About Anne Martin
Since the mid 1970s, producer/host, Anne Martin, has been bringing stories to life through the medium of television. She thrives on tracking down the unusual and her work has encompassed history, geology, heritage and a positive outlook on the world around us. Read more about Anne Martin.
Tag Archives: Caribbean
The Island of Barbados: History and Ecology
Walking through the dense ravine of Welchman Hall Gully in Barbados, you wouldn’t know that much of the forest of this former British colony … Continue reading
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Tagged Andromeda Gardens, avocado, Bajan, Barbados, Barbados Museum, botany, Bridgetown, British colony, Caribbean, horticulture, nutmegs, Orchid World, plantation, prostrate cancer, ravines, rum, Safari, sea turtles, slavery, snorkelling, sugar plantation, tropical plants, Welchman Hall Gully
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Caribbean: Barbados – Off the beaten path
Barbados, the Caribbean’s eastern-most island, is well known for its beautiful beaches and luxury resorts, but it’s worth getting off the beaten path and … Continue reading
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Tagged Bajan beer, Barbados, Bathsheba, beach, Caribbean, colonial history, Harrison’s caves, Mandrake, mining, resorts, rum, walking trails, West Coast railway line
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The Caribbean Island of Tobago
Sometimes regarded as Trinidad’s Little Sister, the Island of Tobago is located just off the eastern coast of Venezuela in the southern Caribbean. The … Continue reading
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Tagged African, Amerindian, beaches, British, Calypso, Caribbean, Dutch, English, fishing, Fort King George, French, Jemma’s, market, Pigeon Point, pirates, Port of Spain, rainforest, Scarborough, scuba-diving, Speyside, Tobago, Trinidad, Underwater coral reefs
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Caribbean: Turks and Caicos
We experience an all-inclusive family resort in the Turks and Caicos, a small group of islands in the Caribbean just south of the Bahamas. … Continue reading
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Tagged accessible, all-inclusive resorts, Bahamas, beach, beaches, Caicos, Caribbean, Cheshire Hall plantation ruins, Conch Farm, coral reef, diving, golf, Islands, Junkanoo, reggae, Sandals, sea cycles, snorkeling, spa, Turks and Caicos, water sports
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Cayman Islands – Flora Fauna and Scuba for Kids
The Cayman Islands is well known as one of the best places to scuba dive on the planet and in this feature we discover … Continue reading
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Tagged "Cayman Islands (Country)", "Elizabeth II (Monarch)", "Grand Cayman (Island)", "Scuba Diving (Sport)", "Swimming (sport)", Birthplace of Democracy, Caribbean, Cayman Islands, Cayman Turtle Farm, England, Ethno-botanic plants, fauna, flora, Floral Colour Gardens, Grand Cayman, green sea turtles, Hell, Heritage Garden, hurricanes, Pedro Castle Museum, Queen Elizabeth 11 Botanic Gardens, Sand Garden, Sassi, scuba-diving, snorkeling, sport, underwater, William Eden, Wiltshire
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St. Lucia – Caribbean Island getaway
An all-inclusive vacation at La Toc Bay on the volcanic island of St. Lucia offers sun, sea and sand, all your food and drink, … Continue reading
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Tagged all-inclusive, beaches, Caribbean, Castries, couples, Cruise ships, golf, honeymoons, hot springs, La Toc Bay, market, markets, Pitons, Sandals resorts, scuba-diving, Soufriere, spa, St. Lucia, sulphur springs, UNESCO, vacation, volcanic
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Cayman Islands – Stingray City
Stingray City is a unique underwater attraction in the Caribbean. Originally attracted to the shallow waters off the Cayman Islands where fishermen cleaned their … Continue reading
Stingray City, Cayman Islands
With its spear-like snout, razor-sharp backbone and stinging fins rippling in the ocean, it headed my way. Deep down inside me there’s that yearning … Continue reading
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Tagged Caribbean, Cayman Islands, coral reefs, moray eel, scuba-diving, squid, Sting Ray City, swimming, tropical fish, underwater, yellow-tailed snappers
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Dominica, the Caribbean Nature Island
Christopher Columbus famously described the island’s topography by crumpling a piece of paper. Visitors will be enchanted by dense jungle greenery, wildflowers, rainforests, historic … Continue reading
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Tagged British, Cabrits National Park, Carib Indians, Caribbean, Christopher Columbus, coral reef, creole music, diving, Dominica, Fort Shirley, French, gardens, hiking, jingping band, mineral pools, Morne Trois, nature, outdoors, Papilotte, rainforest, Teetu gorge, tourism, wilderness
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