"Burt Wolf: Travels & Traditions" is a series of 13 half-hour programs in which award-winning journalist Burt Wolf travels to cities around the world, telling the stories of local traditions that have influenced us all. In many locations, he also shows how foreign traditions have influenced the city he is visiting. He reveals the relationship of marriage and food and the history of gaming. And, of course, he examines society and culture through eating.
In Taiwan, a Sense of Place (Part 2)
first aired:
February 3, 2007
(#710)
These two programs take a new approach to television travel. In each half-hour, ...
In Taiwan, a Sense of Place (Part 1)
first aired:
June 12, 2007
(#709)
These two programs take a new approach to television travel. In each half-hour, ...
A Tuscan Harvest, Italy
first aired:
June 7, 2007
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Tuscany is the artistic, cultural and gastronomic center of Northern Italy. ...
St. Gallen, Switzerland
first aired:
June 5, 2007
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The eastern part of Switzerland is one of the best-kept secrets in European ...
Hamburg, Germany
first aired:
May 31, 2007
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During the early 1960s, Hamburg was the world's epicenter for rock music. ...
Aachen, Germany
first aired:
May 29, 2007
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During the 8th century, Charlemagne united all the Christian communities ...
Cologne, Germany
first aired:
May 24, 2007
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Built by the ancient Romans, Cologne is a mixture of old and new - 60,000 ...
Vatican City
first aired:
May 22, 2007
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Rome's Vatican City has a population of only 550 people and a landmass ...
Christmas in Vienna, Austria
first aired:
May 17, 2007
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Christmas is observed in cities throughout the world, but the festivities ...
Santa Fe, New Mexico
first aired:
May 15, 2007
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For over 12,000 years, Native Americans have been living in the area around ...
Chimayo, New Mexico
first aired:
May 10, 2007
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In the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in northern New Mexico there is a small ...
Stamp Collecting, China
first aired:
May 8, 2007
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Collecting things might be part of an innate human desire to own stuff ...
Assisi, Italy
first aired:
May 3, 2007
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The town of Assisi, in the center of Italy was built on a hill that has ...
Siena, Italy
first aired:
May 1, 2007
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During the 9th century, the hill town of Siena in central Italy became ...
Santiago de Compostela, Spain
first aired:
April 26, 2007
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Today, sacred travel is more popular than it has been since the Middle ...
The Pilgrimage Road to Santiago, Spain
first aired:
April 24, 2007
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A pilgrimage is a trip to a place that was made holy by a special event, ...
The Abbeys of Austria
first aired:
April 19, 2007
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As boats sail west on the Danube River, from the Austrian city of Vienna, ...
The Lands of St. Patrick, Ireland
first aired:
March 17, 2007
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During the 5th century, Saint Patrick arrived in Ireland and changed the ...
Dublin, Ireland
first aired:
March 17, 2007
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For over 700 years Dublin lived under foreign domination. Today, however, ...
Atlantic City, New Jersey
first aired:
April 10, 2007
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In 1854, two real estate promoters turned a windswept island off the coast ...
The Shrine at Lourdes, France
first aired:
April 5, 2007
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In the southwest corner of France, Lourdes is one of the most important ...
Krakow, Poland
first aired:
April 3, 2007
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For hundreds of years Krakow has been one of the great cultural centers ...
Southwestern, France
first aired:
March 29, 2007
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Burt takes us on a tour of the city of Toulouse, discovers why the color ...
The Shrine at Czestochowa, Poland
first aired:
March 27, 2007
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The destination for pilgrims for over 600 years, this monastery houses ...
The Future of Shopping
first aired:
March 22, 2007
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We discover how shopping kept our original 13 colonies together during ...
The History and Science of Shopping
first aired:
March 20, 2007
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The two questions travelers ask most often are, "Where should I eat?" ...
Mexico City
first aired:
March 15, 2007
(#504)
Burt goes to Guadalupe, Mexico to uncover the Story of Juan Diego and ...
Taipei
first aired:
March 13, 2007
(#503)
Guided by Taiwan's most famous television cook (the Emeril of the Orient), ...
The Shrine of Guadalupe
first aired:
March 8, 2007
(#502)
Burt goes to Washington, DC to tour our nation's National Shrine, then ...
Taiwan
first aired:
March 6, 2007
(#501)
The island of Taiwan just off the coast of mainland China has held on ...
Jungfrau Region, Switzerland
first aired:
March 1, 2007
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In the heart of Switzerland, the Jungfrau region is considered to be one ...
Eastern Switzerland
first aired:
February 27, 2007
(#405)
One of the best-kept secrets in European travel, Eastern Switzerland is ...
Yucatan, Mexico
first aired:
February 22, 2007
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The Yucatan peninsula, on the east coast of Mexico, juts out into the ...
Winter in Valais, Switzerland
first aired:
February 3, 2007
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The most mountainous region in Switzerland, the Valais has some of the ...
Winter in Lake Geneva Region, Switzerland
first aired:
February 3, 2007
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One of Europe's finest locations for a family winter holiday. You'll join ...
Boston, Massachusetts
first aired:
February 13, 2007
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The first residents of Boston arrived in 1630 which gave the city an early ...
Graubuenden, Switzerland
first aired:
February 3, 2007
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Burt finds out how avalanches are predicted, and takes us for a safe ride ...
