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Publisher
Back Door Productions
Language
English
Description
Rick Steves is your perfect travel partner, guiding you through his favorite European cities, villages and off-the-beaten-path destinations. Over the course of this 13 1/2 hour travel fest, you'll marvel at the region's greatest sights, gain insights into its rich history, and relax with Rick's European friends.
Series
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Crusing the Rhine : Join Burt as he travels one of the world's great rivers. The Rhine starts in the Swiss Alps and flows for 865 miles through six European countries. Along this freshwater highway, Burt visits the world's olders distillery in Amsterdam for cocktails, savors 2,000 years of chocolate history at Cologne's chocolate museum, sips Rudesheim's signature coffee drink, admires Koblenz's bizarre statues and comical clocks, shares the unique...
Publisher
Flower Films
Pub. Date
c2005.
Language
English
Description
A delightful, light-hearted film about forty American tourists visiting ten European countries in a whirlwind two weeks. Innocents Abroad takes an amusing look at European and American stereotypes of each other and also examines the validity of high speed, high traffic, twentieth century mass tourism. It is a glimpse into an important industry which is vital to the European economy but which has also taken a very real toll on the continent, both culturally...
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Series
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Join Scott Yoo, renowned violinist and conductor of the Mexico City Philharmonic, in, a new four-part documentary miniseries presented by Great Performances that merges music, storytelling, and travel, as he chases the secret histories of some of the greatest music ever written.
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Rome: Rome is a city of unique and fascinating layers. Burt calls it "the Big Lasagna" and serves up a tantalizing taste of Rome's ancient ruins and restorations, Renaissance relics, magnificent Baroque architecture, and "la dolce vita," the sweet life as indelibly captured onscreen by film director Federico Fellini. You'll visit landmark sites (the Forum, Colosseum, Pantheon, and Trevi Fountain) and find the best places to shop and dine.
Tuscan...
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Cruising Provence : A haven for artists and a playground for the rich and famous, Provence exerts a special fascination for visitors. You'll walk across one of Europe's earliest suspension bridges that links the twin cities of Tournon and Tain, marvel at the ancient Roman aqueduct in Pont du Gard, gaze upon Arles' breathtaking landscapes that inspired some of Van Gogh's most famous works, and stroll the Promenade des Anglais in Nice.
Cruising France:...
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Tulip Time Cruise : Burt does more than tiptoe through Holland's most enchanting and picturesque cities. He provides a personal perspective that allows you to experience these popular destinations as the locals do. In Amsterdam, a unique houseboat museum shows how to float through life aboard a canal boat. Witness how windmills actually work in Dordrecht and observe gems in the making in Antwerp, the epicenter of the diamond trade. History buffs will...
Publisher
Backdoor Productions
Pub. Date
c2007.
Language
English
Description
England: In London, you'll see the greatest of the old sights (St. Paul's Cathedral and the Tower), and some exciting new ones (the British Library and Millennium Bridge). Then you'll roam along England's salty south coast from Dover to Land's End. In the hilly west, you'll wander through the charming villages of the Cotswolds, the fortified castles of Wales, the serenity of the Lake District, and the noisy fun of Blackpool. You'll wrap up your British...
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Santiago de Compostela : For the millions who travel to the world's holy sites, Santiago de Compostela is one of the most popular destinations. Burt takes you inside the city's great 1,000 year-old cathedral to relate the stories behind its magnificent features and artifacts.
What's Cooking In Switzerland? : There are culinary surprises in store in this tantalizing gastronomic tour of Switzerland. Discover Albert Einstein's connection to the classic...
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Great Hotels of the World, part 1 : Burt Wolf has traveled the world for more than 30 years, offering his unique insights on where to go and what to do when you get there. In this very special program, he shares some of his favorite hotels : The Four Seasons George V in Paris ; the Four Seasons Hotel Prague ; the Dylan Amsterdam ; and the Four Seasons Resort Provence at Terre Blanche.
Great Hotels of the World, part 2 : Burt shares more of his favorite...
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