Burt Wolf: Travels and Traditions

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Hong Kong (Part One)
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01, 2016
Burt returns to Hong Kong for his 10th visit and takes a look at how things have changed. He explains the history of the gold fish, and the Jade Market. He also takes us on a ride around .. show full overview
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Hong Kong (Part Two)
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08, 2016
Burt explains the history of Dim Sum restaurants, Hong Kong speed tailoring, how to send money to your ancestors in the after life and the origin of the escalator. He also takes us on .. show full overview
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Cruising the Rhine (Part One)
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15, 2016
Burt takes a look at the history of the Rhine River, the European Grand Tour, modern river cruising, and the Swiss city of Basel. We also learn the real story of the Song of the Lorelei, .. show full overview
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Cruising the Rhine (Part Two)
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22, 2016
Burt explains the Romantic Period in European art, what the original Grimm Brothers Fairy Tales were really like (very grim), how the river locks work, the history of Eau de Cologne and .. show full overview
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Sailing the Danube
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29, 2016
Burt Wolf guides us along the Danube. First stop is Nuremberg, where we take a look at the works of Albrecht Durer, a master artist of the 14th century. We also visit Regensburg, its .. show full overview
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The Palm Beaches
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07, 2016
Burt takes a look at how the Palm Beaches were developed, the Norton Museum of Art, a man who was able to change the law so you could get divorced if your spouse was insane, and the .. show full overview