Category: Travel
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St. Catherine’s Monastery, Mt. Sinai, Egypt
This video clip is from St. Catherine’s Monastery in Egypt. To get there, we took a taxi from Elat, Israel to the Egyptian border crossing at Taba. After paying the usual departure taxes and customs screenings, we walked into Egypt. The Egyptian customs officials pulled us into a side office and grilled us for fifteen…
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Seattle Fremont District
I recorded this footage in December 2006 while on a shoot in the Pacific Northwest. Seattle’s Fremont District is a funky, eclectic neighborhood on the cities north side. This artsy part of town features a statue of Vladimir Lenin, a troll under the bridge an outdoor market and lot’s of interesting people.www.frakesproductions.com Tim Frakes Productions…
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St. Peter Goes to the Dump: A New ELCA video
Rick Steves posted this story on his blog. It is the tale of a missing videotape, lost during our recent Rome production on “The Life of Apostle Peter.” For a look at all five of our collaborations go to: http://www.elca.org/communication/ricksteves/. Posted by Rick Steves, December 13, 2007Squeezing a few days in Rome between a Greece…
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Goliad, Texas
Goliad Texas, is one of the oldest cities in Texas. In 1749 Spanish explorers started a mission and fort. Goliad is also known for its part in the Texas Revolution. Col. James Fannin and 342 men were massacred after surrendering to the Mexican army at Goliad in 1836. The Mission Espiritu Santo was established in…
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Hidden Lake Forest Preserve
This footage was shot on a cold winter morning (December 7, 2007) at Hidden Lake Forest Preserve, DuPage, County, Illinois.
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New Rick Steves/ELCA Web Site
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) has launched a new flash video web site featuring five Rick Steves videos. Faithful Travel features five programs produced by Tim Frakes for the ELCA including; The Life of Apostle Peter, Faithful Travels, The Life of Apostle Paul, Opening the Door to Luther and Weaving a Global Neighborhood.…
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The Goroka Show 1997
The Goroka Show is a segment from a longer video I produced for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America with Rick Steves called “Weaving a Global Neighborhood.” Papua New Guineans celebrate folk fests more for each other than for the few tourists who visit. The town of Goroka hosts a happy explosion each September when…
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Piazza della Republica and Baths of Diocletian
The Piazza Republica is one of Rome’s many beautiful intersections. Located on the east side of the city, the piazza features the Naiad fountain, built on what was once a Roman bath. Next to the fountain is the Santa Maria degli Angeli. This church was built on and around the ruins of the emperors bath.…
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The Life of Apostle Peter with Rick Steves
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Join me in Rome as we video blog our way through a shoot September 29 to October 2. We are recording footage for a new ELCA documentary, “The Life of Apostle Peter with Rick Steves.” I’ll be writing production notes, posting photos and video clips. This program is special for several reasons. First, European travel…
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Women in the Early Church
Who were the women of the early church? What was their role in the formation of the faith? Why do we know so little about them? We recorded this documentary on location in Rome, Italy. The video tells the story of women in the first three centuries of Christianity. We tell stories about women like…