:00:07. > :00:21.This is so amazing, just to see this big, black suede cutting right
:00:22. > :00:44.through this green grass. -- swathe. Hello and welcome to the
:00:45. > :00:53.Travel Show. This week, we are in Hawaii Island. It is 100 years since
:00:54. > :00:58.the active volcano field he became an official US national park, so why
:00:59. > :01:00.will be exploring the lunar landscape of the big Island and
:01:01. > :01:04.finding out what it's like to live with the constant threat of lava
:01:05. > :01:09.flows running straight through your backyard. But first, here is what
:01:10. > :01:15.else we have coming up to you on this week's show. We go behind the
:01:16. > :01:21.scenes with a park ranger on safari in Kenya. We take in an exhibition
:01:22. > :01:28.in London which tells the little-known story of the Caribbean
:01:29. > :01:33.troops who served in World War I. And, Simon Calder has his top tips
:01:34. > :01:34.and advice on how to manage your currency if you are heading to
:01:35. > :01:51.Iceland. Hawaii volcanoes national park is a
:01:52. > :01:57.vast, 1300 square kilometre World Heritage site, and is located on the
:01:58. > :02:12.south-eastern side of Hawaii Island. This year, the park celebrates its
:02:13. > :02:19.100th birthday. The lava is rising inside the crater, a crater within a
:02:20. > :02:22.crater on the volcano. It is considered one of the world's most
:02:23. > :02:30.active volcanoes and it is putting on a show for visitors. It looks
:02:31. > :02:44.like one giant, ferocious on fire from this distance. -- bonfire.
:02:45. > :02:51.While this is the main attraction now, there is a lot more to see and
:02:52. > :02:57.do. Welcome to the national park, nice to see you. It is beautiful
:02:58. > :03:02.weather! Established as a national park in 1916, it is at an elevation
:03:03. > :03:08.of over 4000 metres, and home to two active volcanoes. This one, which
:03:09. > :03:18.last erupted in 1984, and of course Kiluwaya. The floor is about 300
:03:19. > :03:23.feet below where we are standing. So this is the main active volcano
:03:24. > :03:36.here? Yes, we are looking into the heart of killer way volcano --
:03:37. > :03:39.killer way volcano. 5750 feet across, and technically at this .1
:03:40. > :03:44.of the largest lava lakes in the entire world. The lava lake itself
:03:45. > :03:48.is only about 100 feet below the surface of the crater, so the chance
:03:49. > :03:52.of that lava lake coming all the way to the crater floor and overflowing
:03:53. > :03:59.onto it at this point is actually fairly high. How unusual is it to
:04:00. > :04:04.have a volcano still erupting since 2008? Worldwide it is fairly
:04:05. > :04:10.unusual, but the thing to note is that out on the east rift, we have a
:04:11. > :04:16.flank eruption that began January three, 1983. There is no other place
:04:17. > :04:24.in the world where we have seen a continuous eruption in a single
:04:25. > :04:28.volcano. That is why it is referred to as the most active volcano in the
:04:29. > :04:32.world. The park is home to seven ecological zones. From seacoast
:04:33. > :04:39.areas, to rainforests, two sub alpine to rain. You can catch a
:04:40. > :04:50.glimpse of this ever-changing landscape as you drive along the
:04:51. > :04:54.Chain of Crater is Road. Next stop is an old-growth rainforest, which
:04:55. > :05:01.is flourishing because it has been 500 years since the lava flowed
:05:02. > :05:05.through these parts. Welcome to the lava tube. This is the entrance to
:05:06. > :05:09.one of the most popular lava tubes in the entire national park. You can
:05:10. > :05:13.walk through and pop out the top of a feature called a skylight. We
:05:14. > :05:33.think this lava tube is about 500 years old. It is so big! I expected
:05:34. > :05:39.it to be a lot smaller. These come in all shapes and sizes, some are
:05:40. > :05:44.very small, and you have two crawl on your hands and knees to get
:05:45. > :05:50.through. They start as surface flows all rivers of lava that crashed over
:05:51. > :05:54.from the edge. Sometimes the crest meets in the middle and it creates a
:05:55. > :06:01.conduit allowing lava to travel long distances. If we didn't have these,
:06:02. > :06:05.it might only advance a few hundred feet and then free up. This is what
