Processing the commercial imagery of pop culture, Ron English laid down the groundwork for the explosion of Street Art.
In this beautifully photographed tour de force of original thinking, Academy Award™ winner, Jeff Bridges shares the screen with scientists, profound thinkers and a dazzling array of Earth’s living creatures to reveal eye-opening concepts about ourselves and our past, providing fresh insights…
A filmakers artistic / filming experiences at a retreat in the mountains.
The Southwestern Pacific is a beautiful layout set in a freelanced version of the American Southwest. You’ll learn how the layout was constructed, how it operates, and how Mike McGinley (a career railroader) integrated his railroad experience into the planning of the pike. Mike runs the BNSF and…
Albania stands out amongst nations in a number of ways. Its geographic position has at times put it in the crosshairs of rising powers, while at other times has kept it on the fringes of regional conflict. The Albanian language forms an independent branch within the Indo-European family. The various…
Argentina is in some ways the enigma of South America. Its geography spreads from the Andes and Amazon Basin in the north, all the way to Antarctica. Argentina's claim to islands further afield brought it into conflict with Great Britain in the 1980's. That chapter cost its military dictatorship…
Armenia can lay claim to being one of the oldest European civilizations. The Armenians believe they are the descendants of Noah and his family of biblical fame. Armenia also claims to be the first Christian nation, adopting the religion even before Constantine did for the Roman Empire. Early Armenian…
In recent times the nation of Austria has often lived in the shadow of its larger neighbor, Germany. Starting our tour in Salzburg, we examine the Celtic origins of the Halstatt peoples who settled this region long ago. We then explore how the territory of Austria became part of the Holy Roman Empire…
Azerbaijan is sometimes referred to as the Land of Fire. Indeed, fire and other natural resources flow right out of the territory's surface! Such wonders of nature may have inspired the earliest followers of Zoroastrianism, considered the worlds first monotheistic faith. A subsequent religion, Islam,…
Belarus is one of the least-visited nations in Europe. That is not because of a lack of things to see or do, but because of difficulties in travelling freely, especially as an independent traveler. Part of that was a legacy from the period when Belarus was part of the Soviet Union. But it also reflected…
The nation of Belgium was forged out of two main ethnic groups, who had in common the desire not to be part of larger kingdoms of their linguistic cousins in France and the Netherlands. After forming a common homeland and achieving nationhood, the peoples struggled to find a cohesive national identity.…
The nation of Benin occupies a corner of West Africa which is rich in human history. The modern nation of Benin even took its name from an ancient empire which was actually centered in nearby Nigeria. We begin our tour along the coast and visit Ganvié, a floating village built to protect its residents…
