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TRAVEL

Windows to the Wild: Hikes North of the Whites


VISIT WINDOWS TO THE WILD
Willem and Kim Nilsen, author of "50 Hikes North of the White Mountains," trek a portion of the 165-mile Cohos Trail.


Antiques & Collectibles

Antiques Roadshow Comes to Boston


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Learn the value of this Tiffany & Co. natural pearl and diamond necklace, about folk art at the historic Sleeper-McCann House in Gloucester, and about a host of arms and militaria from the Civil and World War II eras.
NEW ENGLAND

Roadside Stories


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Bob Wilson travels New England and stops to sit on the curb, waiting for anyone to pause there and tell him a story. In this weeks episode he takes a stroll across Vermont treetops and meets a commercial fisherman whose wife has pneumonia.
GLOBE TREKKER

Holy Lands: Jerusalem & The West Bank


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GLOBE TREKKER CALENDAR
Globe Trekker Zay Harding explores the Holy Lands, first walking through the ancient city of Jerusalem, then into the Palestinian West Bank, where he explores one of the world’s natural wonders, the Dead Sea.

Thursday at 10pm on WGBH 44
KIDS TRAVEL

China Through My Eyes


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Take a trip with Ava, age seven, and Sofie, age eight—two girls growing up in Cape Cod, Mass.—as they experience fascinating events and interactions during their visit to China's Pearl River Delta.
New England Summer Festivals

The Bowdoin International Music Festival


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Host Cheryl Willoughby takes you to the cool breezes of coastal Maine for chamber music on the campus of Bowdoin College.

On-demand at Classical New England
WGBH LEARNINGTOURS

A Classical New England Tour to Switzerland


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Join host Brian McCreath in Switzerland for concerts at the Lucerne Festival and the Menuhin Festival in Gstaad, with performances by the Berlin Philharmonic, the London Symphony, Maurizio Pollini, and more.
Travel

Dreaming of an Air Travel Boom


By Adam Reilly
Boeing's fuel-efficient Dreamliner 787 is making nonstop Boston-to-Tokyo air travel feasible for the first time.
CHINA: THROUGH MY EYES

Dragons in Salem



It's time to celebrate the Lunar New Year, and Ava and Sofie visit the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem to say goodbye to the Year of the Rabbit and hello to the Year of the Dragon!
New England Summer Festivals

Classical in the Mountains: The Manchester Music Festival


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The mountains of southern Vermont ring with chamber and orchestral music from the Manchester Music Festival.
On-demand at Classical New England
CHINA: THROUGH MY EYES

Easter Tower



In the twelfth and final episode in China, Ava and Sofie spend Easter Sunday at the Macau Tower, the 1,109-foot tall place to be for panoramic views of Macau and the surrounding waters. But first, they begin decorating plastic Easter eggs at a table provided for visiting children by the Macau Tower Entertainment Centre.
WGBH Local News

Rosenstock: Hymn to the Earth


By WGBH News
WGBH's Bob Seay went to the Worcester Art Museum to talk with photographer Ron Rosenstock about his new show and his life's work.
World News

Italian Cruise Crash Survivor Tells His Story


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By Toni Waterman
The passengers of the Costa Concordia were unprepared to escape when the cruise ship ran aground, said Brandon Warrick.
CHINA: THROUGH MY EYES

Sea Goddess


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In episode eleven, Sofie and Ava seek out the goddess A-Ma, or Mazu, believed to be the namesake of Macau. The girls visit the A-Ma Temple, one of the oldest and most famous Taoist temples. 
CHINA: THROUGH MY EYES

Macau WOW


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In episode 10, Sofie and Ava investigate Macau, a former Portuguese colony with a fascinating mix of cultures. How does this place look, sound, smell and taste different from Hong Kong? From Guangzhou? From home?
New England Summer Festivals

Early Music in the Berkshires


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Classical New England takes you to the Aston Magna Music Festival.
On-demand at Classical New England
CHINA: THROUGH MY EYES

