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
Akko: The Underground Crusader Capital
Eliezer Stern is excited – he’s just discovered the toilets. Any traveller who has been confined to a mini-van for two hours knows the … Continue reading
Posted in Destinations
Tagged Acre, Akko, Arabs, archaeology, Austrian, Bahaullah, Baha’i Centre, bazaar, British, Christianity, Convent, coppersmith, Crusader Capital, Egyptians, Exodus, Haifa, iconography, Israel, Jerusalem, Knights Hospitallers, Mamelukes, Mediterranean, Monastery, Mosque, Muslims, nargilla, Old Acre Development Company, Order of St. John, Ottomans, Phoenicians, Pisan Quarter, Richard the Lionheart, Romans, spices, Synagogue, Syria, toilets, Turkish, Turkish coffee, Underground Crusader City, UNESCO
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1812 – Part 1: The War begins
War is announced – but in 1812 civility reigns. The British officers are entertaining their American counterparts at Fort George and so war will not start … Continue reading
Posted in 1812 and all that
Tagged black militia, British, canon, First Nations, Fort George, Isaac Brock, military, militia, muskets, Niagara, outdoors, re-enactments, tourism, Upper Canada, War of 1812
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Journeys: Following in the footsteps of Jane Austen
It was in the wealthy Roman spa town of Bath during the Georgian period and Napoleonic Wars that Jane Austen wrote some of her … Continue reading
Posted in Journeys through the British Isles
Tagged Addison's Disease, Assembly Rooms, Author, Bath, Beechen Cliff, Chawton village, Claude Loraine, Daylight Robbery, Emma, England, English Heritage, Georgian, Gold Hill, Grand Tour, Henry Hoare, Jane Austen, John Wood, Mansfield Park, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, Pride and Prejudice, Pump Room, Sense And Sensibility, Shaftesbury, Stourhead Gardens, Winchester Cathedral, Window Tax
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Toronto 175 – Part 1: In the beginning
A natural harbour and a perfect meeting place for the First Nations peoples who first visited the area to fish and hunt. Later French … Continue reading
Posted in Toronto 175
Tagged 1793, archaeology, Black Creek Village, Don River, Fort Rouille, Fort York, history, John Graves Simcoe, Lake Ontario, Ontario, Pioneers, Scadding's cabin, Simcoe, Toronto, Upper Canada, York
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Germany: Rhine Cruise
Vinyards, castles, small villages, and historical cities can be explored when we board a small cruise ship in Dusseldorf and travel up the Rhine River. For … Continue reading
Posted in International Features
Tagged Castles, Cologne, Cruising, Dusseldorf, Germany, Heidelberg, Rhine River, Vinyards
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The Mystery of the Riace Bronzes
Is it any wonder that after sampling the magnificent cities and incredible works of art of Rome and Venice that visitors to Italy rarely … Continue reading
Food Glorious Food
“I want a hard body Martin” said my loved one as we planned a recent trip to Sandals in Jamaica. I groaned. It usually … Continue reading
Posted in Destinations
Tagged all-inclusive, buffet, food, holidays, Jamaica, Montego Bay, Ocho Rios, Royal Thai, Sandals, sea-kayaking, Tokyo Joe’s, tourism
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Whose bed am I sleeping in tonight?
Over the years I have slept— metaphorically speaking of course— with Cornish tin miners and kings, knights and murderers, loose women and queens, smugglers … Continue reading
Posted in Destinations
Tagged Albion Hotel, Ballygally Castle, Betsy Trotwood, Britrail, Broadstairs, Cadogan Hotel, Charles Dickens, England, Eurail, Harrod’s, Hotels, Italy, Kings of England, Knightsbridge, Lady Isabella Shaw, London, L’Impero, Marquess of Queensberry, Mussolini, Naples, Nicholas Nicleby, Northern Ireland, Oliver Twist, Oscar Wilde, Phoenix Inn, Pip, pirates, Rome, Sloane Street, smugglers
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