The Matterhorn Region, Switzerland
first aired:
June 18, 2007
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Burt takes us on a helicopter tour of Switzerland's most beautiful Alpine ...
The Swiss Mittelland
first aired:
February 8, 2007
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Burt shows us where, how and why Sherlock Homes died at the height of ...
Northwestern Switzerland
first aired:
February 6, 2007
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Burt takes us to a 500-year-old divorce court, a 2000-year-old Roman kitchen, ...
Ticino, Switzerland
first aired:
February 1, 2007
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The Italian speaking Ticino is the most southerly part of Switzerland ...
Geneva, Switzerland
first aired:
January 30, 2007
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Burt takes us through Geneva, Switzerland, explaining the key role that ...
The Lake Geneva Region, Switzerland
first aired:
January 25, 2007
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As Burt guides us through The Lake Geneva Region of Switzerland we visit ...
U.S. Virgin Islands
first aired:
May 31, 2007
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Columbus visited these islands during his second voyage and thought they ...
Celebrating Christmas at Biltmore Estate
first aired:
May 30, 2007
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Burt returns to The Biltmore Estate for the second part of his investigation ...
Getting Ready for Christmas at Biltmore Estate
first aired:
May 29, 2007
(#306)
The Biltmore Estate in Ashville, North Carolina, is the largest private ...
Zurich Switzerland
first aired:
May 28, 2007
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Zurich is Switzerland's largest city and a major cultural center. Burt ...
California's Gold Country
first aired:
May 25, 2007
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Within 5 years of the initial strike, over 50 billion dollars worth of ...
Sonoma County
first aired:
May 24, 2007
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Sonoma, California was the most northerly mission in the Spanish Mission ...
Sacramento California
first aired:
May 23, 2007
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By the time the California gold rush of 1849 was over, Sacramento Valley, ...
Oaxaca, Mexico
first aired:
May 5, 2007
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The biggest technical breakthrough in human history was figuring out how ...
Ellis Island
first aired:
May 17, 2007
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Between 1880 and 1920, over 12 million people immigrated to the United ...
Manhattan
first aired:
May 16, 2007
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Manhattan is the world epicenter for money, creativity, and culture. In ...
Ottawa
first aired:
May 15, 2007
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Ottawa-the capital of Canada-is a beautiful bilingual University town. ...
Springfield
first aired:
May 14, 2007
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Springfield, Illinois*the capital of the *Prairie State*. Located in central ...
Philadelphia
first aired:
May 11, 2007
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Philadelphia is one of America's oldest and most interesting cities. The ...
Miami
first aired:
May 10, 2007
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Miami, Florida. A sophisticated, subtropical city on the same latitude ...
Napa Valley
first aired:
May 9, 2007
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Napa Valley, California. Just fifty miles north of San Francisco. Napa ...
Beaver Creek
first aired:
February 3, 2007
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Beaver Creek, Colorado is one of the most celebrated ski resorts in the ...
San Francisco
first aired:
May 7, 2007
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San Francisco, a city whose present day gleam began with the discovery ...
Central Switzerland
first aired:
February 3, 2007
(#204)
Drive through the Swiss Alps and visit two of Switzerland*s most interesting ...
Twin Cities
first aired:
June 23, 2007
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Twin Cities, Minnesota, the state where the mighty Mississippi River begins. ...
Curacao
first aired:
April 26, 2007
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The capital city of Willemstad is like a mini-Amsterdam transported to ...
The Basque Country of Northern Spain
first aired:
April 25, 2007
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The Basque country of northeast Spain has the oldest culture in Europe ...
Trieste, Italy
first aired:
April 24, 2007
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Uncover the history of this port town, a city on an inlet of the gulf ...
Bermuda
first aired:
November 20, 2007
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Only six hundred miles off the coast of Carolina, Bermuda is an ideal ...
Las Vegas
first aired:
April 19, 2007
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Discover how the ancient Roman Feast of Saturn (a 2000-year-old festival) ...
The New Hong Kong
first aired:
April 18, 2007
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The new Hong Kong (the British gave it back to the Chinese in 1997) has ...
Naples, Florida
first aired:
April 17, 2007
(#109)
Take a walk into one of the most unusual swamps in the world, discover ...
Richmond, Virginia
first aired:
April 13, 2007
(#108)
Take a look at Virginia's oldest plantation (in operation for over 350 ...
Tampa Bay, Florida
first aired:
April 12, 2007
(#107)
Experience a safari at Busch Gardens, tour the town, visit one of the ...
Trondheim, Norway
first aired:
April 11, 2007
(#106)
See how the ancient Viking need to go exploring in search of food has ...
Asheville, North Carolina
first aired:
April 7, 2007
(#105)
Visit with local craftsmen from the Blue Ridge Mountains who are producing ...
Brussels, Belgium
first aired:
March 31, 2007
(#104)
Sample some unusual beers (including one flavored with cherries), discover ...
Baja: The Sea of Cortez
first aired:
February 24, 2007
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Explore a group of remote islands that are only accessible by small craft, ...
Greater Miami & the Beaches
first aired:
February 17, 2007
(#102)
Burt tours "the American city of the future" on a water taxi, visits Little ...
Munich, Germany
first aired:
February 10, 2007
(#101)
Visit the most popular beer garden in Europe, enjoy some Bavarian snacks, ...
