Video: Topics: Culture & Society: Travel
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Iowa Barnstormers, Des Moines, Iowa (#304)
Dan has the perfect prescription for your spring and summer football fever. Iowa Barnstormers games in Des Moines are a great family destination. Hosted by Dan Kaercher, Iowa's Simple Pleasures... 06:16
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Equitrekking | Horseback Riding Alaska in Cooper Landing | PBS
Join Equitrekking host Darley Newman as she rides with Alaska Horsemen on the Kenai Peninsula. Trek into the Chugach National Forest and learn about Cooper Landing's unique gold rush history. 03:45
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Ciao Italia | June 2011 Web Welcome | PBS
Mary Ann visits a special winery where vin santo is produced 02:32
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The Raj, Fairfield, Iowa (#302)
With the hectic lifestyle most of us live many don't take time to relax, let alone pamper ourselves. Dan Kaercher checks out the possibilities at a spa in Fairfield. Hosted by Dan Kaercher, Iowa's... 08:17
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Iowa's Simple Pleasures - Episode 206 (#206)
Full Program: Enjoy live music, good food and a view of the Missouri river on the terrace of a Sioux City restaurant; dance the night away at one of Iowa's classic ballrooms; board a boat on the Mississippi... 25:09
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In the Footsteps of Marco Polo | Full Program | PBS
Full Program: Two adventurers retrace Marco Polo's entire journey from Venice to China and back. 01:25:58
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Children of the Amazon | Trading Bows and Arrows for Laptops | PBS
In the Brazilian Amazon, there are hundreds of indigenous tribes that have lived sustainably for thousands of years. The rainforest sustains them, and their way of life has sustained and... 07:50
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Children of the Amazon: Chico Mendes | PBS
I traveled to the Brazilian Amazon on several occasions between 1987-1990 to assist on television documentaries. During my journeys, I had the opportunity to visit many Indigenous communities,... 03:17
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Children of the Amazon: Tempo de Floresta | PBS
I traveled to the Brazilian Amazon on several occasions between 1987-1990 to assist on television documentaries. During my journeys, I had the opportunity to visit many Indigenous communities,... 02:15
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Antiquing in Walnut, Walnut, Iowa (#306)
Join Dan Kaercher as he stroll's through an antique shopper's delight. Iowa's designated Antique City of Walnut boasts more than 15 separate antique shops in this town of 900 people. Hosted by Dan... 04:38
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Iowa's Simple Pleasures - Episode 205 (#205)
Full Program: Roller-skate at a historic open-air rink in Jefferson; go antiquing in Walnut; dine Italian style in the Mississippi town of Clinton; check-out a museum of teddy bears designed by an Iowa... 26:21
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Birding on the Mississippi, Allamakee County, Iowa (#303)
The Mississippi Explorer riverboat took Dan Kaercher and many others on a cruise to see the migration of tundra swans resting on the Upper Mississippi river on their way south for the winter. A... 04:43
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Ballroom Dancing, Woodward, Iowa (#301)
Open since 1931, the Lake Robbins Ballroom in Woodward has had its share of famous artists, including the Dorsey Brothers, Louis Armstrong, Pat Boone and Bobby Vee. Dan Kaercher was able to learn... 05:16
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Bev's on the River, Sioux City, Iowa (#206)
Dan Kaercher finds a great place along the Missouri river to dine on everything from country fried steak to lamb wellington to pork osso bucco. It's Bev's on the River in Sioux City. Hosted by Dan... 04:17
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Heartland Museum, Clarion, Iowa (#307)
Join Dan Kaercher as he learns there is more to a stuffed teddy bear than a "hug". Creation of some teddy bears has reached a fine art, explains an Iowa teddy bear artist. And there is even a museum... 05:32








