Nagasaki The Travel Show

These days there is a lot more to travel than sipping margaritas in

the sunshine. To some people it is about pushing yourself to the limit,

which is why I am here, about to head high into the clouds on top of

this Austrian Mountain to try something called snow camping. It is

going to be cold, very cold. Hello and welcome to the Travel Show.

Coming to you this week from Nagasaki in Japan. The outdoor hot

springs that they use fearful baby and relaxation are famous for their

supposedly additional benefits, and they are also very popular with

tourists. Here in Nagasaki they are being used to help power the local

town. First, here is what else they have coming up on the show. We are

in Austria braving a night of glazier camping in subzero

temperatures. If anything bad happens I am coming to you. And,

keeping the past alive. We are in the south of France to meet the man

keeping up a family tradition. Your global guide is here, watching the

feathers fly with pillow fights around the world. And we will be

checking out the dazzling pagodas of Myanmar. This is a tiny town that

literally means small beach, hot springs, and lies at the foothills

of the volcano. There are 30 hot springs in this historic town, and

they are said to be some of the hottest in the country, with over

15,000 tons of water per day reaching temperatures as high as 105

degrees. A perfect cooking temperature. This is what is known

as hot spring and. It has been steamed for over eight minutes. --

egg. For centuries, the Japanese have

been indulging in these hot springs, which are dotted across the breadth

of this volcanically active country. On certain water is believed to have

healing powers derived from its mineral content. TRANSLATION: The

Japanese have a long history of enjoying the hot springs. Elderly

people use them as a way to relax and it is the same for the younger

generation. It is part of our culture, and we also visit them

because Japanese people are very health-conscious. Given that it is

such a traditional part of Japanese culture, it is little surprise that

a trip to a onsen is one of the top things for visitors to do when they

are visiting the country. Traditionally you would come here

and wash yourself with soap in this modest shower area. After a thorough

scrubbing, you can jump into the hot water. Many hotels have private

onsens aimed at couples and families. While others are more like

public bathhouses. Unlike any bath, you can rest assured it will not get

cold. But here, the people are using hot springs for more than just

relaxation. They started an initiative to harness the power of

the hot springs and produce clean, geothermal energy in a way that is

rarely done in Japan. Until a few years ago, the hot springs here

wasted roughly 70% of its famously hot water. So now the binary

powerplant is using that excess heat to produce electricity, and believe

it or not it has proved to be an unlikely tourist attraction, because

the plant has opened its doors to show tourists how it is done. Daily

Telegraph TRANSLATION: You can see the steam coming out here from the

onsen. It is around 105 degrees, and we are using Mr powerplant. The

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

also very noisy. TRANSLATION: That is right, because the hot water is

running through the pipes and noisy because the motors are running

inside the blue box to generate power. This plant generates around

50 kilowatts of electricity per power. That is only enough energy

for around 100 homes, nowhere near enough to power the whole town. To

do that you would need roughly 45,000 kilowatts, and that would

mean drilling deep into the country's geothermal resources. If

we were to do a huge geothermal power plant, then that might hurt

our hot springs and cause them to dry up. But here we are only using

the existing hot springs, not doing any deep drilling, so we can keep

the hot springs and at the same time generate power. There is more

pressure than ever to harness the power of the country's hot springs

as a source of renewable energy. Especially as public support for

nuclear power has waned following the meltdowns in Fukushima. Now the

government has given permission for more deeply linked to take place,

which some feel may affect the flow and quality of water at the onsens.

Right now, we only produce 0.2% of the nation's geothermal plants. The

government wants us to increase at five times. We feel this will impact

on the holiday resorts. Tourism will suffer, and local employment as

well. The government says there are strict regulations on where drilling

is allowed, to minimise the environmental impact. But

maintaining Japan's ancient hot springs could become a delicate

balancing act. Here in Obama, it is thought that even in the face of

changing resources, they will be available for generations to come.

