2010 January | GeckosRock

With snow blanketing the country in recent weeks and the doom and gloom prevailing at home, many of us are looking to holidays abroad for something invigorating and refreshing. Most people think of somewhere warm and sandy, longing for a tan and a good book on the beach, but holidays like that can feel stilted [...]

National Geographic: America Before Columbus

AMERICA BEFORE COLUMBUS (DVD MOVIE) DescriptionHistory books traditionally depict the pre-Columbus Americas as a pristine wilderness where small native villages lived in harmony with nature. But scientific evidence tells a very different story: When Columbus stepped ashore in 1492, millions of people were already living there. America wasn’t exactly a “New World,” but a very [...]

National Geographic – Relentless Enemies

It is a spectacle few have seen firsthand. Two foes trapped on an island in a remote part of Africa – and a battle to survive captured in high-definition over two years by award-winning filmmakers. Now, National Geographic takes viewers onto a unique battlefield in the Okavango Delta to witness the grueling fight for survival [...]