Two of the best tracks on Bruce Springsteen's debut album Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J.—“Blinded by the Light” and “Spirit in the Night"—featured the man who became Boss backed by musicians that he knew from the Jersey Shore. Springsteen liked the sound so much that, for the next 15 years, the same musicians—after some early changes, the lineup remained remarkably stable—played with him on nearly every album and accompanied

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A camel ride turns the frenzied ridiculous into tranquil sublime and a Bedouin barbecue rounds off a perfect day in an ancient land that offers more than just a holiday!

From a visit to the Selous Game Reserve take the Mukuba Express across Tanzania to the coastal town of Dar-Es-Salaam.

Depicts the Chao Phraya River in Thailand, which runs through Bangkok and is nicknamed "the Royal River" for its importance in the development of Thai culture and society. Also discusses Bangkok and the ruined city of Ayutthaya, located on the banks of the Chao Phraya.

The most eastern province in Finland fascinates with its vast, untouched, wild and romantic scenery. The unspoiled wilderness and natural beauty of the infinite lake land is a place of irresistible charm and magical allure!

"Wachau is a World Heritage Sight, a thirty-six long combination of cultivated landscape and the blue and mighty Danube. A boat journey on the famous river is the ideal way of observing the captivating villages and splendid wine growing terraces along its banks. The old town of Stein extends along a narrow section of the river with attractive buildings set amid atmospheric lanes in which beautifully restored facades shine out in the bright sunlight....

The most beautiful section of the Trans Siberian Railroad travels from Irkutsk in Siberia to the massive Lake Baikal. It takes in Ulan Ude as well as the border town of Nauschki and terminates at the Mongolian capital of Ulaan Baatar. Varied landscapes and exotic towns turn this journey into a fascinating adventure. Travelling from Moscow, and after a total of three days and more than five thousand kilometers on the train, viewers disembark at Irkutsk,...

The Garden Route, with all the fascinating stops along the way, is without a doubt one of South Africa's most spectacular attractions. Stops include: Mossel Bay; Tsitsikamma National Park; Knysna; and the coastal Wilderness National Park.

The Libyan area of the Sahara fascinates with its varied landscapes of lakes set amid desert dunes, ancient towns built of mud, camps with straw-covered circular huts, prehistoric rock paintings and amazing multi-shaped stone formations. For centuries, Ghadames, an oasis town, has been the junction of several caravan routes and thanks to the Mare Spring it has benefitted from a good supply of water. The Sahara, although scorching hot and untamed by...

The hectic pace of contemporary life can turn into a monotonous daily routine which never seems to end but, occasionally, the spirit of adventure comes to the fore, a burning desire to do something a little different. And what better than an airborne African safari in a hot air balloon! As the sun rises above the Earth, unique ever-changing horizons appear as Nature begins to stir and even the trees seem to delight in the dawning of a new day. Civilization...