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Argentina Description and travel Corsica (France) Description and travel Greenland Description and travel Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) Description and travel Huế (Vietnam) Description and travel Iceland Description and travel Sardinia (Italy) Description and travel Sicily (Italy) Description and travel Sydney (N.S.W.) Description and travel Vietnam Description and travelSummary: Katy Haswell visits Belgium and Luxembourg, two European countries small in stature but large in attractions, such as Antwerp, Bruges, Brussels, and the site of the battle of Waterloo, then Luxembourg in time to take part in the National Day festivities.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Pilot Productions 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 914.93 BELSummary: "Traveler Estelle Bingham starts her exploration of the ancient city at Topkapi palace [i.e. Palace], former home of sultans and their concubines. She interrups her sightseeing for a day trip to Gallipoli, the site of an infamous World War I battlefield. Continuing her journey around Istanbul, she visits the opulent Pera Palace Hotel. After some retail therapy in the Grand Bazaar, she ends her...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Escapi 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 914.961 ISTSummary: The richness of Italy and its people are evident in this video. Join traveler Megan McCormick as she explores the spectacular Italian Alps and the modern, cultural and gastronomic cities of the North; while Justine Shapiro looks beyond the image of the underdeveloped South, and explores Rome, Naples and countryside villages, before reaching the tip of Italy's toe in Aspromonte.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Escapi Media 2004
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD 914.5 ITASummary: "Traveler Ian Wright starts his journey in Jordan's Wadi Rum Desert, Traveling south past the ruins at Petra and then on to Beirut in Lebanon. He ends his journey in Syria at the ancient town of Palmyra. Further, south traveler Megan McCormick visits battle scarred Kuwait before traveling on to Dubai and finally Oman. Justine Shapiro completes the journey traveling through Israel and the...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Escapi 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 915.6 MIDSummary: Traveler Ian Wright's journey down the elegant longitude of Chile takes him from the driest desert in the world to the southernmost point before the Antarctic, nearly 3,000 miles of stunning countryside encompassing a vast and beautiful variety of terrain and climate.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Escapi Media 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 918.3 CHISummary: "Traveler Ian Wright goes trekking in the Great Smokey Mountains, before driving south to Atlanta, Georgia. He then catches the bus to Tuskegee, Alabama and the idyllic beaches of the Gulf shores. He travels down Highway 61 through Vicksburg and Clarksdale, before ending his journey in Memphis, Tennesee"--Container.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Escapi 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.5 DEESummary: "Traveler Megan McCormick starts her journey in the sprawling capital of Cairo. She then travles into the western desert via El Alamein to the oasis town of Siwa, close to the Libyan border. Heading south for a five day desert trek she arrives at her final destination - Luxor, which claims to be the world's greatest open air museum"--Container.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Escapi 2003
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD 916.2 DESSummary: "Traveler Justine Shapiro starts her journey in northern France on the beaches of Normandy. Traveling east through the vineyards of Champagne, she then explores Brittany and Somme. Christina Chang takes over in Bordeaux, traveling through Arles, Marseilles and Lourdes. She ends her journey in Monaco, on the beaches of the Riviera"--Container.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Escapi 2003
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD 914.4 FRASummary: "Traveler Justine Shapiro's journey starts in Berlin where she learns about Germany's experience during World War II. From there she hitches a ride to Niebull before continuing onto the incredible beaches of Sylt. After a stop in Hamburg, she moves to the grand city of Nuremberg before completing her trip climbing Mount Yenna"--Container.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Escapi 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 914.3 GERSummary: Cambodia is a land of lush beauty and ancient mystery. Globe Trekker Ian Wright begins his journey at Phnom Da to Kampot at the base of the Elephant Mountains and explores the extraordinary Bokor Hill Station. Then Ian catches the slow train to Sihanoukville to the pristine beaches of Koh Rong. A short flight to Senmonorom in the northern Mondulkiri Province brings Ian to the celebration of a...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Pilot Productions 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 915.96 CAMSummary: See some of the most remote beaches on the planet, travel to Komodo Island and see much more. Formerly known as Lonely Planet series.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Escapi New Media Studios 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 915.9 INDSummary: Mongolia, sandwiched between Russia and China, was part of the Soviet bloc for more than 60 years. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, it has been a free and democratic country. Ian Wright takes a train from Beijing, China, to Ulaan Baatar or "Red Hero", Mongolia's present day capital. He travels north-west to Karakorum then across the Gobi desert before returning to Ulaan Bataar in...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: DVD Masters 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 915.17 MONSummary: Destinations include Plymouth, site of America's first pilgrim community, Boston, New Haven, Vermont in fall, Maine, Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard and Newport.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Pilot Productions 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.4 NEWSummary: "Globe Trekker Shilpa Mehta visits a handful of the Philippines' 7100 islands, encountering great cultural, spiritual and geographical diversity on her way. The only Christian nation in South East Asia, the Philippines remain off the main beaten tourist track. Beginning her journey on the largest island of Luzon, Shilpa is treated by a faith healer, witnesses the Easter ritual of real life...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Pilot Productions 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 915.9904 PHISummary: "Traveler Estelle Bingham starts her exploration of the city at the Forum, the hub of ancient Rome. From there she visits Michelangelo's beautiful Piazza Campidoglio before strolling through charming Trastevere. She completes her tour at the Pantheon, one of Rome's great ancient buildings and the resting place of Raphael"--Container.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Escapi 2004
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD 914.5 ROMMcCormick, Megan
Summary: A traveler takes a tour of Beijing, China from Tiananman Square to the Forbidden City.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Pilot Productions 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 915.1 BEIGlobe Trekker
Summary: Shows a variety of trekking destinations around the world, visiting each continent.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Pilot Productions 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.51 BESSummary: Visit the incredible Iguazu Falls; Catch the Train to the Stars, one of the most spectacular railway journeys in Latin America; Learn the Tango and party in Buenos Aires: Visit the San Moreno Glacier at the tip of Latin America.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Escapi New Media Studio 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 918.2 ARGSummary: Starting in Ho Chi Minh City, this tour of Vietnam takes you to the beaches of Lang Go, the city of Hue, the capital Hanoi, and the remote highlands near the Chinese boarder.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Escapi New Media Studios 2004