NOTE: This DVD is a part of one of our Discount DVD Combinations - CLICK HERE TO SEE!Korea - From the bustling city of Seoul with its 10
million residents to the country's quite countryside, Korea is a
travelers paradise. With their misty mountain temples and the
uber-modern cities, Koreans mix an abiding sense if history and
traditions with a zeal to achieve global success in technology and other
industries. Rudy Maxa samples both the delights of cosmopolitan Seoul
as well as the tranquility of temples tucked into lush mountains where
monks invite guests to stay overnight. And the countryside explains
South Korea's other name: The Land of the Morning Calm.
Uzbekistan - In one of his series' most colorful and
exotic episodes, Maxa takes viewers along the Silk Road in a country
that is an emerging economy in Central Asia. Marvel at eye-popping
mosques built centuries ago and impeccably restored during Soviet
occupation of the country. Maxa joins a family for the preparation of
the national dish, "plov" and visits the yurt of a young family living
on an isolated desert plain. Explore trade-route cities whose names
summon images of ancient times: Samarkand, Khiva, and Bukhara. This is a
front-row seat to a country trying to balance Islam with modern
society.