It is not only here in Japan that you can get a hot Springs holiday

experience. Here is the Travel Show round-up of other places around the

world where the water is hot all year round. If you love to see

nature at its most dramatic, geysers are sure to impress. Iceland is home

to some of the most famous. The geysers here spout water 30 metres

into the air every few minutes. With a little patience you are bound to

get that perfect picture. Most popular among tourists are the ones

in the south of the country, along the golden circle route. But Iceland

is not the only place where you can see these incredible jets of water

and steam. Yellowstone National Park in America has the highest

concentration of geysers in the world, with most of them squeezed

into one square mile. 2016 marks the 100th anniversary of America's

national parks, and there are a series of special events and

promotions to mark the Centennial. If you want to experience thermal

waters at a more relaxed pace, he could build a pest in hungry. It has

been called the city of baths, as it has 15 open to the public. Heated by

the capital's 118 hot springs. The largest RVs, which are open every of

the year. -- are these. Next, our regular catch up with the

people who make the plastic. This week we are in Provence to play a

game that is quintessentially French. I am a maker of bowls.

Welcome to my boutique. This shop was all for myself, because I wanted

to share our culture. For French people and most of all for tourists

and people from all around the world. These are the historic steps

of evolution of the bowls. My great-grandfather started to make

wooden bowls with nails printed on in 1904. I am the fourth

generation. They are made with metal, with steel. We take long

rolls of steel. We cut it into little cylinders. We iron them, to

press it and to make a kind of disk. When the disk is still hot, we press

it again to obtain their shell. We sold the two shells to obtain a

bold, and there are a lot of steps to engrave the ball, to design it,

to personalise them with your initials, your name. I have to throw

it as close as possible to the jack. There are a lot of

competitions of bowls in Marseilles, and all around the region of

Provence. I have to keep the bold of the opposite team, because it is a

really good point. When you play petanque you can tease your partner

or opponent, so it is always convivial and funny, and you can

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

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

top tips on the world's best events in the coming months. Ahead, they

will be testing their nerve playing to the crowds of Cape Town and

splashing about in the Arctic Ocean. But first, on April two it is

International pillow fight date, marked all over the world and some

of the most famous squares in town centres. In Oxford, England, in new

College Lane, the fight begins at three p.m.. Organisers say swing

lightly and only at people who also have pillows. Look out for events

from Austria to Milan to mulcher. You can wear proper clothes or

pyjamas. There is a brand-new electronic music festival playing

from the night to the 13th. It is named after the airport's three

letter code, S X M. Planes will almost skim the party. There will

also be secrets worry that private villas and beaches. At the other end

of the temperature gauge, Iceland is gearing up its winter festival

starting March 24. It is the winter sports capital of the country, and

gateway to the north. There will be ski jumps in the shape of volcanoes,

skiing from mountaintop to seashore, Arctic horseback riding and

dogsledding championships. The two main events are the free ski and

open snowboard competition, attracting some big-name players.