:06:06. > :06:10.allows it to travel all the way down to the ocean. We emerge through a
:06:11. > :06:14.skylight, essentially where the roof of the lava tube has collapsed. An
:06:15. > :06:18.important reminder to stay on the designated path. Watcher footing out
:06:19. > :06:33.here. This is amazing to see this lava
:06:34. > :06:44.flow. It has crossed a road, and look at this massive black swathe
:06:45. > :06:49.like a huge black snake, and it has gone across the grass. I can't
:06:50. > :07:02.imagine how frightening it would be to have this at your back door. As
:07:03. > :07:08.we approach the town of Pahoa, we can see where the local authority
:07:09. > :07:19.insulated the power poles as it approached. Lives lava. This man is
:07:20. > :07:24.a Pahoa resident who rightly or wrongly came face-to-face with the
:07:25. > :07:30.lava. What was it like filming it? It was hot. It was almost like a
:07:31. > :07:42.spiritual connection, to be honest. When you look at it you know them
:07:43. > :07:54.well you are looking into creation. Back at the summit, visitors cram
:07:55. > :07:57.onto the viewing that -- deck. It has got cold as we are waiting for
:07:58. > :08:00.the sun to set, but if you listen carefully you can hear what sounds a
:08:01. > :08:04.thunder in the distance. Apparently it is the heat from inside the
:08:05. > :08:21.crater causing the rocks on the rim to fall inside to the molten lava.
:08:22. > :08:24.If predictions are correct, very soon we could see the lava spill
:08:25. > :08:33.over the crater edge and onto the col ... Experts warn that eventually
:08:34. > :08:37.it will collapse and explosive eruptions will resume, which is a
:08:38. > :08:44.scary thought, especially for those whose lives nearby. Now, we are told
:08:45. > :08:45.it is safe as the region celebrates its 100th anniversary as a national
:08:46. > :09:04.park and visitor attraction. Next, our regular look at the faces
:09:05. > :09:09.behind the places. This week we are in Kenya on safari with the tour
:09:10. > :09:15.guide at the Masai Mara national reserve, a place best known for its
:09:16. > :09:22.vast plains and lions. What you feel lucky about today? Any particular
:09:23. > :09:33.animal? I would like to see a lion. And Leopard if possible. OK, we will
:09:34. > :09:40.call it our cat afternoon. My name is Newton and I am a safari guide at
:09:41. > :09:48.the Masai Mara. We have some vultures on top of the tree. I enjoy
:09:49. > :09:54.spotting the big cats, and also I am a very big lover of birds. One of my
:09:55. > :10:02.favourite things about the Mara is that it is very unpredictable. There
:10:03. > :10:09.is very low grass, and seeing wildlife is much easier. But then it
:10:10. > :10:15.rains, and in the entire environment changes completely. The grass has
:10:16. > :10:18.grown very high, and at that time, us as guides and even the animals,
:10:19. > :10:31.they are calling for the wildebeest to come. At least once a year,
:10:32. > :10:47.wildebeest will migrate from the non- Korumburra -- Ngorongoro, up
:10:48. > :10:55.towards the Mara River, which is crocodile infested. They come down
:10:56. > :11:08.for water, and they grew bigger and bigger, pushing each other. Check
:11:09. > :11:14.this one out. He is lost. He is definitely very tired and he might
:11:15. > :11:18.be weak compared to the rest, which is why he has been left behind. Any
:11:19. > :11:23.form of weakness in the wild makes you very vulnerable, because the
:11:24. > :11:29.cats are the predators, and they mostly go for the weak ones, the
:11:30. > :11:33.sick ones. It is such a famous spectacle because of the multitude
:11:34. > :11:42.of the wildebeest. The numbers go from 1.2 to 1.8 million. The
:11:43. > :11:48.population is mind blowing. My dad was a safari guide when I was young,
:11:49. > :11:55.so I learnt a lot from him. He used to take us as a family out, so that
:11:56. > :12:09.actually improved the vigor for me. I saw it as something good.
:12:10. > :12:16.Well, stay with us because still to come here on the Travel Show: We
:12:17. > :12:20.visit an exhibition in London that tells the untold story of the
:12:21. > :12:21.Caribbean soldiers who signed up and headed to France in the first World
:12:22. > :12:47.War. Welcome to the slice of the show
:12:48. > :12:53.that tackles your questions about getting the best out of travel.