Guangzhou: Crypt Keepers


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Episode nine: The girls journey to a historic cemetery where Western travelers of long ago are buried.
Government

Sen. Kerry: This Man's Walk Talked


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By Will Roseliep
Sen. John Kerry talks about why he supported cross-country walker B.J. Hill's effort to deliver thousands of people's letters to President Obama.
China: Through My Eyes

Guangzhou: Visiting A Chinese Zoo


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The girls climb into another Chinese taxi and travel with a guide to the Chime Long Xiangjiang Safari Park, the largest animal park in Asia.
China: Through My Eyes

Guangzhou: A Trip By Train


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In the seventh episode of the China: Through My Eyes series, Sofie and Ava board a train for the 100-mile journey to Guangzhou, Southern China’s largest city.
China: Through My Eyes

Traveling To Tai O: An Ancient Fishing Village


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In the fifth episode of China: Through My Eyes, the girls journey to Tai O, a 300 year-old fishing village on the western side of Lantau Island and learn about the city’s long relationship with the sea.
New England Summer Festivals

In Nature's Realm: The Kingston Chamber Music Festival


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Along the Naragansett Beach, beautiful chamber music rings across Rhode Island each summer.

China: Through My Eyes

About the Web-Only Kids' Series


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Cape Cod journalist Sarah Colvin interviews Through My Eyes Director Jen Sexton about the upcoming China series, presented by two children, Ava, age seven, and Sofie, age eight, as they experience new and fascinating places, events, and interactions during their visit to three destinations in China's Pearl River Delta.

China: Through My Eyes

Epilogue: Traveling Home, Reflecting on Our Experiences

In the final episode, Ava and Sofie reflect on their experiences on the other side of the world as they make the long journey back via Vancouver, B.C. Their world has certainly become larger, now that they have traveled so far from home. How has their journey changed them? The girls look back on their questions and expectations at the adventure’s beginning. How did China surprise them? How has their adventure expanded their world? What ideas, goals, and questions have they brought home with them? What were their favorite parts? What will they never forget? And where would they like to visit next?
China: Through My Eyes

Macau: Visiting the Temple of a Goddess and a Maritime Museum

In episode twelve, Sofie and Ava seek out the goddess A-Ma, or Matsu, believed to be the namesake of Macau. The girls visit the A-Ma Temple, one of the oldest and most famous Taoist temples in existence, built in 1488 to honor this important goddess of fishermen and seafarers. Ava compares and contrasts her experiences in theater classes back home as the girls take in a bit of traditional Chinese opera in an outdoor theater. Later, they try out a real rickshaw, then learn more about the goddess A-Ma at the nearby Macau Maritime Museum, filled with models of vessels, examples of local traditional costumes and fishing techniques, a small theater telling the story of the goddess A-Ma with moving dioramas, and even an aquarium.
China: Through My Eyes

Easter at the Macau Tower

In the eleventh episode, Ava and Sofie spend Easter Sunday at the Macau Tower, the 1,109-foot tall place to be for panoramic views of Macau and the surrounding waters. They stroll across dizzying clear observation panels in the floor as daredevils plummet past, enjoying one of the highest commercial skyjumps on earth. Later, while decorating plastic Easter eggs at a table provided by the Macau Tower Entertainment Centre for visiting children, the girls are spirited away to take part in a dance competition, in which they must bridge a language barrier as they try to follow the moves of a cowgirl-clad dance instructor. Yee-haw! That’s Easter in Macau!
China: Through My Eyes

Guangzhou: Visiting A Chinese Zoo

In the ninth episode, the girls climb into another Chinese taxi and travel with a guide to the Chime Long Xiangjiang Safari Park, the largest animal park in Asia and home to over 20,000 animals, including giant pandas and over half the world’s population of white tigers. A visit to the tiger cub nursery with litters of gamboling striped babies is an experience that will never be forgotten. Sofie and Ava view creatures from around the world from the Safari Train, winding ever-closer to the piece de resistance, the bamboo-munching giant panda, animal ambassador from China to the United States since pandas Ling-Ling and Hsing-Hsing were given to the U.S. by the Chinese government in 1972 following President Nixon’s historic visit to China, a bit of history as ancient to the girls as China’s gift of pandas to Japan in the Tang Dynasty.
China: Through My Eyes