Skiing under the Northern Lights on a mountain, heavy skiing, and

surfing in the Arctic Ocean. Shut out the cold in Florida in the USA

where the art of videogames is exhibiting at the Patricia and

Philip Frost Art Museum in Miami. This is one of the first major

exhibitions to explore the 40 year evolution of videogames, with a

focus on graphics and interactivity. It features some of the most

influential artists, from the early pioneers to contemporary designers,

on show until April 17. From the cutting edge to the

classical, March is the month to visit Myanmar or Burma, which holds

pagoda festivals through the month. Monks receive offerings, there are

brokerages, the big ticket is the pagoda festival held on the day of

the full moon, March the 23rd this year. There will be offerings of

water, light and flowers made to the hundreds of Buddha images. In South

Africa, the Cape Town international Jazz Festival is playing April the

first and second. There will be dozens of bands performing on five

stages from hip-hop artist Nick Jenkins to home crew collective beat

bangers, Turkish inspired jazz with the Istanbul sessions, and Cape Town

born Lana. And don't miss the pre- festival community concert on March

the 30th open to all and free of charge. Finally, test your nerve in

Switzerland where there's a new half pipe open in the young Frau ski

region. The white element snow park is one of the largest in the country

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

rails, obstacles and boxes or different grades of difficulty. The

new half pipe is 130 metres long and nearly six intimidating metres

high. That's my global guide this month, let me know what's happening

in the place you live or where you love. Were on e-mail and across

social media. Until next time, happy travelling. -- we're on. Next we're

off to the stew by glacier in Austria's mountainous region of

Terol. Its best known for its long ski season but it's also become a

baseball groups of very hardy campus. We sent them to pitch a tent

for the night. These days, there's a lot more to travel and sipping

margaritas in the sunshine. For some people it's about pushing yourself

to the limit, which is why I'm here about to head high in the clouds at

top of this Austrian mountain to try something called snow camping. It's

going to be cold, very old. -- cold. Now I'm no stranger to a bit

of camping but sleeping outside on top of a glacier will definitely be

a first for me. The camp I am set to take part in has room for just 20

people each year by GM sports retailer. What will I learn doing

this? What will you learn? First of all you will learn to sleep outside

at 20,000 metres at -30 degrees and hopefully survive. And it's been

going for six years? Year. Does that mean there's a demand for people

camping out in the snow? Yes, people come back very often and this year

we had five on the waiting lists, some even want to do it again for

second time. After some training on how to set up

our tents and stay safe in the mountains, we are off to try for

real. At high altitude, we are warned to take it easy, that's

because where we are at over 3000 metres, altitude sickness can hit.

Breathing becomes more difficult and everything generally becomes much

harder work. It's quite slippy. The balaclava is coming on.

There's a lot of things that need to be done. Step one of 900. It's a big

team effort. We're under strict instructions to all muck in and help

get the whole camp ready before Sunset. We stick it in one of these

things? OK. Yeah, this looks like a tent.

As soon as the sun goes down, the temperature will fall sharply. The

tents will keep the snow and wind out, but my layers of clothes and a

sleeping bag will hopefully in the late me against the cold. Yes, this

guy knows, yes. You looked like you know exactly what it is that you're

doing? I have done this before in 2014. It's pretty cool. If anything

that happens I'm coming to you, you can rescue me.

Throughout the day, expert advice is on hand from our two experienced

mountain guides. Can I ask you a couple of questions? Guest. What are

we actually doing? We are building an expedition camp, when we are

finished, we put up the tests, we make the walls stronger. It is

warmer. If you have a lot of snow on the side it is warmer, much warmer.

And you can see that a big storm is coming, that is the cloud in the

South. May be the storm is coming in three or four hours, if you're more

likely, the storm is coming tomorrow. But we are ready for the

storm. It can come. We have put up all of the tents now. When I say we

I mean mostly these guys. But it's going well. It's a lot warmer than I

thought. So, after some hard work, our camp

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

satisfying. CHEERING So what is it about snow camping

that attracts you hear? I think it's the high altitude. When you build up

the tents you can feel that... You are getting tired faster? You

breathe faster and your heart is beating faster, you can feel that,

yeah. It is out in the nature. That is the most important thing, you are

in nature. I have the sun going down. It is very beautiful. Yep.

As the sun fell behind the mountains, little did we know that

this would be our last chance to take in this amazing environment. It

was most definitely the calm before the storm.

Somewhere along there... Now I'm in the deepest. Oh, God.

Join us next time when the size storm hits Ben's Alpine campsite.

Bouquet, it's currently 2am and I really have not slept at all. I

think we're right in the middle of the storm and the winds are so

strong. Well, I hope you can join us for

that if you can. But in the meantime, from me, Carmen Roberts,

and the rest of the travel show team in Naga psyche, it's goodbye.

Snow has been causing issues out and about and it still will do

Ice a big concern, however, where we've had showers,