Episode 165

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:00:00. > :00:00.into links between the president's election team and Russia.

:00:00. > :00:00.Those are the headlines, more at the top of the hour. Now on BBC is it is

:00:07. > :00:11.time for the travel show. We're

:00:12. > :00:19.in Chile exploring a town that was knocked down by nature

:00:20. > :00:22.and how it is putting itself Meeting the man who's attempting

:00:23. > :00:50.to bagpipe his way around the world. The long coastline of Chile

:00:51. > :00:54.is the point of collision between two tectonic plates,

:00:55. > :00:56.so large magnitude earthquakes No alarm sounded, some people fled

:00:57. > :01:03.to higher ground but many didn't On the night of 27th February,

:01:04. > :01:14.2010, the central coast of Chile was hit by one

:01:15. > :01:17.of the biggest earthquakes ever The magnitude was 8.8 and the city

:01:18. > :01:24.of Constitucion was sitting But that was not the only deadly

:01:25. > :01:42.force of nature to strike at night. About 18 minutes after

:01:43. > :02:02.the earthquake, a massive The remains of the city

:02:03. > :02:16.were washed away. Exploring this area, you don't have

:02:17. > :02:18.to scratch very far below the surface to see evidence

:02:19. > :02:21.of the tsunami still here More than 500 people

:02:22. > :02:28.lost their lives all over Chile to the earthquake and

:02:29. > :02:35.the tsunami of 2010. This family had made a living

:02:36. > :02:38.from their boats for generations, but they'd never experienced

:02:39. > :02:41.a tsunami before. When the earthquake began,

:02:42. > :02:44.they ran to their boats to head into the ocean trying to escape

:02:45. > :02:48.from collapsing buildings. They didn't know they were heading

:02:49. > :03:43.straight into the tsunami. After the tsunami, Sofia

:03:44. > :03:47.and her husband found the strength to grow a business with three boats

:03:48. > :03:50.that offered visitors tours around All over Constitucion

:03:51. > :04:31.there are stories of So Constitucion has not just been

:04:32. > :05:13.rebuilt but is enjoying Local businesses have popped up

:05:14. > :05:26.trying to draw tourists to the area in new and innovative

:05:27. > :05:39.ways, like this one. I do feel a bit like I've swallowed

:05:40. > :05:45.most of the sand that you see around here and might die at any second,

:05:46. > :05:52.but it's incredible fun! The people of Constitucion

:05:53. > :06:18.are an inspiration. Not only have they overcome the most

:06:19. > :06:20.unthinkable tragedies, but now they're ready to bring joy

:06:21. > :06:46.to the people that come to visit. Time now for Trending Travel,

:06:47. > :06:48.your monthly mash-up of the best travel-related stories,

:06:49. > :06:55.snaps and videos online. It might not be everyone's

:06:56. > :07:01.favourite instrument... But one hardy musician hopes to be

:07:02. > :07:05.the first to play the bagpipes Ross O'Connell Jennings set off

:07:06. > :07:09.in April, 2014 and has visited 60 I like the idea of being the first

:07:10. > :07:14.person to do something, but also bagpipes aren't

:07:15. > :07:16.just Scottish, they are There are over 130 bagpipes

:07:17. > :07:32.from countries around the world. I was in the Vatican City three

:07:33. > :07:45.years ago and I had a feeling that An Italian policeman sprinted

:07:46. > :07:59.towards me and they dragged me and chucks me out and says,

:08:00. > :08:02."Never come back, never come back! But before you go,

:08:03. > :08:04.can I have a photo?" In Paris a new project

:08:05. > :08:06.gives visitors the chance Look through the binoculars

:08:07. > :08:11.of the Timescope terminal just installed near the Pont d'Arcole

:08:12. > :08:13.bridge and you'll see an immersive 360-degree digital representation

:08:14. > :08:16.of life in the Middle Ages. It's the latest landmark to use VR

:08:17. > :08:18.technology to attract visitors, with other Timescope terminals

:08:19. > :08:20.at Charles de Gaulle Airport A solar-powered catamaran has just

:08:21. > :08:23.embarked on an incredible With plastic pollution

:08:24. > :08:26.in the world's oceans at unprecedented levels,

:08:27. > :08:28.the Race for Water Foundation hopes the voyage will help promote

:08:29. > :08:30.new, innovative ways It's expected to last five years,

:08:31. > :08:34.stopping off at the Tokyo Olympics and Dubai's 2020

:08:35. > :08:36.universal exposition. And a social media campaign helped

:08:37. > :08:47.spark an unlikely reunion. Marathon runner Dion Leonard

:08:48. > :08:54.encountered a stray dog on a six-day race across the Gobi desert,

:08:55. > :08:56.but after sticking together for the entire journey he lost

:08:57. > :08:59.track of his companion. She actually went missing in Urumqi,

:09:00. > :09:02.which is a city of 3 million people They have their own social media

:09:03. > :09:10.platforms, Weibo and WeChat, so we had the whole of China posting

:09:11. > :09:13.it on their social media. It was just the best moment

:09:14. > :09:16.in my life to actually have her back in my arms again, I never thought

:09:17. > :09:19.we were ever going to find her. Now Dion has penned a book

:09:20. > :09:23.about his search with a feature film Now let's look at the travel videos

:09:24. > :09:28.clocking up the views online. Join us as we take to the skies

:09:29. > :09:32.with some of the internet's Drone photography, for me,

:09:33. > :09:38.started as a kind of backyard hobby, but now it's taken me all over

:09:39. > :09:44.the world for hobby and employment. I took that same concept of filming

:09:45. > :09:54.in three-dimensional movement My three top tips for getting

:09:55. > :09:58.the best shots: Don't fly near airports, congested

:09:59. > :10:02.areas or helicopters. If you have smooth shots,

:10:03. > :10:07.it won't pull the viewer out And film and fly when

:10:08. > :10:11.the light is beautiful. And if you say anything

:10:12. > :10:14.you think we should know Well, that's all we've

:10:15. > :10:44.got time for this week. Ade's at one of the world's

:10:45. > :10:48.biggest sporting events, ..finding out how top sports men

:10:49. > :10:54.and women are turning the spotlight onto the island's

:10:55. > :10:55.marine conservation. So do join us then if you can

:10:56. > :10:58.and, in the meantime, don't forget you can keep up with us

:10:59. > :11:01.while we're out having adventures on the road by signing up

:11:02. > :11:04.to our social media feeds. From me, Christa Larwood,

:11:05. > :11:19.and the rest of The Travel Show team Mixed fortunes as this front comes

:11:20. > :11:20.in