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.
Author Archives: On Top Of The World
Québec, Canada: Winter Adventures in the Gaspé Peninsula
The dramatic scenery of Canada’s Gaspé Peninsula has created wonderful opportunities for those who love all kinds of winter sports and activities. Whether it’s … Continue reading
Posted in Railway Adventures across Canada
Tagged Appalachian mountains, boreal forest, camping, Canada, Cape Gaspé, Chic-choc mountains, cross-country, dog sledding, Forillon National Park, French-Canadian, Gaspé, Georgia (USA), ice-climbing, ice-fishing, light-house, limestone cliffs, Maine (USA), Mont Albert, Parc de la Gaspésie, Percé Rock, Quebec, skiing, snow, snow shoeing, snow-boarding, snowfield, snowmobiling, sub-arctic, winter sports
Leave a comment
England: Scotney Castle Gardens & Bayham Abbey
Scotney Castle Gardens is situated in the Weald of Kent in South East England and has an amazing collection of azaleas. The gardens are … Continue reading
Posted in Journeys through the British Isles
Tagged archaeology, azaleas, Bayham Abbey, birds, Bratisaurus, Britain, eco-tourism, ecology, fossilized remains, horticulture, Middle Ages, monks, National Trust, quarry, Reformation, River Teise, Scotney Castle gardens, Stately Homes, Tunbridge Wells, wildlife
Leave a comment
England: The Counties
England has 47 counties, each one laden with history ancient and modern. In this round-up of major features and attractions we include Hadrian’s wall … Continue reading
Posted in Journeys through the British Isles
Tagged Anne Hathaway, Bamburgh Castle, border wars, Cambridgeshire, canals, Castle Howard, Cornwall, counties, cricket, Cumbria, Devonshire, Emperor Hadrian, England, football, Lake District, Lancashire, Life Interactive Museum, Liverpool, Manchester's Old Trafford, medieval, Midlands, mining, Newcastle upon Tyne, Newmarket, Northumberland, Penshurst, River Avon, River Cam, Roman, sailing, Scots, Shakespeare, Stratford-upon-Avon, Strawberry Field, The Beatles, the Cotswolds, the Norfolk Broads, Warwick Castle, Warwickshire, Woburn, Wordsworth, Yorkshire
Leave a comment
England: Smugglers, Spies and Soldiers
Before the Norman conquest of 1066, Sandwich was one of five towns that provided the King with ships and men in exchange for special … Continue reading
Posted in Journeys through the British Isles
Tagged Allied troops, Battle of Waterloo, Brighton, British, Deal, Dover Castle, English Channel, France, French, Hellfire Corner, Hythe, Martello Towers, Napoleon, Newhaven, Romney, Royal Artillery, Royal Military Canal, Sandwich, smugglers, smuggling, soldiers, South Downs, spies, tax evasion, wool
Leave a comment
England: Tales of Canterbury, Becket and Chaucer.
The Cathedral City of Canterbury is the backdrop for the conflict between King Henry ll and Archbishop Thomas Becket. Becket’s murder in the 12th … Continue reading
England: London’s Historical Hotels
With space at a premium, London’s boutique hotels have had to make the most of every medieval nook and cranny. The result gleaned from … Continue reading
England: Hampton Court Palace
Hampton Court Palace is soaked in history from beheadings to betrayals and was built for Henry the V111th in 1515. It is located just … Continue reading
England: Cruising the River Thames
London was built on the Thames and this cruise gives a sense of the city that was once capital of the world’s greatest empire. … Continue reading
Posted in Journeys through the British Isles
Tagged Big Ben, Billingsgate Fish Market, Buckingham Palace, Canary Wharf, Christopher Wren, City of London, Cleopatra’s Needle, Cutty Sark, English Channel, Great Fire, Greenwich, HMS Belfast, Houses of Parliament, London, Millennium Bridge, Old Royal Observatory, Romans, Royal Naval College, Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, Sir Francis Drake, St Paul’s Cathedral, Tate Gallery, Thames, The Golden Hind, The Tower of London, Tower Bridge, Vinopolis Wine Museum, West India Docks, Westminster
Leave a comment
Northern Greece: Macedonia
Located in the north of the country, Macedonia is the largest prefecture in Greece. Many tribes and different ethnic groups have passed this way … Continue reading
Posted in International Features
Tagged Alexander the Great, archaeology, Basilica, Byzantine, Church of Agios Dimitrios, Cult of Artemis, Dion, fur merchants, Halkidiki, Isis, Kastoria, Macedonia, mosaic, Northern Greece, olives, Olympic Zeus, Pella, Prof. Demetris Pandermolis, Prof. Manolis Andronikos, Thessaloniki, Turkish rule, Vergina, Xanthi
Leave a comment
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
Leave a comment