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A Bridge Over Time | Bruce Holmes | Portugal, Northern Portugal, Porto
Moored by the bank on the opposite side of the river are the small boats called rabelos, which once carried the barrels of port wine down the river from the vineyards of the Douro Valley
A Walk on the Wild Side | Bruce Holmes | New Zealand, South Island, Fiordland National Park
After disembarking we took the short walk to Glade House, left our gear and followed Hisa on a nature walk. Hisa hailed from Tokyo, but after hiking the track 28 times he knew this wilderness better than most Kiwis
City of Contrasts | Bruce Holmes | United Kingdom, Edinburgh, Edinburgh
Our guide is taking us on a tour of the hidden historic vaults of Edinburgh beneath Southbridge, which was built in 1785. The vaults have only been open to tourists in recent times.
Echoes from a Dark Past | Bruce Holmes | Canada, Quebec, Quebec City
In old Quebec’s cobbled Place Royale we heard the gruesome story of an execution. Locksmith Jean Duval had arrived in the colony with Samuel de Champlain in 1608, hoping for a new start but quickly realized that the old power and status relationships had come with them to the New World
Here's To the Much-Read and Long Dead | Bruce Holmes | Ireland, East Coast Ireland, Dublin
Eithne sings her opening lines with gusto, and hands on hips she asks: "What will you have?" The audience choruses, "I'll have a pint!"
And so Dublin's famous Literary Pub Crawl gets a roll on.
Hey Bear | Bruce Holmes | Canada, British Columbia, Vancouver
Sitting in the hide so early in the freezing cold, I realized why I’d carried my thermals, beanie, gloves and fleece across a warmer North America
On Top of the World | Bruce Holmes | New Zealand, South Island, Queenstown
Whoa, hold on there! But we were up and away. Moments later we were looking down from the helicopter, with Lake Wakatipu beneath us.
On the Trail of the Rainbow Serpent | Bruce Holmes | Australia, Northern Territories, Kakadu National Park
The ranger's voice held a hushed group of tourists spellbound, as I examined the rock painting of the fabled Rainbow Serpent.
Raising a Glass in Portugal | Bruce Holmes | Portugal, Northern Portugal, Douro Valley
Here in the quintas or vineyards of the Douro Valley in northern Portugal, heritage is still important
Renewing the Spirit | Bruce Holmes | Australia, New South Wales, Wollongong
Where pioneering inventor Lawrence Hargrave's kite first lifted him five meters off the ground in 1894, brightly colored hang-gliders now soar with the birds over sea and hills
Sink Your Teeth into Whitby | Bruce Holmes | United Kingdom, Yorkshire, North Yorkshire
This ancient seaport and fishing village on the north-east coast of England has been a haven for holiday-makers since Victorian times and has played a significant role in English history. Its harbor, once the sixth largest port in Britain, lies where the River Esk reaches the North Sea.
The Bard and the Businessman | Bruce Holmes | United Kingdom, Cotswolds, Stratford-Upon-Avon
Visiting the town of Stratford-upon-Avon taught me about the life of a famous investor, money lender and landlord who was so shrewd that in his will he left only his second best bed to the widow, to prevent gold-diggers getting their hands on the money. His name? William Shakespeare, who was it seems as much businessman as bard.
They Come to America | Bruce Holmes | United States, New York State, New York
In my head I could hear Neil Diamond’s lyrics "everywhere around the world, they come to America," and strolling through New York’s Lower East Side the smells and tastes convinced me that the words of the song were true
Walking the Walls of York | Bruce Holmes | United Kingdom, Yorkshire, York
As a medieval bowman you stand within the defences of Walmgate Bar while York is besieged. Defenders breach the outer edge of the barbican and you know now that they are in range of your arrows.
Wildlife and Heritage | Bruce Holmes | New Zealand, South Island, Otago
Here we were in Dunedin, New Zealand and I wanted to see fur seals, penguins and albatross? This didn't sound cool to the group of up to the minute teenagers who were with us, but thankfully the adults prevailed.