:00:00. > :00:38.Welcome to The Travel Show. This week, we are going to be showing you
:00:39. > :00:44.some of our favourite stories of the year so far. And hopefully some of
:00:45. > :00:49.your favourites too. It looks like one giant, ferocious
:00:50. > :00:52.on fire. I am trying to drive the boat!
:00:53. > :01:05.Well, we might only be three months in the 2016 but The Travel Show team
:01:06. > :01:12.has already reported from all over the world. We've gone from India to
:01:13. > :01:17.Hawaii, from California to Japan. But starting Europe first. Germany,
:01:18. > :01:23.to be precise. A country which has seen a large number of migrants
:01:24. > :01:24.arrived there in the last year. We send Rajah there are back in January
:01:25. > :01:35.to meet them. A crisp, icy winters day in Berlin.
:01:36. > :01:39.But not enough to deter sightseers from all around the world from
:01:40. > :01:49.seeking out the kind of art, history and a dash of kitsch that only
:01:50. > :01:54.Germany's capital can provide. Kreuzberg has always been one of
:01:55. > :02:00.Berlin's edgier districts. Buzzing with artists, activists and bohemian
:02:01. > :02:09.types. Hello! I just want is a welcome. I come from Saddam. --
:02:10. > :02:14.Sudan. I became German in March, 2012. Now this place is home to
:02:15. > :02:21.refugee voices, giving an insight into the experiences of the growing
:02:22. > :02:26.refugee and asylum population. 1 million people migrated into Germany
:02:27. > :02:32.from war zones and troubled regions last year. Many abandoned crowded
:02:33. > :02:40.camps to head for Berlin. Why choose here? Kreuzberg, people have
:02:41. > :02:45.solidarity with the refugees... This man is 30 and came here in 2012
:02:46. > :02:51.after being forced to flee university at home for protesting
:02:52. > :02:57.against the regime in Sudan. It was very dangerous. So we asked people,
:02:58. > :03:04.we needed somewhere to stay. This square was from October 2012 until
:03:05. > :03:11.June 2014 occupied as a makeshift refugee camp, including him. Over
:03:12. > :03:16.here is where we have the information point... This British
:03:17. > :03:21.tour guide was living just 100 yards from here before the occupation and
:03:22. > :03:25.returned from a holiday to find it utterly transformed. She was
:03:26. > :03:28.intrigued and had a brainwave. During the summer, because
:03:29. > :03:31.everything was in the media about the refugee situation, a lot of
:03:32. > :03:35.tourists were asking me about the situation on my tours. So I was
:03:36. > :03:40.telling the story and people were really interested and really
:03:41. > :03:43.shocked. I just thought, actually, this would be a really great walking
:03:44. > :03:47.tour because the refugee situation is reported at the refugees aren't
:03:48. > :03:54.the ones telling the story, it is their story to tell. She held
:03:55. > :03:57.workshops for potential guides. The first tours were listed on a
:03:58. > :04:02.Facebook page and immediately attracted interest. The guides
:04:03. > :04:06.aren't for legal reasons, but donations are welcome. The tours,
:04:07. > :04:12.though, don't always proceed smoothly. Of course there is a
:04:13. > :04:16.negative reaction from some people and that's largely because of this
:04:17. > :04:21.has been in the media so much of the past year. The people are more aware
:04:22. > :04:24.of it and people are afraid, afraid of people coming here from different
:04:25. > :04:29.cultures, different religious backgrounds, terrorism. As one of
:04:30. > :04:34.the reasons why we do this to us, we want to change people's attitudes
:04:35. > :04:37.and this is the best way of doing it, by giving these people a voice.
:04:38. > :04:47.You're welcome. Thank you to everybody.
