Nagasaki

:00:00. > :00:11.These days there is a lot more to travel than sipping margaritas in

:00:12. > :00:15.the sunshine. To some people it is about pushing yourself to the limit,

:00:16. > :00:21.which is why I am here, about to head high into the clouds on top of

:00:22. > :00:51.this Austrian Mountain to try something called snow camping. It is

:00:52. > :00:56.going to be cold, very cold. Hello and welcome to the Travel Show.

:00:57. > :01:01.Coming to you this week from Nagasaki in Japan. The outdoor hot

:01:02. > :01:05.springs that they use fearful baby and relaxation are famous for their

:01:06. > :01:09.supposedly additional benefits, and they are also very popular with

:01:10. > :01:18.tourists. Here in Nagasaki they are being used to help power the local

:01:19. > :01:24.town. First, here is what else they have coming up on the show. We are

:01:25. > :01:27.in Austria braving a night of glazier camping in subzero

:01:28. > :01:36.temperatures. If anything bad happens I am coming to you. And,

:01:37. > :01:41.keeping the past alive. We are in the south of France to meet the man

:01:42. > :01:48.keeping up a family tradition. Your global guide is here, watching the

:01:49. > :01:50.feathers fly with pillow fights around the world. And we will be

:01:51. > :02:08.checking out the dazzling pagodas of Myanmar. This is a tiny town that

:02:09. > :02:15.literally means small beach, hot springs, and lies at the foothills

:02:16. > :02:19.of the volcano. There are 30 hot springs in this historic town, and

:02:20. > :02:24.they are said to be some of the hottest in the country, with over

:02:25. > :02:28.15,000 tons of water per day reaching temperatures as high as 105

:02:29. > :02:38.degrees. A perfect cooking temperature. This is what is known

:02:39. > :02:42.as hot spring and. It has been steamed for over eight minutes. --

:02:43. > :02:55.egg. For centuries, the Japanese have

:02:56. > :03:00.been indulging in these hot springs, which are dotted across the breadth

:03:01. > :03:04.of this volcanically active country. On certain water is believed to have

:03:05. > :03:13.healing powers derived from its mineral content. TRANSLATION: The

:03:14. > :03:16.Japanese have a long history of enjoying the hot springs. Elderly

:03:17. > :03:21.people use them as a way to relax and it is the same for the younger

:03:22. > :03:24.generation. It is part of our culture, and we also visit them

:03:25. > :03:29.because Japanese people are very health-conscious. Given that it is

:03:30. > :03:34.such a traditional part of Japanese culture, it is little surprise that

:03:35. > :03:39.a trip to a onsen is one of the top things for visitors to do when they

:03:40. > :03:42.are visiting the country. Traditionally you would come here

:03:43. > :03:46.and wash yourself with soap in this modest shower area. After a thorough

:03:47. > :03:54.scrubbing, you can jump into the hot water. Many hotels have private

:03:55. > :04:07.onsens aimed at couples and families. While others are more like

:04:08. > :04:13.public bathhouses. Unlike any bath, you can rest assured it will not get

:04:14. > :04:18.cold. But here, the people are using hot springs for more than just

:04:19. > :04:23.relaxation. They started an initiative to harness the power of

:04:24. > :04:26.the hot springs and produce clean, geothermal energy in a way that is

:04:27. > :04:30.rarely done in Japan. Until a few years ago, the hot springs here

:04:31. > :04:36.wasted roughly 70% of its famously hot water. So now the binary

:04:37. > :04:41.powerplant is using that excess heat to produce electricity, and believe

:04:42. > :04:44.it or not it has proved to be an unlikely tourist attraction, because

:04:45. > :04:50.the plant has opened its doors to show tourists how it is done. Daily

:04:51. > :04:55.Telegraph TRANSLATION: You can see the steam coming out here from the

:04:56. > :05:04.onsen. It is around 105 degrees, and we are using Mr powerplant. The

:05:05. > :05:16.powerplant is run and funded by the local people. It is hot in here, but

:05:17. > :05:20.also very noisy. TRANSLATION: That is right, because the hot water is

:05:21. > :05:22.running through the pipes and noisy because the motors are running

:05:23. > :05:27.inside the blue box to generate power. This plant generates around

:05:28. > :05:33.50 kilowatts of electricity per power. That is only enough energy

:05:34. > :05:38.for around 100 homes, nowhere near enough to power the whole town. To

