In this episode, Royal Caribbean's Rhapsody of the Seas offers dramatic walls of glass and retractable canopy, to showcase the skyline views of Sydney, Australia. The Rhapsody was built for adventure, but allows guests to relax away the stress of life on land, and delivers an unforgettable cruise experience. Passengers can go rock climbing, place a little wager at the Casino Royale, and take in the live shows, music, bars, and never have a cover....

Skiing at high altitude requires experience with the equipment used and skiers that are acclimated to the altitude level. In this episode our guide Simon St-Arnaud meets his friend Jérôme Grec to prepare for their first expedition together. They plan to make the ascent in sealskin garb, followed by the extreme challenge of working their way back down through the treacherous Diablerets station, to the off-trail Verbier station, all the while trying...

In this episode, host Will Studd again teams up wit renowned Australian chef Tetsuya Wakuda for a tour of Tasmania, and to demonstrate a few of his unusual recipe ideas with the local dairy and produce. On their travels, the pair meets with some artisan cheese makers who have proudly put the country back on the map. Some of the recipes include Bruny Island cheese and wood-fired oysters, artisan cider produced from heritage apples, handmade cultured...

Italy's picturesque Campania region is famous for its stretched curd cheeses also known as pasta filata. Host Will Studd travels to the region and finds it hard to resist the lingering flavor and sensual texture of buffalo cheese made with raw milk, or conciato romano a sheep's milk cheese aged in terracotta jars, that dates back to the days of the Roman Empire. He also gets a lesson in wood-fired pizza making from a Countess. Then Will heads to the...

China is vast, and so are its cities. What's more, Chinese roads, highways, and urban patterns are quickly evolving-so, now more than ever, the Western visitor must be able to ask for directions clearly and politely. Listening closely and effectively to the answers is just as important. This program presents vocabulary and phrasing that will help beginning Chinese speakers find out how to get where they're going in Beijing and elsewhere. Cultural...

Cheeses from Spain have recently gained popularity on the international market; with one particular cheese becoming very well known. In this episode, host Will Studd travels to the land of Don Quixote to learn about a rich sheep's milk cheese called Manchego. He then visits a cheese fair in the medieval city of Trujillo to savor another sheep's milk cheese, Queso de la Serena which is set with thistles. Finally, Will drives to the magnificent Picos...

In this documentary series, Sue Perkins uncovers a region undergoing unprecedented change. As well as tackling hard-hitting social and environmental issues, Sue explores the lighter side of life on South East Asia's largest river, flowing 3,000 miles from the high peaks of the Himalayas through the Tibetan plateau, the canyons of Chinese Yunnan, and Vietnam's vast Mekong Delta. In Part 3, she discovers how Laos is opening to tourism and foreign investment-for...

The land lying between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea has held deep spiritual significance since the beginning of modern civilization; it also has a long history of cheese making. Will Studd visits the old city of Jerusalem then drives to the Judah hills where he meets Shey Saltzer, leader of the new artisan cheese movement. Next he visits an Arab Israeli family that makes traditional sheep's milk cheese at home, and the city of Galilee...

Michael Palin travels on several rivers through the very heart of Amazonia. He meets the Yanomami tribe, and talks to their spokesperson about the threats to their way of life. He visits the magnificent Manaus Opera House, and samples some exotic Amazonian foods in Belem at the mouth of the Amazon. Traveling ever southwards to the upper reaches of the Xingu river he is welcomed to the Wauja tribe, one of the most colorful of all the Brazilian indigenous...

Australia is a traveler's paradise: a land of stunning coral beaches that give way to vast tracts of parched red earth wilderness. It's also booming like never before, thanks to its treasure trove of mineral riches. In Episode 2, Simon Reeve helps a team culling poisonous feral cane toads that are threatening the region's wildlife in Kakadu National Park, learns how to survive off the land using ancient Aboriginal knowledge in the remote northern...