:04:48. > :04:56.There you go. The migrants who now call Germany home, talking to us
:04:57. > :05:01.back in January. This year marks the 100th anniversary of America's
:05:02. > :05:05.national parks that it was way back in 1916 when the American government
:05:06. > :05:10.decided to protect these areas of natural beauty for generations like
:05:11. > :05:13.us. You've probably heard of Yellowstone park and the Grand
:05:14. > :05:18.Canyon. We tried to be a bit different, so we sent Carmen to
:05:19. > :05:28.Hawaii to a park that may not be as famous as the others but is just as
:05:29. > :05:32.spectacular. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is a
:05:33. > :05:36.vast 1300 square kilometre World Heritage site and is located on the
:05:37. > :05:38.south-eastern side of Hawaii Island. This year, the park celebrates its
:05:39. > :05:56.100th birthday. The lava is rising insight the
:05:57. > :05:59.mountain Crater, Crater within a Crater on the volcano. It is
:06:00. > :06:09.considered one of the world's most active volcanoes and is putting on a
:06:10. > :06:21.show for visitors. It looks like one giant, ferocious bonfire from this
:06:22. > :06:27.distance. This is the main active volcano here? That's right. We are
:06:28. > :06:30.looking into the heart of the Kilauea volcano. This eruption has
:06:31. > :06:35.been going consistently since March, 2008 and there are no signs
:06:36. > :06:41.of it stopping. How unusual is it to have a volcano still erupting since
:06:42. > :06:45.2008? Worldwide it is fairly unusual, but the thing to note is
:06:46. > :06:50.out on the rift zone, we have a flank eruption that began in
:06:51. > :06:53.January, 1983. There is no other place in the entire world where you
:06:54. > :07:00.see such a continuous eruption from one single volcano. That's why
:07:01. > :07:16.people refer to Kilauea as the world's most active volcano. Next
:07:17. > :07:25.stop is the lava tubes. They are referred to as Nahuku in Hawaii. It
:07:26. > :07:29.is so big! I expected it to be smaller. Lava tubes coming all
:07:30. > :07:33.shapes and sizes. Some are three stories tall, others are so small
:07:34. > :07:37.you have to crawl as you move through. How are they formed? They
:07:38. > :07:42.starred as rivers of lava that crossed over from the edges, in some
:07:43. > :07:46.cases that crust meets in the middle and that forms a conduit that allows
:07:47. > :07:50.the lava to travel long distances. We emerge through a skylight,
:07:51. > :07:53.essentially weatherproof of the lava tube has collapsed. An important
:07:54. > :08:11.reminder to stay on the designated path. It's a bit rocky. Watch your
:08:12. > :08:17.footing! This is amazing to see this lava flow. It crossed a whole road
:08:18. > :08:21.there and look at this massive black suede, like a huge snake, set
:08:22. > :08:24.against the green grass. I can't imagine how frightening it would
:08:25. > :08:41.have been to have this at your back door. Wow! Carmen getting as close
:08:42. > :08:46.as she could those amazing volcanoes in Hawaii. And happy 100 birthday to
:08:47. > :08:51.America's national parks. While Carmen was looking at the forces of
:08:52. > :08:54.nature, Henry went to see how a tourism success story has thrown up
:08:55. > :08:59.some potential problems for the environment. The backwaters in
:09:00. > :09:01.Kerala, so popular with us travellers, are not as clean as they
:09:02. > :09:14.used to be. Kerala's calling card is its unique
:09:15. > :09:24.backwaters. A labyrinth of canals, rivers and lakes running 900
:09:25. > :09:28.kilometres through the state. I've been told that the best way to
:09:29. > :09:31.experience the true flavours of the surrounding backwaters is on one of
:09:32. > :09:40.these things, a houseboat. Why did we jump aboard? All right... Look at
:09:41. > :09:44.this! Now, when you hear you are coming on houseboat, I'm not sure
:09:45. > :09:49.what to expect, but this level of luxury is pretty mind blowing.