:05:39. > :05:43.do that you would need roughly 45,000 kilowatts, and that would

:05:44. > :05:51.mean drilling deep into the country's geothermal resources. If

:05:52. > :05:55.we were to do a huge geothermal power plant, then that might hurt

:05:56. > :06:00.our hot springs and cause them to dry up. But here we are only using

:06:01. > :06:05.the existing hot springs, not doing any deep drilling, so we can keep

:06:06. > :06:12.the hot springs and at the same time generate power. There is more

:06:13. > :06:17.pressure than ever to harness the power of the country's hot springs

:06:18. > :06:19.as a source of renewable energy. Especially as public support for

:06:20. > :06:25.nuclear power has waned following the meltdowns in Fukushima. Now the

:06:26. > :06:28.government has given permission for more deeply linked to take place,

:06:29. > :06:37.which some feel may affect the flow and quality of water at the onsens.

:06:38. > :06:47.Right now, we only produce 0.2% of the nation's geothermal plants. The

:06:48. > :06:53.government wants us to increase at five times. We feel this will impact

:06:54. > :07:00.on the holiday resorts. Tourism will suffer, and local employment as

:07:01. > :07:04.well. The government says there are strict regulations on where drilling

:07:05. > :07:08.is allowed, to minimise the environmental impact. But

:07:09. > :07:15.maintaining Japan's ancient hot springs could become a delicate

:07:16. > :07:24.balancing act. Here in Obama, it is thought that even in the face of

:07:25. > :07:32.changing resources, they will be available for generations to come.

:07:33. > :07:37.It is not only here in Japan that you can get a hot Springs holiday

:07:38. > :07:40.experience. Here is the Travel Show round-up of other places around the

:07:41. > :07:47.world where the water is hot all year round. If you love to see

:07:48. > :07:53.nature at its most dramatic, geysers are sure to impress. Iceland is home

:07:54. > :07:59.to some of the most famous. The geysers here spout water 30 metres

:08:00. > :08:03.into the air every few minutes. With a little patience you are bound to

:08:04. > :08:06.get that perfect picture. Most popular among tourists are the ones

:08:07. > :08:14.in the south of the country, along the golden circle route. But Iceland

:08:15. > :08:18.is not the only place where you can see these incredible jets of water

:08:19. > :08:22.and steam. Yellowstone National Park in America has the highest

:08:23. > :08:28.concentration of geysers in the world, with most of them squeezed

:08:29. > :08:33.into one square mile. 2016 marks the 100th anniversary of America's

:08:34. > :08:41.national parks, and there are a series of special events and

:08:42. > :08:44.promotions to mark the Centennial. If you want to experience thermal

:08:45. > :08:49.waters at a more relaxed pace, he could build a pest in hungry. It has

:08:50. > :08:56.been called the city of baths, as it has 15 open to the public. Heated by

:08:57. > :08:58.the capital's 118 hot springs. The largest RVs, which are open every of

:08:59. > :09:14.the year. -- are these. Next, our regular catch up with the

:09:15. > :09:17.people who make the plastic. This week we are in Provence to play a

:09:18. > :09:44.game that is quintessentially French. I am a maker of bowls.

:09:45. > :09:50.Welcome to my boutique. This shop was all for myself, because I wanted

:09:51. > :09:55.to share our culture. For French people and most of all for tourists

:09:56. > :10:10.and people from all around the world. These are the historic steps

:10:11. > :10:18.of evolution of the bowls. My great-grandfather started to make

:10:19. > :10:27.wooden bowls with nails printed on in 1904. I am the fourth

:10:28. > :10:35.generation. They are made with metal, with steel. We take long

:10:36. > :10:44.rolls of steel. We cut it into little cylinders. We iron them, to

:10:45. > :10:52.press it and to make a kind of disk. When the disk is still hot, we press

:10:53. > :11:02.it again to obtain their shell. We sold the two shells to obtain a

:11:03. > :11:09.bold, and there are a lot of steps to engrave the ball, to design it,

:11:10. > :11:16.to personalise them with your initials, your name. I have to throw

:11:17. > :11:24.it as close as possible to the jack. There are a lot of

:11:25. > :11:30.competitions of bowls in Marseilles, and all around the region of

:11:31. > :11:42.Provence. I have to keep the bold of the opposite team, because it is a

:11:43. > :11:51.really good point. When you play petanque you can tease your partner

:11:52. > :12:10.or opponent, so it is always convivial and funny, and you can

:12:11. > :12:11.play anywhere. Still to come: Ben prepares to spend the night high in

:12:12. > :12:42.the Austrian Alps. Step one of 900! Hello, I am your global guide with

