border police who check engines and even dashboards for stowaways trying to reach Europe. Migrant and refugees attempting to cross Ceuta’s fortress border have quadrupled in the last year. Undaunted by Morocco’s failure to issue a filming

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Mediterranean with Simon Reeve episode 3

Travel / 2 minutes of reading / October 21, 2018 / By HDclump

Mediterranean with Simon Reeve episode 3: Simon Reeve embarks on the third leg of his epic four-part journey around the Mediterranean. He begins in Libya – a country well off the tourist trail and torn apart by revolution, insurgents from the so-called Islamic State and western air strikes. Simon visits the Mediterranean city of Sirte, which has been the scene of heavy fighting. Here Simon witnesses some of the worst destruction he has ever seen, with entire neighbourhoods of the city completely flattened. He also visits the remains of Leptis Magna – one of the world’s best-preserved Roman

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Mediterranean with Simon Reeve episode 1

Travel / 2 minutes of reading / October 10, 2018 / By HDclump

Simon Reeve embarks on the first leg of his epic four-part journey around the Mediterranean. At the centre of this great sea, and surrounded by crystal clear waters, is Simon’s first stop, the beautiful island of Malta. Driven by a surge of tourists, modern-day Malta is booming. But beneath the picture-postcard image lies a country accused of being a haven for money laundering and organised crime, where journalists can be murdered by car bombs. When Simon takes a ferry to his next destination, Calabria in southern Italy, he discovers a region in the grip of Europe’s most powerful

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The Pacific In The Wake of Captain Cook with Sam Neill ep. 6

History, Travel / 2 minutes of reading / October 2, 2018 / By HDclump

In a bid to find the not yet existent North West passage Cook encountered vast ice ranges and saw the impact of colonisation first hand when entering part of Alaska already overtaken by the Russians. Forced back by the ice shelf Cook retreats to Hawaii for R&R before returning to the Arctic the following summer. But that was not to be. After nearly eleven years of voyaging from the Antarctic to the Arctic Circles trading, observing, befriending chiefs and villagers alike, even participating in local culture Cook is clubbed and stabbed and drowned in a quintessentially tropical paradise?

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The Pacific In The Wake of Captain Cook with Sam Neill ep. 5

History, Travel / 2 minutes of reading / September 24, 2018 / By HDclump

Swapping a potentially easy life of retirement for a third voyage around the Pacific, the relationship between Captain and crew is severely tested as Cook leads his men on an expedition that if successful would dwarf everything he had so far achieved – discover and navigate the Northwest Passage. Sam Neill continues to follow the path of the Resolution, again via through New Zealand and Tonga onto Canada and Alaska, experiencing the Pacific as never before. The Pacific In The Wake of Captain Cook with Sam Neill ep. 5 250 YEARS AFTER Captain James Cook began

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The Pacific In The Wake of Captain Cook with Sam Neill ep. 4

History, Travel / 2 minutes of reading / September 22, 2018 / By HDclump

This episode deals with Cook’s second voyage aboard the Resolution in search of the Great Southern Continent. He circumnavigates the Antarctic, without ever sighting land – an extraordinary achievement in a flimsy ship at such latitudes. During this feat he begins the painstaking process of filling in vast unknown areas on the Pacific map. Sam visits New Zealand, Tonga, Vanuatu, and Norfolk Island before completing one of Cook’s unfinished ambitions by touching down on Antarctica. For Sam this episode, in a much more intimate way, mirrors what many consider Cook’s greatest achievement, the breadth and extent of the

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The Pacific In The Wake of Captain Cook with Sam Neill ep. 3

History, Travel / 9 minutes of reading / September 20, 2018 / By HDclump

The Pacific: In the Wake of Captain Cook with Sam Neill – Episode 3 In the third episode of “The Pacific: In the Wake of Captain Cook,” Sam Neill takes us on an evocative journey back in time, uncovering the layered history of Captain Cook’s voyages. This episode focuses on Cook’s expedition along the eastern coast of Australia—a route he decided to take as a long detour on his way back to Britain after completing his Admiralty mission. Instead of heading directly home, Cook’s curiosity compelled him to explore further, leading to a fateful encounter with the mysterious land we

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