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Ecotourism is a relatively new term used to describe tourism related activities which are managed within a sustainable manner. Many definitions of ecotourism exist, which can cause confusion concerning when and how to use the term. Visiting two leading tourist destinations, Phillip Island Nature Park and Mount Hotham Alpine Resort, this program discusses the needs of the ecotourist, the process of accreditation and the associated benefits for all....
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Delve into the multiculturalism of Chinatowns around the globe with travellers Lavinia Tan, Megan McCormick, and Justine Shapiro, as they visit Penang, Singapore, Lima, San Francisco, New York City, London, and Hong Kong. Tan discovers exquisite Chinese and Malay cuisine, visits a clan house, and experiences the Hungry Ghost Festival. She learns about Singapore's trading center, and the incredibly cramped living conditions of migrant workers. Next,...
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Volcanoes both fascinate and frighten mankind. Often causing massive loss of life, they've been worshipped as gods, and feared as homes for the devil. They emit huge amounts of poison gas and ash, yet provide some of the most fertile land on Earth. In this Globe Trekker Special, travelers Megan McCormick, Ian Wright, Justine Shapiro, Alex Riley, and Sami Sabiti explore the world's most spectacular volcanoes, travelling from the heart of Europe, across...
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Our planet is under threat by human beings. Tourism, wars, pollution, development, mining, decay, and neglect daily threaten some of the most precious places on Earth. Our presenters take us on a trip around the world to explore some of our most endangered places and ask how we can help. Justine Shapiro shows us the beautiful, sinking city of Venice. Zay Harding witnesses how global warming melts chunks of glacier into the sea in Antarctica. Ian Wright...
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The ecotourism model that has been developed in Australia is now being used as a model for the development of ecotourism internationally. This program uses the Phillip Island Nature Park as a case study to explore and illustrate the principles of ecotourism. The Park is an excellent example because it has tours and attractions at all three levels of NEAP accreditation-nature tourism, ecotourism, and advanced ecotourism-and has been involved in ecotourism...
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Megan McCormick travels to Colombia, Panama, Florida, and the Bahamas to learn about the galleons, treasure, and pirates of the Caribbean. Megan follows the route of 17th-century Spanish galleons on their voyages to bring back gold from the New World. Christopher Columbus's 1492 journey sparked centuries of treasure hunting and brutal competition. Megan's journey begins at the Museo del Oro (Gold Museum) in Bogota, continuing to the Camino Real mule...
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This Globe Trekker Special is all about our fellow primates: lemurs, monkeys, and apes. Conservationists Ian Wright, Megan McCormick, Justine Shapiro, Zoe Palmer, Holly Morris, Eils Nevitt, Nikki Grosse, and Zay Harding travel across Africa, Asia, and South America, visiting the last strongholds of many rare and endangered species. These conservationists will travel to such fascinating locations as Thailand, Borneo, Sumatra, Tanzania, Zambia, Uganda,...
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Megan McCormick travels back in time to the heart of the American Civil War. Lasting 4 years, covering 27 states and costing the lives of 600,000 Americans, the war of 1861-1865 defined the course of American history. Travel to South Carolina slavery plantations, Abraham Lincoln's house in Springfield, Illinois, Fort Sumter and Charleston, Gettysburg, and the haunted confederate base of Farnsworth House. From re-enactments to the Civil War Ball to...
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