Music, Movies, and Books

Film and Documentaries:

Island Expedition and Taylor Productions Co-Production- "Harry and Steven Go to Sea" Explores the behaviour of two physically challenged teenagers swimming with a friendly pod of wild dolphins. (55 minutes). Recipient of The 2011 Bahamas Film Festival documentary award.

Discovery Channel Ltd.- " Sail Away". Host and Director of an interactive environmental education television series. The 26 X 30 minutes episodes, feature the Island Expedition team traveling with children . Made in co-production with Golnick Production. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. 2000-2006. Recipient of The 2002 TV children’s shows environmental award.

Golnick Production Ltd.- " Kidsquest". Explores the magic of children and nature-swimming with humpback whales or with a friendly pod of wild dolphins. Made in co-production with Island Expedition. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. 2005.

Island Expedition and TF1 Co-Production -"Les enfants et La mer." Film on 1O kids on an Island Expedition, swimming with wild dolphins, dancing with iguanas, and living on the Polyxeni wreck observing humpback whales. (55 minutes.) Recipient of Best Children’s Documentary at the French TV awards, shown at least 30 times on TF1.

Island Expedition Production- "The Bahamas- A Natural Beauty." Made for the Ministry of the Environment of The Bahamas for the biodiversity report presented at the Environment World Summit in Rio, Brazil, June 1992. (27 minutes).

Island Expedition Production & Camel Aventure-"Polyxeni et les Baleines." Film on 12 adventurers and Island Expedition living on the Polyxeni wreck observing humpback whales on the Silver Banks. Paris, France, May 1992. (25 minutes.)

Island Expedition Production- "Students and humpback whales on a wreck." Edited footage of study of whales above and below the water and from the principal observation site on the wreck Polyxeni during 1990-93 winter expeditions on the Silver Banks.

Television:

Discovery Channel (KIDS) 13 episodes of Sail Away first aired in 2001 on Discovery Kids. Has been on numerous television networks all around the world.

RTL(télèvision)- 40 minutes, Metz, France, December 93. "A l'école des baleines"

TF1 - Ushuaia, Les Bahamas. Paris, France, Feb 29. 1992. (52 minutes).

TF1 - Ushuaia, Banc d'Argent et les baleines à bosse. Paris, France, 7 March, 1992.

TF1 - Ushuaia, L'Ecole en Mer. Paris, France, 7 December, 1992. (52 minutes).

FR3 TF1 - Histoires Naturelles, Les Enfants et La Mer. Paris, France, July 1991.

ABC- Good Morning America, New York, Feb 10-14. (5 minutes each day)

Also there has been television news coverage and shows out of Florida (Channels 7, 10 & 22), California (STTV), Nassau, Bahamas (ZNS, 1986-2004), Monte Carlo (1991-2003) Germany (Ersten Deutschen Fernsehen) and France (TF1 (1991,'92,'93 ) & TF3 ('92 ,'93).

Books:

The Children of The Sea. Macmillan . London, England 2002. by Popov, Dragan and Nicolas.

Island Expedition. Education in Nature. Island Publishers. Miami, Florida 1998. Popov, Dragan and Nicolas.

Island Expedition. School at Sea. Island Publishers. Miami, Florida 1994. Popov, Dragan and Nicolas.

The Bahamas Rediscovered. Macmillan . London, England 1992. by Popov, Dragan and Nicolas.

Island Expedition. The Turks and Caicos and Bahamas. Island Publishers. Miami, Florida 1990. Popov, Dragan and Nicolas.

Island Exped 0ition. The Central and Southern Bahamas. Island Expedition . Miami, Florida 1988. Popov, Dragan and Nicolas.

Island Expedition. The Northern Bahamas. Island Expedition Publishers. New York, New York, 1987. Popov, Dragan and Nicolas.

L'Année de L'Aventure. Une Equipe Franco-Américaine A Exploré 500 Iles Bahamiennes Sur Un Bateau Pneumatique De 4 Mètres-Popov. Albin Michel 1988. Paris, France.(chapter only)
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Wild Islands. An Environmental Education Guide for The Bahamas. Popov, Dragan and Nicolas. 1993.

Important Papers, Presentations and Articles:
(Note:* Cover Story and/or Photo. The articles are listed chronologically and current to the first article date. This is not a complete list, also numerous newspaper articles are not listed below.)

Popov, Dragan and Nicolas (Photos) - The Bahamas Out Islands. Island Destinations San Francisco, California. May./June. 1994.

Popov, Dragan and Nicolas (Photos) - Grand Departures. Caribean Travel and Life. Silver Spring., Maryland. May./June. 1994.

Popov, Dragan , Wild Islands. Southern Boating Magazine. Miami, Florida May 1994. *

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

" Sail Away". Host and Director of an interactive environmental education television series for the Discovery Channel. The 26 X 30 minutes episodes, feature the Island Expedition team traveling with children . Made in co-production with Golnick Production. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. 2000-2006. Recipient of The 2002 TV children’s shows environmental award.

Teach, Learn, Share

I grew up with many different cultures from the very old slavic
traditions, to the French and Spanish romantic, to African and Latin
wild rainforest. I was raised in France in a catholic school until 8,
then we moved to Africa and did correspondance classes in the middle
of the jungle, followed by a Black school in the Caribbean. I went to 3 different
High-schools, including the Royal Academy in Paris where the kings studied and a very boring Bristish public school!
From 17 on I was lucky to have a scholarship and never had to ask anyone for money or help. Both my parents always struggled. My father,
since the war because of his many wounds was never a healthy man and he
could not work all the time. he died when I was 19.
We lived in a very open mind environment, where everyone talked to each other and everyone shared everything including feelings. It is okay to
express ourselves in our culture, it is okay to say what is on our mind
and we are always very open about it. We like to show emotions-that's
the way my mother is, my grandparents, my aunts, my uncle...as a matter
of fact the way I am.
The way I am is the way I am- I can be passionate but I can be calm, I
can be a lot of fun and I can be a pain, I demand and I receive, I can
give a lot but I can ask a lot, hey I am a Gemini. When I make a
commitment to a friend I stick with it. I can be a good friend--I can
be your best friend in a life time. When I have a friend, I stand
by them.

What I Can Share with Hosts

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Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Algeria, Antarctica, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cabo Verde, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Curaçao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, England, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Finland, France, French Polynesia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Maldives, Martinique, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Pitcairn, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin (French part), Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Scotland, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turks and Caicos Islands, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Vatican City State, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Virgin Islands, British, Virgin Islands, U.S.

Countries I’ve Lived In

Bahamas, Chile, Colombia, France, Haiti, Peru, Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, United Kingdom, United States, Virgin Islands, U.S.