Guangzhou: Exploring a Park and Historic Cemetery

In episode eight, Ava and Sofie visit the Guangzhou Museum, located within the Zhenhai Tower, also known as the Five-Story Pagoda and originally built in 1380, in the heart of Guangzhou’s Yuexiu Park. The girls have fun with a three-dimensional model of modern day Guangzhou, make their own unique child’s-eye observations on 2,000 years of Chinese history, and enjoy a view of the city from the fifth floor balcony. In a hillside park, Ava, a violin student back home, observes a musician playing a similar-looking traditional Chinese stringed instrument in an outdoor performance. A journey to an historic cemetery where European travelers of long ago are buried offers the girls a chance to reflect upon their own adventures far from home while climbing among flowers and monuments in a lush green setting.
China: Through My Eyes

Guangzhou: A Trip by Train, Dinner with New Friends

In the seventh episode, Sofie and Ava board a train for the 75-mile journey to Guangzhou, Southern China’s largest city. Entering Mainland China for the first time, they notice how it differs from Hong Kong and how things compare to their familiar surroundings back home in the United States. Here, drivers sit on the left side of the car and cars drive on the left side of the road, just like back home. How confusing — after several days in Hong Kong, they had just become used to the right side! After settling into their new home base, complete with a view of the Canton Tower, the girls enjoy a Chinese meal with new friends.
China: Through My Eyes

Hong Kong: Victoria Peak and a Beach Day in China

In episode six, Ava and Sofie take a steep ride up the historic Peak Tram to the top of Hong Kong’s Victoria Peak, the highest point on the island, at over 1,800 feet. After enjoying panoramic views of the city they have spent several days exploring, they return to sea level, cooling their toes in the South China Sea at an Aberdeen beach. Does the beach remind them of their seaside homes on Cape Cod? How is it different?
China: Through My Eyes

Hong Kong: Exploring Tai O and Aberdeen

In the fifth episode, the girls journey by bus to Tai O, a fishing village on the western side of Lantau Island. Here Sofie and Ava let off some steam playing alongside fishing boats, practice some moves at a Shaolin Temple, hunt through the village market and learn about the city’s long relationship with the sea as they explore the Hong Kong Maritime Museum.
China: Through My Eyes

Macau: A Journey by Bus and Exploring

In episode ten, Sofie and Ava travel by bus over the farmland of southern China bound for Macau, a former Portuguese colony with a fascinating mix of cultures. How does this place look, sound, smell and taste different from Hong Kong? From Guangzhou? From home? The girls take a long hike through the streets and parks of Macau, noticing the colorful Portuguese architecture, black and white tiled streets and a swirl of tourists from around the world. They take to a cable car, taxis and their feet to explore this unique destination filled with natural beauty, historic ruins, public square teeming with people, tiny shops in winding streets and a casino district which lights up the night sky.
China: Through My Eyes

Hong Kong: Lunch With A Local Family


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In episode four of this WGBH travel and history series for kids, Ava and Sofie go on a scenic Hong Kong ferry ride to meet Castor and Pollux, a brother and sister, and their family for a Sunday lunch, Hong Kong style.
New England Summer Festivals

Chamber Music At The Icebox Of Connecticut


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The Norfolk Chamber Music Festival brings together students and teachers at a beautiful estate for Yale University's summer music school.
New England Summer Festivals

Experiments In Chamber Music At Vermont's Yellow Barn


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Seasoned professionals and talented apprentices join together in bringing chamber music to the mountains of Vermont.
On-demand at Classical New England
New England Summer Festivals

Gambas, Sackbuts, And More: Early Music In The City


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From the heart of the American Revolution, a revolution in music from the Renaissance and Baroque.
New England Summer Festivals

Monadnock: Music In The Meeting House


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The churches and meeting houses of New Hampshire ring with classical music in the summer.

