Summary: Ride the rails around the world and experience exotic, adventurous destinations in luxury and style. This is a collection of world-class international train excursions.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 910.2 GRESummary: Best-selling author, culinary adventurer and self-proclaimed hedonist, Anthony Bourdain has carved out a distinct place as a gastronomic Indiana Jones. In this series, his journey introduces viewers to people and places far beyond the realm of food as he travels the world sampling local foods and culture. Paris: Take an unusual tour of the city of light and love as Tony ventures from a hardcore...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Discovery Communications 2007
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Touring China is a compelling visual pilgrimage into a country where the ancient and the modern coexist. Touring India is a travel adventure unlike any other. Experience India in all its diversity, from tropical beaches to Himalayan mountain vistas.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Questar 2008
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 915.04 TOUSummary: Presents documentary footage from the journey of André Gide and Marc Allégret to the Congo in French Equatorial Africa in 1925 with footage showing the lives, culture, and built environments of various groups in the region including the Baya, Sara, and Fula.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Icarus Films Home Video 2021
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC TRASummary: Celebrated violinist and conductor Scott Yoo crosses the country, exploring the diversity of American musicians, cultures and landscapes to discover how regional and ethnic music has inspired America's greatest composers: Amy Beach, Florence Price, Aaron Copland and two of today's masters, Sergio Assad and Reena Esmail.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV NOWSummary: Travels through five countries along the Silk Road between China and Turkey, featuring the cultures, modern traditions, and histories of the regions.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Questar, Inc. 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 915.1 SILSummary: Get up close to the wildlife, see the many natural wonders of Cape Town, drive along the beautiful coastline, and visit the village of Franschhoek, in the heart of wine country.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Questar, Inc. 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 916.804 BESSummary: In 1971, author and film scholar Donald Richie published a poetic travelogue about his explorations of the islands of Japan's Inland Sea, recording his search for traces of a traditional way of life as well as his own journey of self-discovery. Twenty years later, filmmaker Lucille Carra undertook a parallel trip inspired by Richie's by-then-classic book, capturing images of hushed beauty and...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY DOC INLSummary: The United States of America is a huge and diverse nation. From the Grand Canyon to the bustling streets of New York, there is something for everyone and so very much to see. Take the road trip of a lifetime across this vast and beautiful country. See the hills of Hollywood and the mountains of West Virginia. Travel through the crazy mad cities of Los Angeles, Chicago, and more.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: World Wide Multi Media 2017
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD 917.3 ROASummary: Take a trip across the country and back in time and re-discover the America of years gone by on the historic Route 66. Called the Main Street of America, it linked east and west for nearly 60 memorable years and became part of our national folklore in the process. More than 2400 miles of roadside diners, small towns, tepee-shaped motels and frozen custard stands helped thread the fabric of...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: RLJ Entertainment 2015
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD 917.3 ROUSummary: Rwandan president Paul Kagame leads a tour of his country. Included: gorilla trekking through Volcanoes National Park; jet skiing in Lake Kivu; exploring Nyungwe Forest National Park; and observing wildlife at Akagera National Park.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 916.7571 RWASummary: Join Scott Yoo, renowned violinist and conductor of the Mexico City Philharmonic, in, a new four-part documentary miniseries presented by Great Performances that merges music, storytelling, and travel, as he chases the secret histories of some of the greatest music ever written.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV NOWSummary: Take a Royal Tour with journalist Peter Greenberg, and see Ecuador in a way no visitor has ever seen it before. Guided by President of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, explore the Amazon rainforest, go whale watching off the coast of Manta, shop like a local in a rural town in the Andes Mountains, visit a chocolate farm in Cacao, and become mesmerized by the diversity of species only found on the...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 918.66 ECUSummary: "Take a detailed look at the fascinating history and culture of Washington DC with an insider's tour sponsored by Smithsonian."
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.53 GRECall number: DVD 917.53 GRE
Summary: The royal tour is a groundbreaking special, produced and hosted by Peter Greenberg, that will showcase Mexico in a way no visitor has ever seen the country before -- through the eyes of its leader.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Distribution 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.2 MexSummary: Take a trip through America's glorious landscapes. Experience sights and sounds that showcase the power and beauty of our great land. Shot in stunning high definition, this captures the magnificent power of the USA.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD 917 AMESummary: A war correspondent for the AP news agency is the guide on the trade route that for centuries linked the Far East to the West. Experience the fascinating tour through six countries encountering specialists, historians and people with a passion who will help the viewer learn the past and present identities of those countries. From Venice to Turkey to Xi₂an to China, rediscover the Silk Road.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "Join a best-selling travel writer and globe-trotting journalist to discover 18 million acres of adventure in America's state parks."--Container.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: The Teaching Company 2019
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917 YOGCall number: DVD 917 YOG
Summary: A journey with Karenlie Riddering and local guides through Puerto Rico's finest attraction and idyllic countryside. See the many historic sights of Old San Juan, El Yunque (the tropical rainforest), the beaches, golf courses, the Bacardi Rum Factory, and the nightlife where casinos, night clubs and fine restaurants abound.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Creative Kaleidoscope 2013
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Each episode focuses on a great composer, tracing the creation of their masterpieces and the profound, lasting cultural impact of their music while exploring little known or recently discovered works and new music they inspired.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV NOWSummary: A thirteen-hour travelogue that is a passport to truly cosmopolitan adventures. Presenting the most dazzling destinations on the globe, it provides in-depth exploration of all the sights on the civilized traveler's bucket list. Featuring stunning footage and valuable insights into each capital's distinctive customs, cuisine, architecture and landscape. It pairs friendly, knowledgeable narration...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: San Juan Music Group 2013