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: travel
Journeys: Tales & Trails of Northern Ireland
Walking or cycling provides a diversity of open-air experiences as we travel between Londonderry and Belfast in Northern Ireland. Sturdy legs took us up … Continue reading
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Tagged basalt columns, Belfast, bird-watching, Bogside, Carrick-a-rede rope bridge, Cat Walk, cycling, Derry, eco-tours, fairies, Finn MacCool, Giant’s Causeway, Glenariff, Glens of Antrim, Guild Hall, Hebrides, Londonderry, micro-climate, migration, National Trust, Northern Ireland, Portavogie, salmon fishermen, Scotland, sea birds, smugglers, travel, volcanic lava, walking, waterfalls
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Argentina: Buenos Aires
Although it has several names: “The City of Nostalgia”, “The Paris of Latin America”, and the “Port of our Lady the Virgin Mary of … Continue reading
Posted in International Features
Tagged artists, Avenida Florida, Barrios, Buenos Aires, cosmopolitan, culture, currency, European immigrants, folk music, house of representatives, La Boca, Latin America, leather, Museums, national congress, plaza of the two congresses, senate, Spanish explorers, tango, transportation, travel
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Guyana – The Rupununi
In the south west of Guyana on the eastern shoulder of South America, is the Rupununi. It’s an ideal location where eco-tourists, photographers, artists … Continue reading
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Tagged Amerindians, Annai, bird-watching, Brazil, camping, cassava, cattle industry, cormorants, Crane Pond, creole, crocodiles, documentary, eco-tourism, egrets, forest rangers, frogs, Georgetown, grasslands, Guyana, Harpy eagle, Iwokrama rainforest, jungle, monkeys, nature guides, rainforest, ranches, river otters, Rupununi, Rupununi river, savannah, snakes, South America, tourism, travel, Turtle mountain
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EdgeWalk — An extreme experience
Without a doubt this feature of Rick Mercer and Jan Arden doing the EdgeWalk together at the CN Tower in Toronto is one of … Continue reading
EdgeWalk — Toronto’s unique experience
The EdgeWalk is the latest innovation of the CN Tower, Toronto, Canada. They don’t take it lightly. You have to be healthy, are strapped … Continue reading
Greece – In search of Alexander the Great
Our search for Alexander the Great takes us to northern Greece where we meet with foremost archaeologists who give insight to his life. Alexander … Continue reading
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Tagged Aigai, Alexander the Great, Alexandria, archaeology, Aristotle, Asia Minor, assassination, burial chambers, Central Asia, culture, Dion, documentary, Greece, Greek language, Greek tombs, history, India, Macedon, Macedonia, Pella, Persian Empire, Philip 11 of Macedon, Professor Manolis Andronicos, Professor Pandermalis, purification, Rhodes, Sanctuary of Olympic Zeus, Thasos, travel, UNESCO, Vergina
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Railway Adventures: Ride the Fundy Tide
New Brunswick and Nova Scotia’s Bay of Fundy is where the ocean flexes its tidal muscle. This 170 mile long ocean bay stretches between … Continue reading