Producer Megan Thompson traveled to Greece last June for a Signature Story series. In order to find what gay Greeks were missing out on, she attended a celebrity wedding between a talk show host and member of parliament. See why Greek weddings are more exciting than invitation-only American receptions.
All Posts Tagged With: "sights & sounds"
November 12, 2009
The pitfalls of filming a big fat Greek wedding
May 15, 2009
Pickaxes break silence of Bolivia’s expansive salt flats
Witness the desolate quiet of Bolivia's Salar de Uyuni salt flats, sitting on top of one of the world's largest lithium reserves.
May 11, 2009
Passing through a drug checkpoint in Bolivia’s mountains
Along a major highway in the Yungas forest of the eastern Andes, Bolivian troops stop about 500 vehicles per day looking for cocaine and the chemicals that help process it. Families, commercial trucks and busses all make their way through this checkpoint, allowing troops to inspect their vehicles.
May 6, 2009
Jerusalem’s Old City dotted with religious, cultural landmarks
Experience a few of the streets and landmarks of Jerusalem's Old City. Surrounded by ancient gates, the Old City is a cultural crossroad with a collection of religious sites.
April 15, 2009
Liberians scrub tombstones and dance to celebrate the dead
Liberia's Decoration Day is a national holiday that mourns the losses or celebrates the lives of lost loved ones. Liberians bring parties to cemeteries to clean and decorate gravestones, eat and dance.
February 20, 2009
Raucous rallies contrast coastal wastelands in Haiti
Worldfocus correspondent Benno Schmidt saw many sides of the island nation, including raucous street celebrations and desolate coastal wastelands. Two videos capture the contrasting "sights and sounds" of Haiti.
February 10, 2009
Waiting for northbound trains out of Mexico’s south
Venture to the first stop on the train line in Chiapas, Mexico, and meet several Central American immigrants heading north to the U.S.
February 4, 2009
Take a walk down Tel Aviv’s most diverse street
Tel Aviv's Neve Sha'anan Street serves the vibrant ethnic communities that have folded into contemporary Israeli society.