:09:50. > :09:54.You've got all the mod cons, television, satellite TV, air con to
:09:55. > :09:57.keep it cool in Indian heat, at what is really surprising is how to look
:09:58. > :10:07.at this bathroom. -- at what is. Massive! From just a handful of
:10:08. > :10:10.votes in the 90s, there are now more than 1000, offering people a unique
:10:11. > :10:19.insight into village life along the waterways. There was a very fast,
:10:20. > :10:24.dramatic change in the region due to tourism. It has become big business
:10:25. > :10:28.for two operators, like this man. What is the actual draw for a lot of
:10:29. > :10:34.tourists to come here and experience this backwaters? This region is
:10:35. > :10:37.called the Venice of the East. The natural beauty of the region is one
:10:38. > :10:42.of the main attractions and why people come here to see and enjoy
:10:43. > :10:49.the region. This lake is the largest lake in southern India. It is almost
:10:50. > :10:56.35 kilometres wide, so really huge. It almost looks like a sea, it's so
:10:57. > :10:59.big. A houseboat industry has created incredible wealth for the
:11:00. > :11:05.region and benefited lots of locals, from both builders and owners to
:11:06. > :11:14.hoteliers and two operators. -- tour. At what has been the cost to
:11:15. > :11:18.the environment? -- but what. Early the next morning I went to see for
:11:19. > :11:30.myself what impact environmental groups claim the reason is having on
:11:31. > :11:33.the community. These guys have obviously come out very early. The
:11:34. > :11:38.sun is still coming up. What are they doing? They are pulling out the
:11:39. > :11:47.clams from the bottom of the lake. They come out early, about 4am, and
:11:48. > :11:53.they go back about 10-10:30 a.m. . This campaigner grew up around the
:11:54. > :12:02.lake. So they rely on the lake? Yes. And this has been going on for
:12:03. > :12:09.generations. How does the pollution of the water affect the industry
:12:10. > :12:16.here? Two ways. One, the pollution of the water stunt the growth of the
:12:17. > :12:20.clan. The second thing, the Rake which they put in the water to
:12:21. > :12:22.collect the clan, the net that is attached to it sometimes brings up
:12:23. > :12:28.the waste that is thrown into the lake. She is working in conjunction
:12:29. > :12:32.with the environmental group Tourism Concern in a new system of enforced
:12:33. > :12:37.regulations and certification for houseboats. She believes that cause
:12:38. > :12:43.much of the damage. Tour operators sitting aboard don't -- abroad don't
:12:44. > :12:47.know what kind of boaties. So when this particular certification is
:12:48. > :13:07.there they are confident. And that will make it more credible and
:13:08. > :13:12.authentic. Make sure you stay with us. Still to come, we had to LA
:13:13. > :13:18.where Christa has a go at a new dance craze called gloving. And we
:13:19. > :13:24.will go to a cave deep in the Bavarian Alps.
:13:25. > :13:33.A few months ago we sent Christa to LA to try her hand at a new dance
:13:34. > :13:37.craze that's making big news in all the clubs over there. After you've
:13:38. > :13:41.seen this you will never look at a single parent clubs in the same way.
:13:42. > :13:42.A quick warning, this next film contains some serious dance moves
:13:43. > :13:57.and flashing lights. # Flashing lights, flashing lights
:13:58. > :14:04.#. This hypnotic type of dance first
:14:05. > :14:13.became popular in LA but is well on its way to spreading further afield.
:14:14. > :14:19.Once a year, the best glovers in the world converge here for the
:14:20. > :14:25.international gloving Championships. MUSIC PLAYS
:14:26. > :14:29.Glovers perform light shows, kneeling in front of one person to
:14:30. > :14:34.take up their entire field of vision. It is transformed from
:14:35. > :14:39.novelty prop to a form of dance, performance art or even a sport. It
:14:40. > :14:45.has its own terminology and scoring system. It is a very strange thing,
:14:46. > :14:52.all of this, because you can see how much training has gone into these
:14:53. > :14:58.performances. It is kind of amazing. Five years ago, this man created
:14:59. > :15:03.what is one of the leading companies that makes these gloves. They have
:15:04. > :15:07.built a huge committee of glovers and host the international
:15:08. > :15:11.championship each year. -- committee. My girlfriend actually
:15:12. > :15:18.got me into gloving. She put gloves on me at a club in LA and I just
:15:19. > :15:22.fell in love. We created an event called Friday night lights. The
:15:23. > :15:27.first week there were ten people, then 20, 30, 100, and then it was
:15:28. > :15:33.like get the hell out of you kids! How do these were? These have
:15:34. > :15:37.microlights that go inside the fingertips of the gloves. When you
:15:38. > :15:47.move it, it knows to change colours even faster.
