Travel To Exotic Locations With ‘Incredible Journeys’

Eleven journeys filmed to transport the armchair adventurer to remarkable places full of cultural, historic and romantic themes comprise “Incredible Journeys,” a three-volume set from Reader’s Digest Video & Television.

The three-hour collection of exotic travel reaches into places the viewer might never visit but finds, by watching through the eyes and lives of the characters in their cultural settings, a distinct treat, thanks to awe-inspiring photography.

“From Venice to the Nile” is the title of the first volume. Its three features are a trip on the Orient Express from Paris to Venice with a row down a Venice canal; an exploration of the marvels of Pompeii, seen by strolling its cobblestone streets with a top archaeologist; and a sail down the Nile on a felucca, a vessel that the pharaohs of Cleopatra’s time would recognize.

“The Outback to Shangri-La,” the second volume, takes the viewer over the rugged, dry and wild landscape of Australia’s outback; deep into the jungles of Borneo; on a Li River ferry-boat ride through China’s most beautiful valleys and countryside in Guangxi Province; a walk in the streets of old Katmandu; and a visit with rows of Tibetan monks and a journey with a yak caravan to the Thyangboche Monastery in the shadow of Mount Everest.

“From the Amazon to the Arctic” is the title of the third volume, which includes a dog-sled ride through the Alaskan wilderness; a horseback ride with cowboys and Ute Indians to explore the cliff ruins left by the Anasazi Indians hundreds of years ago; a Caribbean sail on a 19th-century, square-rigged brigantine; and a canoe trip on the Amazon and black waters of the Zabalo River.

The “Incredible Journeys” set lists at $59.96 and can be ordered at 1-888-738-4336.