:12:43. > :12:47.top tips on the world's best events in the coming months. Ahead, they

:12:48. > :12:53.will be testing their nerve playing to the crowds of Cape Town and

:12:54. > :12:57.splashing about in the Arctic Ocean. But first, on April two it is

:12:58. > :13:01.International pillow fight date, marked all over the world and some

:13:02. > :13:06.of the most famous squares in town centres. In Oxford, England, in new

:13:07. > :13:12.College Lane, the fight begins at three p.m.. Organisers say swing

:13:13. > :13:21.lightly and only at people who also have pillows. Look out for events

:13:22. > :13:30.from Austria to Milan to mulcher. You can wear proper clothes or

:13:31. > :13:34.pyjamas. There is a brand-new electronic music festival playing

:13:35. > :13:43.from the night to the 13th. It is named after the airport's three

:13:44. > :13:46.letter code, S X M. Planes will almost skim the party. There will

:13:47. > :13:52.also be secrets worry that private villas and beaches. At the other end

:13:53. > :13:57.of the temperature gauge, Iceland is gearing up its winter festival

:13:58. > :14:01.starting March 24. It is the winter sports capital of the country, and

:14:02. > :14:06.gateway to the north. There will be ski jumps in the shape of volcanoes,

:14:07. > :14:10.skiing from mountaintop to seashore, Arctic horseback riding and

:14:11. > :14:16.dogsledding championships. The two main events are the free ski and

:14:17. > :14:20.open snowboard competition, attracting some big-name players.

:14:21. > :14:28.Skiing under the Northern Lights on a mountain, heavy skiing, and

:14:29. > :14:33.surfing in the Arctic Ocean. Shut out the cold in Florida in the USA

:14:34. > :14:37.where the art of videogames is exhibiting at the Patricia and

:14:38. > :14:42.Philip Frost Art Museum in Miami. This is one of the first major

:14:43. > :14:46.exhibitions to explore the 40 year evolution of videogames, with a

:14:47. > :14:50.focus on graphics and interactivity. It features some of the most

:14:51. > :14:52.influential artists, from the early pioneers to contemporary designers,

:14:53. > :15:01.on show until April 17. From the cutting edge to the

:15:02. > :15:05.classical, March is the month to visit Myanmar or Burma, which holds

:15:06. > :15:11.pagoda festivals through the month. Monks receive offerings, there are

:15:12. > :15:17.brokerages, the big ticket is the pagoda festival held on the day of

:15:18. > :15:21.the full moon, March the 23rd this year. There will be offerings of

:15:22. > :15:28.water, light and flowers made to the hundreds of Buddha images. In South

:15:29. > :15:32.Africa, the Cape Town international Jazz Festival is playing April the

:15:33. > :15:38.first and second. There will be dozens of bands performing on five

:15:39. > :15:43.stages from hip-hop artist Nick Jenkins to home crew collective beat

:15:44. > :15:49.bangers, Turkish inspired jazz with the Istanbul sessions, and Cape Town

:15:50. > :15:54.born Lana. And don't miss the pre- festival community concert on March

:15:55. > :15:59.the 30th open to all and free of charge. Finally, test your nerve in

:16:00. > :16:04.Switzerland where there's a new half pipe open in the young Frau ski

:16:05. > :16:11.region. The white element snow park is one of the largest in the country

:16:12. > :16:16.and offers freestyle at all levels. With a length of 650 metres, it has

:16:17. > :16:22.rails, obstacles and boxes or different grades of difficulty. The

:16:23. > :16:25.new half pipe is 130 metres long and nearly six intimidating metres

:16:26. > :16:29.high. That's my global guide this month, let me know what's happening

:16:30. > :16:33.in the place you live or where you love. Were on e-mail and across

:16:34. > :16:42.social media. Until next time, happy travelling. -- we're on. Next we're

:16:43. > :16:45.off to the stew by glacier in Austria's mountainous region of

:16:46. > :16:48.Terol. Its best known for its long ski season but it's also become a

:16:49. > :16:58.baseball groups of very hardy campus. We sent them to pitch a tent

:16:59. > :17:01.for the night. These days, there's a lot more to travel and sipping

:17:02. > :17:05.margaritas in the sunshine. For some people it's about pushing yourself

:17:06. > :17:10.to the limit, which is why I'm here about to head high in the clouds at

:17:11. > :17:19.top of this Austrian mountain to try something called snow camping. It's

:17:20. > :17:24.going to be cold, very old. -- cold. Now I'm no stranger to a bit