:15:48. > :15:53.MUSIC PLAYS So time to give it a go myself. This
:15:54. > :16:02.woman was a runner up in the test -- man. It all comes from one simple
:16:03. > :16:05.move. That is what everyone says. This is the hardest my brain has
:16:06. > :16:10.ever had to work. LAUGHTER
:16:11. > :16:17.This could lead into going here, there, here, hear, here, here,
:16:18. > :16:29.here,. Go a bit quicker. One two, three, four. And Ken and click. And
:16:30. > :16:31.figure it. Luna. I could not let him go before he gave me my own light
:16:32. > :16:54.show. LAUGHTER
:16:55. > :16:56.Oh, my God. Well, that is tougher than it looks, really good fun. Who
:16:57. > :17:14.knows, I may make a glover yet. Trying her hand out at gloving in
:17:15. > :17:18.LA. I think you will have to work on those moves. To finish a look back
:17:19. > :17:26.at the start of the year on the travel show, we decided to end where
:17:27. > :17:32.we began, in Germany. In January, we sent him to check out the Bavarian
:17:33. > :17:35.outs. But little did he know the unique accommodation would give him
:17:36. > :17:41.his worst night's sleep for years. LAUGHTER
:17:42. > :17:51.In Germany's only alpine part lies the mountain peak. And Anthony the
:17:52. > :17:58.mountain range, a subterranean salt mine. Salt all along the sides here.
:17:59. > :18:06.You can feel the atmosphere changing. A bit colder and fresher
:18:07. > :18:12.already. The salt deposits here are what made this place wealthy in that
:18:13. > :18:18.of the century. -- in the 21st-century. And slides like these
:18:19. > :18:28.were used by minors to move between levels. I'm sure they did not see it
:18:29. > :18:32.as a playground, mind you -- miners. That is a thrill! Wow, I can do it
:18:33. > :18:49.over and over again. Fantastic. But there is more to this salt mine
:18:50. > :18:56.than just being a great source of wealth. This place apparently has
:18:57. > :19:02.magical powers. MUSIC PLAYS
:19:03. > :19:08.Apparently, the salt neutralises background radiation to encourage
:19:09. > :19:16.the relaxation, and it is said and overnight stay into everything from
:19:17. > :19:19.senators to insomnia and asthma -- tinitus.
:19:20. > :19:27.They call this event a sonic journey.
:19:28. > :19:35.It is about 11 o'clock at night. We have been here for three hours. How
:19:36. > :19:42.are you feeling at the moment? I feel very calm and relaxed. I feel
:19:43. > :19:50.it in my mind. It is more quiet. I feel like I'm breathing out. It is
:19:51. > :20:00.very meditative and calming. You can feel very free. You can travel in a
:20:01. > :20:05.fantasy. You can fall really nicely. As the night wears on, I can't seem
:20:06. > :20:11.to drift off quite as easily as my fellow guests. It is way past one
:20:12. > :20:15.o'clock and they are now playing the big John 's at full maximum volume
:20:16. > :20:30.-- drums. And on and on it went.
:20:31. > :20:38.MUSIC PLAYS With a short respite lulled me into
:20:39. > :20:51.a false sense of relaxation. Then this wake-up call. At seven AM, it
:20:52. > :20:58.was time to pack up and go. After not the best night's sleep I've ever
:20:59. > :21:03.had. We are on our way out, emerging bleary eyed. I had a couple of hours
:21:04. > :21:08.sleep in between the booming drums and the didgeridoo. It has been an
:21:09. > :21:14.experience, let's put it that way. Wow, that is bright.
:21:15. > :21:21.A night in Bavaria in January, which I think he still not recovered from.
:21:22. > :21:29.That is it for this week. Next week... I am on the charismatic
:21:30. > :21:34.island of Cuba, famous for its classic cars and Cramlington 's. For
:21:35. > :21:38.decades, US tourists have been banned from coming here by the
:21:39. > :21:42.government. But as sanctions are lifted, I will explore the natural
:21:43. > :21:48.beauty that awaits the first plane loads of curious American
:21:49. > :22:02.travellers. How you? I am very well. Hello. Nice to meet you. Who is
:22:03. > :22:06.this? This is my horse. You can follow us on the road and social
:22:07. > :22:10.media, and all of the details are on screen now. From me and all of the
:22:11. > :22:35.travel show team, it is goodbye and see using. -- see you soon.
:22:36. > :22:39.It has been a predominantly dry week, but each
:22:40. > :22:43.day we have been chasing cloud amounts around, and that has had