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: island
Cuba: Memories of Havana & an Island Culture
With Cuba in the news we look back 35 years to our first experiences of filming the island post revolution when it was caught … Continue reading
Barbados: Age of Discovery – Historical Influences
In the Age of Discovery, tobacco was king and indentured servants from Britain were amongst the first to toil the fields of Barbados but … Continue reading
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Tagged African, African slaves, Barbados, beer, Brazil, Bridgetown, Bristol, British, Careenage, Caribbean, cash crop, colonialism, Cromwell, disease, Dutch Jews, English, Europe, Horatio Nelson, indentured servants, Ireland, island, malaria, Morgan Lewis Mill, Newfoundland, Parliament, plantation, religion, rum shops, Scotland, slavery, St. Michael’s Cathedral, St. Nicholas Abbey, Sugar Cane, syrup, Tobacco, Trafalgar Square, West Indies, yellow fever
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Jamaica: All-inclusive Montego Bay
Along with side trips and insight to the Caribbean island of Jamaica, we highlight Montego Bay with questions you should ask yourself when choosing … Continue reading
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Tagged all-inclusive, beach, Bob Marley, Caribbean, colonial architecture, Dunn’s River Falls, food, honeymoon, island, Jamaica, Kingston, Montego Bay, Negril, Ocho Rios, plantation, reggae, river rafting, Rose Hall, Sam Sharpe Square, Sandals, scuba lessons, vacation, volley ball, water sports, water-skiing, wedding, windsurfing
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Australia: Tasmania – The Island State
Off-beat ways to explore Tasmania, the mountainous Island State of Australia: try the sidecar of a motorbike up to the alpine heights of Mt. … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, Britain, climbing, criminals, ghosts, heritage, Hobart, island, Mt. Wellington, National parks, penal colony, Port Arthur Historical Site, Salamanca Place, solitary confinement, Southern Ocean, Tasman Peninsula, Tasmania, transportation
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