Joseph Rosendo
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
336 p. ; ill., col. maps ; 30 cm.
Description
"Answering the difficult questions that today's adventurous travelers ask-where's the best place for a beach holiday in March? What are my options if June is the only time I can take a holiday? I'm getting married in November, where would be the perfect place for a honeymoon?-this is the perfect book for anyone planning a vacation or a longer adventure. Find out about the best time to go to each destination, the best places to see, and the best things...
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (27 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Joseph begins his Rideau Canal journey in Ottawa where he explores the capital's diverse neighborhoods, historic landmarks, farmer's markets, and hip restaurants. He grinds flour in an ancient mill, samples butter tarts with the Gingerbread Man, blows glass witch balls and helps First Nations craftspeople build a birch bark canoe. Joseph visits a cannabis factory, dines on maple syrup-soaked flapjacks and cranks open the 19th-century locks by hand....
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (26 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The Bhutan adventure continues as the travel guide heads east over 14,000 foot mountain passes to the Phobjikha Valley to witness the graceful antics of the rare and endangered Black-Necked Crane, breathtaking in their elegance and beauty. After two weeks of journeying through the wildness and magnificence of the Bhutan Himalayas he comes to realize that it is the Bhutanese smiles, easy laughter, fearlessness and willingness to share their lives that...
Pub. Date
[2013?]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (26 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Tokyo's idiosyncratic pop culture, flashy neon-lights, garish billboards and hoards of people threaten to overwhelm the travel guides sensibilities, yet it doesn't take long for the episode to find its cultural center. Ancient temples, revered practices, natural beauty and graceful personal exchanges take the lead as the episode unfolds.