About this season
As seen through the eyes of world-famous photographer Heidi Hollinger, we set off to discover vibrant port cities and capture their true essence and soul. Settled centuries ago when boat travel was the only means of communication, these ports have developed into commercial and cultural metropolises, rich in their unique history. Native and new residents alike share with us the love and charm each city has to offer.
Episodes (13)
1. San Francisco
Aired 11 January 2011
A city with a history of the trend and counter trend, San Francisco is home to living a greener and simpler life.
2. Cape Town
Aired 18 January 2011
With more than 50 percent of its population under the age of 24, change is being ushered in by Cape Town's youth; optimism, hope and resilience pit themselves against the lingering wounds of apartheid.
3. Tel Aviv
Aired 25 January 2011
Tel Aviv is the international capital of Bauhaus architecture and an example of tolerant co-existence.
4. Bangkok
Aired 1 February 2011
Bangkok is a city in motion; traffic is impossibly dense: cars, boats, overcrowded streets; beneath the culture of chaos, this Buddhist city possesses a deep and permanent respect for well-being.
5. Helsinki
Aired 8 February 2011
Helsinki, a leader in social policy, innovator in telecommunications and the sauna capital of the world, is composed of 150 islands.
6. Melbourne
Aired 15 February 2011
More than 80 languages are spoken on the streets of the Australian city of Melbourne.
7. Houston
Aired 5 April 2011
Having been defined by NASA, petroleum and cowboy ways, Houston is surprisingly liberal.
8. Reykjavik
Aired 12 April 2011 • 47 min
Hot water geysers dominate Reykjavik's landscape.
9. Havana
Aired 19 April 2011
Frozen in time, Havana reveals some of its secrets; meet the photographers of the Cuban revolution and learn about the reality and role of socialism, baseball and salsa dancing, and visit the rooftop gardens that feed 90 percent of the local population.
10. Moscow
Aired 26 April 2011
Moscow is located between five rivers and seven seas and is known as the global capital of the outrageous.
11. Marseilles
Aired 3 May 2011 • 47 min
The oldest city in France is a city of contradictions.
12. Buenos Aires
Aired 10 May 2011
The people of Buenos Aires, known as the Paris of the Americas, live life to the fullest.
13. Lisbon
Aired 17 May 2011
Lisbon has been transformed over the past 20 years into Europe's most cosmopolitan city.