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: UNESCO
Europe: Portugal – Bones, Tiles & Castles
Explorations of the Alfarma district lead us on the trail of painted tiles and their historical revelations of Portuguese lifestyle – a tradition that … Continue reading
Québec City: Festival d’été – A Summer of Discovery
The Festival d’été de Québec is our opportunity to unearth the City’s past, discover the present, and glimpse the future. French buskers, acclaimed musical … Continue reading
Posted in Railway Adventures across Canada
Tagged architecture, Battlefield Park, Canada, Chateau Frontenac, Citadel, English, French, General Montcalm, General Wolfe, Ile d’Orleans, Montmorency Falls, music festivals, Plains of Abraham, Québec City, St. Lawrence River, UNESCO, United Nations, walled city
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Gaspé, Québec: The Prince of Miguasha
An archaeological find at Miguasha along the Gaspé Peninsula in Québec has provided paleontologists with a vital link in the history of mankind. It … Continue reading
Alberta: Fresh Air Adventures
Straddle that horse, climb that mountain and board that train for adventure of every kind in Alberta, Canada. In high cattle country we saddle … Continue reading
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Tagged aboriginal, Alberta, badlands, Banff, Bow River, Buffalo, Calgary, Canada, climbing, Dinosaur Provincial Park, fossils, Gulf of Mexico, Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, horse-riding, Jasper, mountaineering, photography, pyramids, ranches, Rocky Mountaineer Railways, Rocky Mountains, skeletons, trains, UNESCO, Vancouver
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Mexico’s City of Oaxaca
It is a good many years since I first set my heart on visiting Oaxaca and the White Acropolis that sits high atop the … Continue reading
Mexico: The City of Oaxaca
The City of Oaxaca is a UNESCO heritage site known for its historic artist’s colony set in the rugged Sierra Madre Mountains of Mexico. … Continue reading
Posted in International Features
Tagged Acalpulco, art, chocolate mole, cochineal beetle, culture, Cypress tree, Dominican Convent, ethnicity, Hierva el Agua, history, languages, Mexico, Mitla, Mixtec, Monte Albán, Oaxaca, Pacific coast, pottery, Rudolfo Morales, Santo Domingo, Sierra Madre Mountains, tamales, UNESCO, Zápotec
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Kluane National Park, Yukon Territory, Canada
A flight into the interior of the St. Elias Mountain Range in Kluane National Park and Reserve reveals magnificent rivers of ice and the … Continue reading
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Tagged aboriginal peoples, Alaska Highway, Beaver, Canada, dall sheep, glaciers, grizzly bears, Gulf of Alaska, Haines Junction, Icefields, Kaskawulsh glacier, Kluane National Park, Klukshu village, moraine, Mt. Augusta, Mt. Cook, Mt. Logan, Mt. St. Elias, Mt. Vancouver, Non-polar icefield, Pacific Ocean, plant life, salmon fishing, Seward Glacier, Slim’s River Valley, UNESCO, Whitehorse, World Heritage Site, Yukon Territory
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Greece: The Monasteries of Metéora
Stunning scenery and almost unbelievable architecture is found in the Metéora, Greek Orthodox monasteries built on top of great monolithic rock formations which rise … Continue reading
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Tagged Byzantine, geology, Greece, Greek Orthodox Church, Kalabaka, Metéora, monasteries, Pineios River, Thessalian plain, UNESCO
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The Azores: An introduction to the islands.
Set in the Atlantic Ocean, midway between North America and Europe, nine Portuguese islands make up the Azores archipelago with a volcanic connection that … Continue reading
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Tagged Angra do Heroisma, archipelago, Atlantic Ocean, Azores, Azul Lake, baroque, Biscoito da Ferraria, colonial history, crafts, eco-tourism, Europe, Faial, Festivals, fish scales, Flemish settlers, lava, marina, North America, Pico., Ponta Delgada, Portugal, pottery, San Miguel, scrimshaw, Sete Cidades, Terceira, UNESCO, volcanic craters, whaling, wineries
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Heather’s Ramblings
Have you ever promised yourself a vacation, but work kept getting in the way? That’s been the story for years for Heather M, a … Continue reading
Posted in Destinations
Tagged Bosnia, Canal St. Martin, Collonges la Rouge, Croatia, d'Orsay, Dubrovnik, Eiffel Tower, Eurostar, Feraud, France, Guimet museum, Ile St. Louis, Istria, Italy, Jacquemart-Andre museum, Korcula, Kotor, Lake Geneva, Limoges, Louvran, Louvre, Lufthansa, Lugano, Matterhorn, Montenegro, Montreux, Notre Dame cathedral, Palais Royale, Paris, Peggy Guggenheim museum, Perast, Pere Lechaise Cemetary, Prague, Pula, Rodin museum, Rome, Serbia, Split, St. Moritz, Ston, Switzerland, trains, Trieste, Turenne, UNESCO, Venice, Venice Biennale, Vevey, Zermatt
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