Tropic of Cancer Episode 6, Laos to Hawaii /
Prevented from following the Tropic through China by the Chinese government, Simon instead discovers the increasing Chinese influences in neighboring Laos and Vietnam. In Taiwan he meets some of the world's highest achieving children and his journey finally ends in Hawaii, but here he finds a p...
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| Language: | English |
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London, England :
BBC Worldwide,
2010
[Place of publication not identified] : BBC Worldwide Ltd, [2010] |
| Series: | Tropic of cancer
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| Summary: | Prevented from following the Tropic through China by the Chinese government, Simon instead discovers the increasing Chinese influences in neighboring Laos and Vietnam. In Taiwan he meets some of the world's highest achieving children and his journey finally ends in Hawaii, but here he finds a paradise blighted by environmental problems Simon Reeve circumnavigates the globe around the 22,835 mile long Tropic of Cancer, visiting 18 different countries, meeting amazing people, witnessing bizarre and beautiful sights, and encountering spectacular and endangered wildlife. Starting in Baja California - the long strip of Mexico that descends into the Pacific Ocean, Simon travels through Cuba, the Bahamas, Mauritania, the wastelands of Southern Libya, India, Bangladesh and Burma before finally reaching the some of the most beautiful (and also some of the dirtiest) beaches in the world. From gorgeous landscapes to deserts, small fishing villages to violent drug wars, Simon finds out what makes these places fascinatingly unique. The last leg of Simon's journey begins in the jungles of Southeast Asia and ends in the tropical paradise of Hawaii. Prevented from following the tropic through China by the Chinese government, Simon instead discovers the increasing Chinese influences in neighbouring Laos and Vietnam. And in Laos, he samples some local delicacies: roast squirrel (or is it rat?) and caterpillars. In Vietnam, he discovers cruelly caged moon bears, farmed for their bile, which is used in traditional medicines. Next stop is Taiwan, and in the Tropic of Cancer primary school he meets some of the world's highest achieving children. The journey around the world ends in Hawaii, a tropical paradise blighted by environmental problems, including some of the dirtiest beaches on the planet |
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| Item Description: | Originally released by BBC Worldwide Ltd, 2010 Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on November 17, 2016 Title from resource description page (viewed January 28, 2019) |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 video file (59 min., 43 sec.)) : sound, color 1 online resource (60 minutes) |
| Playing Time: | 00:59:58 |
| Format: | Streaming video file System requirements: FOD playback platform |
| Audience: | 9 & up |
| Access: | Access requires authentication through Films on Demand |