:12:54. > :12:56.We're off to explore Chile shortly, but first... With political
:12:57. > :12:59.relations warming between Washington, DC and Havana, many
:13:00. > :13:05.travellers have been expecting easier links between the US and
:13:06. > :13:08.Cuba. And asking, can I take a ferry from Florida to have an there? And
:13:09. > :13:15.asking, can I take a ferry from Florida to have another? Well across
:13:16. > :13:18.the Florida states to Cuba from ports including Miami and Key West.
:13:19. > :13:24.But the logistics are taking longer than anyone expected. We will let
:13:25. > :13:29.you know when they start. Meanwhile, there are dozens of charter flights
:13:30. > :13:32.each week between the US and Cuba. Next, Nicola McKay is looking
:13:33. > :13:36.forward to two weeks in the country that occupies the ribbon of land
:13:37. > :13:42.between the Andes of South America and the Pacific. Chile. We got two
:13:43. > :13:47.weeks in Chile, we booked a trip to Easter Island, we need some advice
:13:48. > :13:51.about what else to do. We are struggling to find any information
:13:52. > :13:55.on the buses. Nicola, if you're going to Easter Island, which is
:13:56. > :13:59.both scenically spectacular and historically fascinating, then you
:14:00. > :14:03.will be flying from the handsome and friendly Chilean capital Santiago, a
:14:04. > :14:05.city well worth a couple of days. Quiet by on the coast is the
:14:06. > :14:12.multicoloured and scenically dramatic city on Alp Harry Reid
:14:13. > :14:16.soap. The wind lands around Santa Cruz south of Santiago are rewarding
:14:17. > :14:21.and further south, the town of Toomua code provides a dramatic
:14:22. > :14:28.gateway to the and these. I suggest you save the spectacular terrain of
:14:29. > :14:32.the Atacama desert with its blinding terrain and amazing astronomical
:14:33. > :14:36.opportunities for the next trip. The luxury buses in Chile are indeed
:14:37. > :14:40.some of the best in the world, but to save time you might want to take
:14:41. > :14:47.the 80 minute flight back to Santiago rather than retracing your
:14:48. > :14:51.steps overland. Next, the Travel Show reported China is now allowing
:14:52. > :14:56.visitors from many countries to get a transit visa on arrival for stays
:14:57. > :15:00.of up to 72 hours. Jane Simmons is among the viewers who asks what
:15:01. > :15:06.options are open to people in Hong Kong. Could I fly from Hong Kong to
:15:07. > :15:13.Chengdu for, say, two days and then return to Hong Kong under this type
:15:14. > :15:17.of visa? No. China insists the 72 hour permit is available only if you
:15:18. > :15:22.are genuinely in transit through an airport in the mainland People's
:15:23. > :15:24.Republic. For example, flying from Hong Kong to Chengdu with a
:15:25. > :15:30.confirmed booking onwards to London. Going there and back doesn't
:15:31. > :15:34.qualify, so you will need a normal tourist visa, which will require
:15:35. > :15:38.some preplanning and a hefty fee. Steve Chesters is off to Iceland in
:15:39. > :15:44.the hope of seeing the Northern lights.
:15:45. > :15:52.With fewer than one third of a million people, Iceland is pragmatic
:15:53. > :15:56.about foreign currency. The Euros is widely excepted and some traders
:15:57. > :16:01.also welcomed the US dollar and the British pound. But for the best
:16:02. > :16:06.rates, I would stick to the local currency, the Icelandic kroner.
:16:07. > :16:10.There's a huge credit card culture and I would pay for as much as I can
:16:11. > :16:15.with plastic using a credit card without foreign exchange these. But
:16:16. > :16:18.I would also change a small amount of cash into Icelandic kroner for
:16:19. > :16:21.essentials when only real money will do. Were always delighted to hear
:16:22. > :16:32.from Travel Show viewers. I will do my very best to answer
:16:33. > :16:33.your questions. From me, Simon Calder, the global Guru, bye for now
:16:34. > :16:42.and see you next time. And to end this week, we head to the
:16:43. > :16:45.Museum of London, Docklands, where a new exhibition is taking place to
:16:46. > :16:48.acknowledge and celebrate the little-known role played by the
:16:49. > :16:54.Caribbean during the first World War. 15,000 of them left of the West
:16:55. > :16:58.Indies to serve alongside British armed forces and many of the images
:16:59. > :17:09.in the exhibition are on display to the public for the very first time.