:17:25. > :17:28.of camping but sleeping outside on top of a glacier will definitely be

:17:29. > :17:33.a first for me. The camp I am set to take part in has room for just 20

:17:34. > :17:39.people each year by GM sports retailer. What will I learn doing

:17:40. > :17:45.this? What will you learn? First of all you will learn to sleep outside

:17:46. > :17:50.at 20,000 metres at -30 degrees and hopefully survive. And it's been

:17:51. > :17:54.going for six years? Year. Does that mean there's a demand for people

:17:55. > :17:58.camping out in the snow? Yes, people come back very often and this year

:17:59. > :18:00.we had five on the waiting lists, some even want to do it again for

:18:01. > :18:10.second time. After some training on how to set up

:18:11. > :18:15.our tents and stay safe in the mountains, we are off to try for

:18:16. > :18:19.real. At high altitude, we are warned to take it easy, that's

:18:20. > :18:25.because where we are at over 3000 metres, altitude sickness can hit.

:18:26. > :18:34.Breathing becomes more difficult and everything generally becomes much

:18:35. > :18:41.harder work. It's quite slippy. The balaclava is coming on.

:18:42. > :18:54.There's a lot of things that need to be done. Step one of 900. It's a big

:18:55. > :18:58.team effort. We're under strict instructions to all muck in and help

:18:59. > :19:07.get the whole camp ready before Sunset. We stick it in one of these

:19:08. > :19:11.things? OK. Yeah, this looks like a tent.

:19:12. > :19:18.As soon as the sun goes down, the temperature will fall sharply. The

:19:19. > :19:23.tents will keep the snow and wind out, but my layers of clothes and a

:19:24. > :19:37.sleeping bag will hopefully in the late me against the cold. Yes, this

:19:38. > :19:41.guy knows, yes. You looked like you know exactly what it is that you're

:19:42. > :19:47.doing? I have done this before in 2014. It's pretty cool. If anything

:19:48. > :19:54.that happens I'm coming to you, you can rescue me.

:19:55. > :20:00.Throughout the day, expert advice is on hand from our two experienced

:20:01. > :20:05.mountain guides. Can I ask you a couple of questions? Guest. What are

:20:06. > :20:09.we actually doing? We are building an expedition camp, when we are

:20:10. > :20:15.finished, we put up the tests, we make the walls stronger. It is

:20:16. > :20:23.warmer. If you have a lot of snow on the side it is warmer, much warmer.

:20:24. > :20:29.And you can see that a big storm is coming, that is the cloud in the

:20:30. > :20:32.South. May be the storm is coming in three or four hours, if you're more

:20:33. > :20:41.likely, the storm is coming tomorrow. But we are ready for the

:20:42. > :20:46.storm. It can come. We have put up all of the tents now. When I say we

:20:47. > :20:48.I mean mostly these guys. But it's going well. It's a lot warmer than I

:20:49. > :20:57.thought. So, after some hard work, our camp

:20:58. > :20:58.is set. And, I'll be honest, a hot drink has never been more

:20:59. > :21:10.satisfying. CHEERING So what is it about snow camping

:21:11. > :21:17.that attracts you hear? I think it's the high altitude. When you build up

:21:18. > :21:20.the tents you can feel that... You are getting tired faster? You

:21:21. > :21:25.breathe faster and your heart is beating faster, you can feel that,

:21:26. > :21:35.yeah. It is out in the nature. That is the most important thing, you are

:21:36. > :21:48.in nature. I have the sun going down. It is very beautiful. Yep.

:21:49. > :21:54.As the sun fell behind the mountains, little did we know that

:21:55. > :21:58.this would be our last chance to take in this amazing environment. It

:21:59. > :22:10.was most definitely the calm before the storm.

:22:11. > :22:22.Somewhere along there... Now I'm in the deepest. Oh, God.

:22:23. > :22:28.Join us next time when the size storm hits Ben's Alpine campsite.

:22:29. > :22:32.Bouquet, it's currently 2am and I really have not slept at all. I

:22:33. > :22:35.think we're right in the middle of the storm and the winds are so

:22:36. > :22:39.strong. Well, I hope you can join us for

:22:40. > :22:44.that if you can. But in the meantime, from me, Carmen Roberts,

:22:45. > :23:04.and the rest of the travel show team in Naga psyche, it's goodbye.

:23:05. > :23:09.Snow has been causing issues out and about and it still will do

:23:10. > :23:12.Ice a big concern, however, where we've had showers,