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Pub. Date
[2014], c2014
Language
English
Description
Filmed in Chamonix, one of Europe's most popular skiing resorts, this program looks at the social, economic and environmental opportunities and challenges facing this lucrative site. It examines tourist impacts, conflicts that arise between visitors and locals, and how businesses can be managed sustainably within the context of a fragile environment. Examples of sustainable and eco-tourism are provided and avalanche hazards are assessed.
Pub. Date
[2011], c2002
Language
English
Description
Come along with European travel expert, Rick Steves, to Munich, where locals specialize in good living. We visit boisterous markets and go for Baroque palaces...while office workers surf in the Isar River. Heading into the foothills of the Alps, we take a spin around a Maypole; drop by Oberammergau - the Shirley Temple of Bavarian villages; and tour the fairy-tale castles of "Mad" King Ludwig. After hiking up to a desolate ruined castle, we soar even...
Pub. Date
[2011], c2002
Language
English
Description
If Heidi is alive, she's in this sky-high corner of the Swiss Alps, with cows on breathtaking ridges. Take a special guided tour away from tourist-trampled routes with European travel expert, TV host, and best-selling author, Rick Steves. After settling into a traditional village where locals scythe hay by hand, we hike, bike, and parasail. We blast an alphorn, get sprayed by waterfalls raging deep inside a mountain, and munch muesli for breakfast...
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"When Simone Winthrop discovers a letter from her great-grandmother hinting that she's heir to a family treasure, she travels to France at Christmastime to stake her claim. With the help of a charming clockmaker she meets along the way, she just may uncover the truth behind this mysterious inheritance . . . and a bit more she hadn't bargained for"--
Series
Cheese Slices volume Series 3
Pub. Date
[2013], c2006
Language
English
Description
In the United States, a backlash against mass-produced foods has led the Organic and Farm to Table movements. Freshly grown organic fruits and vegetables, foods produced from fresh local ingredients, and artisan and farmhouse cheeses have been at the forefront of these movements. In this episode, host Will Studd travels to Northern California to find out more about these products. Starting at the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market in San Francisco and heading...
Series
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
The Sumatra-Andaman earthquake of 2004 is estimated to have released the energy of 23,000 atomic bombs, inundating coastal communities with tsunami waves up to 100 feet high. This program explains the undersea geologic forces that create tsunamis - and considers the possible consequences if a landslide-generated mega-tsunami were to strike the East Coast.
Pub. Date
[1996]
Language
English
Description
From cave painting to the present day, Giotto and Michaelangelo to Cézanne and Jackson Pollock, art lover Sister Wendy Beckett visits the world's art galleries to tell the history of painting. In “Two Sides of the Alps,” she looks at the Renaissance in Venice and Northern Europe, taking in works by Bellini, Titian, Giorgione, Veronese, Durer, Holbein and Bruegel along the way. A BBC Production.
Series
Cheese slices volume Series 5
Pub. Date
[2013], c2010
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
In this episode, host Will Studd again teams up wit renowned Australian chef Tetsuya Wakuda for a tour of Tasmania, and to demonstrate a few of his unusual recipe ideas with the local dairy and produce. On their travels, the pair meets with some artisan cheese makers who have proudly put the country back on the map. Some of the recipes include Bruny Island cheese and wood-fired oysters, artisan cider produced from heritage apples, handmade cultured...
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Series
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
-- D is the ultimate guide to stress-free family travel. The guide also includes dedicated "Kids Corners" that feature cartoons, quizzes, puzzles, games, and riddles to inform, surprise, and entertain young travelers as they explore everything France has to offer.
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