www.facebook.com add me in facebook www.anglersnet.co.uk 12th November, 2009 Piranha In 1976 a packed coach crashed into the Amazon killing 39 people. Some had been so badly mutilated by piranhas that they could only be identified by their clothes. Is this proof that Piranhas do live up to their evil reputation? Jeremy Wade will go to extraordinary lengths in his mission to find out. By swimming with Piranhas, inciting them into a feeding frenzy and tracking down survivors and eye witnesses of Piranha attacks, we discover if the Piranha is truly the river monster of the deep that fills our nightmares.
In Equitrekking Wales, Emmy nominated host Darley Newman gallops on wide, dramatic beaches to Neolithic tombs, castles and the pilgrimage site of King Arthur’s Stone on the Gower Peninsula, viewing wild Welsh Mountain ponies and staying at Parc le Breos, a historic 19th century hunting lodge. In West Wales, Darley learns about life in this rural section of Wales from her local guide from Cae Iago, as they ride high in the mountains to take in views of the patchwork countryside. After exploring the mountains and valleys surrounding the Brecon Beacons National Park with Tregoyd Mountain Riders, Darley takes her horse for lunch at the pub in a quaint Welsh village. Then it’s on Derwen International Welsh Cob Centre to learn about Welsh Cobs from Ifor Lloyd, whose family has bred Welsh Cobs for generations.
London is one of the great cosmopolitan cities of the world — this major capital also fairly crackles with it’s vibrant queer scene — we spent a couple of breathless episodes trying to take it all in! In Part One, we walk, walk some more, and then, keep on walking, as there are literally hundreds of foot tours you can take. Shannon trips around town, checking out the major landmarks — Buckingham Palace, Covent Gardens and Piccadilly Circus, to name a few. Head over with us to Compton Street and Leceister Square on a tour of gay SoHo. Graham Norton, Britain’s most popular (and gay) talk show host shares a few bon mots about his favourite gay spots with us. We learn about Oscar Wilde’s meteoric rise and fall in London society, before we drop in at one of our usual fave spots — the local gay gym. There’s no lack of great places for the gay traveler to stay – we show you a few. Next, a look at London’s gay Mardi Gras and then bargain hunting at Bermondsey Market before we get to soak our tender tootsies!
On the Costa Verde between Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paolo is a gem of Brazil’s past colonial times, Paraty. It continues to be protected by the rusty old canons and dense walls of the Forte Defensor Perpetuo that is situated just outside the town. The Guaiana Indios once lived in this region and offered timber and spices to the first European seafarers that came to the region. In the nineteenth century, coffee and sugar cane were successfully grown in the region around Paraty. This brought a period of prosperity and in 1863 there were about a hundred and fifty distilleries. Colourful times introduced much flamboyant architecture and Paraty became the colonial treasure that it is today.
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