:17:10. > :17:17.I think it is terribly important that we have an exhibition on the
:17:18. > :17:20.Caribbean's Great War. Like Waterloo, people simply don't know
:17:21. > :17:23.that West Indians participated in these conflicts. And showed
:17:24. > :17:36.patriotism to their mother country. This particular photograph is one of
:17:37. > :17:41.my favourites, where we have a contingent of men marching down
:17:42. > :17:45.Whitehall in their great coats, as I believe armed against the British
:17:46. > :17:49.weather probably for the first time. There's a fascination about
:17:50. > :17:54.these soldiers in that they were different, they were physically
:17:55. > :17:58.quite shocking in that they were very, sort of, tall and strapping
:17:59. > :18:00.and athletic and that really went down very well with many people, the
:18:01. > :18:10.ladies included. My grandfather was Aubrey Newman, he
:18:11. > :18:16.had a brother as well called literal. They came from the area in
:18:17. > :18:23.Jamaica called Manchester. And they enrolled as volunteers. And I think
:18:24. > :18:30.they actually went to the World War in 1917.
:18:31. > :18:38.Growing up I always sat on my grandfather's front porch listening
:18:39. > :18:46.to his stories about World War I. His name was Stanley Stare and his
:18:47. > :18:50.family lived in Lucy, Jamaica. I do find these photos altogether quite
:18:51. > :18:56.interesting because I've not seen this selection before. But I like
:18:57. > :18:58.the one at the top simply because it is recruitment in Kingston I believe
:18:59. > :19:20.it says. Very patriotically. These men and boys if you like
:19:21. > :19:25.joined up because of a sense of patriotism towards their king and
:19:26. > :19:29.mother country, but also I think because of economic reasons, it was
:19:30. > :19:38.another opportunity for them to secure their future and also to see
:19:39. > :19:43.the world. I never realised that my grandfather participated in some of
:19:44. > :19:47.the key events in World War are in terms of the British West Indies
:19:48. > :19:56.Regiment. He mentioned being on the Vidal, which was a ship on its way
:19:57. > :19:57.full of West Indian soldiers. Here's information that documents what my
:19:58. > :20:11.grandfather talked about. My grandfather often talked about
:20:12. > :20:18.how he talked about with his friends, but many of them didn't
:20:19. > :20:23.return with him. See how the ship was devoted to Nova Scotia, because
:20:24. > :20:26.they said a blizzard, but I heard it was a German submarine. And many of
:20:27. > :20:35.the troops suffered frostbite and had to return home.
:20:36. > :20:45.Weren't allowed to have arms. He was used in what I found out was called
:20:46. > :20:50.the Lines of Communication, which sounds wonderful but actually is
:20:51. > :20:55.digging trenches and moving the missiles and other bits of pieces
:20:56. > :20:59.around. Can you imagine being at the front line doing that for the war
:21:00. > :21:06.effort and then not having anything to defend yourself? I think that
:21:07. > :21:09.it's important that when people attend this exhibition that they
:21:10. > :21:12.come away with a sense of the contribution made by the Caribbean
:21:13. > :21:22.to other parts of the world. I'm slightly saddened that these
:21:23. > :21:26.gentlemen have been forgotten for so long, but I'm pleased that we've
:21:27. > :21:32.been able to tell their story to the world at this stage.
:21:33. > :21:39.And the exhibition of the Caribbean's Great War runs until the
:21:40. > :21:43.second of May at the Museum of London's Docklands in the UK. Well,
:21:44. > :21:49.that's all we've got time for this week. Coming up next week:
:21:50. > :21:56.We head to Canada to explore an area of Newfoundland that's been
:21:57. > :22:02.nicknamed Iceberg Ali, and meet some of the people who work there. That's
:22:03. > :22:08.dangerous there. It could slip over all rolled at almost any time. I
:22:09. > :22:17.hope you can join us for that if you can. If you have had your travel bug
:22:18. > :22:21.woken up, you can go on the website and also we are all over social
:22:22. > :22:27.media. Details on your screen right now. From me, Carmen Roberts, and
:22:28. > :22:47.the rest of the Travel Show team on Hawaii Island, it's goodbye.
:22:48. > :22:52.On Friday, Shetland recorded the strongest wind here for 16 years.
:22:53. > :22:56.Gusts of 105mph, particularly damaging winds across