This DVD could be one of the worst DVD’s I ever bought! Since I live in the Middle East… You cannot take this DVD as documentary nor reality.

Here are my reasons:

1. It only covers areas in train and please advise that trains are only available in very limited and deserted areas. That is why it mostly transfers commodities not humans! Plus 90% of Middle East countries do not have nor use trains, simply because they do not have rail roads due to its frequent mountainous lands or isolated deserts!

2. The Middle East is so rich with Tourism sites, old Castles and Buildings and the three holy Religions’ Civilization and Culture. But none was covered in this DVD!

3. This DVD covers 4 Middle East countries while the Middle East has more than 4 times this number of countries!

4. This DVD covers 1 country of the Far East – India – poorly while the Far East is more than ten times as much! And India itself is much more rich with culture than what is shown!

5. The facts mentioned/covered in this DVD are far away from the truth!

6. The sceneries covered in this DVD are very old and covers nothing but the poor deserted sides of the countries!

If you want to know about the Middle East or the Far East, this DVD is not what you need!

I believe the low ratings given above on the basis of “prejudice” are way off the mark. This is a DVD about TRAINS, not a scenic travelog of the prettiest sights in the countries involved. If the trains are located in unsightly areas and patronized mostly by poor people, then the photographers had no choice but to portray them accordingly. It’s not as if the producers had a choice between luxury trains and run-down railroads and chose only the latter. There are plenty of videos available showing the attractive and “touristy” sites in the Middle East; this one is intended for a different audience.