On-demand at Classical New England
New England Summer Festivals

Newport: Music at the Mansions


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Join Laura Carlo for chamber music from spectacular coastal settings in Rhode Island.
On-demand at Classical New England
New England Summer Festivals

The Rockport Chamber Music Festival


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New England Summer Festivals takes you to a place where water, land, and music come together.
On-demand at Classical New England
New England Summer Festivals

The Marlboro Festival


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MORE NEW ENGLAND SUMMER FESTIVALS
Alan McLellan takes you to the venerable Marlboro Chamber Music Festival for performances from the 2011 season.

On-demand at Classical New England
WGBH Foodie

Best Of Nantucket 2011


By Cathy Huyghe
Here's your source for what to do, see, and taste on Nantucket this season.
The Emily Rooney Show

J Squared: As Summer Ends, The Fun Begins


By Jared Bowen, Jan Saragoni

99.5 Host Notes

Postscript From Spain


By Cathy Fuller
A few added scenes and thoughts from a cultural pilgrimage.
99.5 Host Notes

Zarzuela!


By Cathy Fuller
One of the distinctive musical sounds of Spain is featured in another postcard from the WGBH Learning Tour.
99.5 Host Notes

Spain!


By Cathy Fuller
Greetings from our 2011 Learning Tour!
Around the Nation

Pickpocketing: An Art That's Stealing Away



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By NPR Staff
Few crimes have disappeared as dramatically as pickpocketing. These days, law enforcement officials don't even track statistics on pickpockets. What happened to it?
Tavis Smiley

Tavis Smiley with Rick Steves


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Travel writer Rick Steves says Americans shouldn't get sidetracked by how they are perceived when traveling to foreign countries.
History

Paris: The Luminous Years


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Key figures in the art world, including Pablo Picasso, Gertrude Stein, and Langston Hughes, explain what attracted them to the City of Lights. Premieres Wednesday, Dec. 15 at 9pm on WGBH 2.
99.5 Host Notes

For St. Andrew's Day


By Brian McCreath
I suppose with a name like mine, it shouldn't come as any surprise that Scotland figures prominently in my background.
Travel

Walking Through Life With Bruce Feiler

Greater Boston host Emily Rooney talks with Bruce Feiler about his epic 10,000-mile journey, his fight against bone cancer, and how losing his ability to walk had a profound effect on his passion for living. SEE WHEN IT'S ON
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Sports

Introduction to the Inner Game With Tim Gallwey

Tim Gallwey writes, "Every game is composed of two parts, an outer game and an inner game." SEE WHEN IT'S ON
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Around the Nation

Nearly 4,500 Stranded After Cruise Ship Fire


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MORE NEWS FROM WGBH
The Carnival Splendor will be towed into a Mexican port and will not arrive until at least Wednesday night. An engine room fire cut power to the ship early Monday. None of the 3,299 passengers and 1,167 crew members were hurt.
99.5 Host Notes

One More Swing Through Prague


By Brian McCreath
When music takes you there.
99.5 Host Notes

Oct. 20: Executioner's Goulash Anyone?


By Brian McCreath
The perfect meal to enjoy while listening to Czech music.
99.5 Host Notes

Oct. 13: Prague and Art Nouveau


By Brian McCreath
The Czech capitol was one of the centers of Art Nouveau.
Tavis Smiley

Interview with Rick Steves


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Travel writer Rick Steves says Americans shouldn't get sidetracked by how they are perceived when traveling to foreign countries. 

World Music

Travel Around the World with Sound Tracks


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MORE WORLD MUSIC

The World's Marco Werman takes you on a musical trip around the world in Sound Tracks: Music Without Borders.

Foodie Blog

Wintertime Hideouts


By Cathy Huyghe

Looking for hot food, warming drinks, and a cozy atmosphere? These venues fit the bill. Cathy Huyghe's top three choices for wintertime hideouts are below.

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