:00:00. > :00:00.themselves. So when Mars is leading, others are likely to follow.
:00:00. > :00:09.Now on BBC News, it's time for the Travel Show.
:00:10. > :00:21.This week I am behind the wheel in Budapest. We are at the business end
:00:22. > :00:24.of a South African red. And Simon uncovers his inbox solving your
:00:25. > :01:10.travel problems. The Hungary in capital, Budapest.
:01:11. > :01:23.You might know all about the spies here and you may be familiar with
:01:24. > :01:29.the pubs and lively nightlife. But about 12 miles outside of the Centre
:01:30. > :01:33.the city's racetrack is about to have its own moment in the
:01:34. > :01:37.spotlight. In March the 30th anniversary of the track and these
:01:38. > :01:47.days to here and get in touch with their inner need for speed. My
:01:48. > :01:55.passenger is a touring car race and a veteran of this course. For the
:01:56. > :02:00.beginning don't drive too fast. You need to find your limit because it
:02:01. > :02:09.is so easy to make a mistake and because places like here with no
:02:10. > :02:11.run-off, if someone is not confident than they will crash the car for
:02:12. > :02:21.sure. This track has a reputation for
:02:22. > :02:26.being a tricky one. There aren't that many long straights and
:02:27. > :02:32.overtaking is almost impossible. Not to mention all the twists and turns
:02:33. > :02:37.that can catch drivers out. I can't imagine the atmosphere from the
:02:38. > :02:42.road. You have moments in life that you feel it is something special and
:02:43. > :02:47.every time I make a race at home with people sitting on the
:02:48. > :03:03.grandstands and cheering for me it is just... But this is more than
:03:04. > :03:09.just a destination for motoring enthusiast. Exactly 30 years ago
:03:10. > :03:14.this place held the very first Grand Prix behind the Iron Curtain. A huge
:03:15. > :03:21.moment not just the Hungary but the motorsport fans from all around the
:03:22. > :03:26.Eastern Bloc. Inside one of central Budapest's busy sports bars I meet
:03:27. > :04:11.this man who commentated on that first race for Hungary on state
:04:12. > :04:18.it was new and significant and only three years later Hungary became one
:04:19. > :04:27.of the first countries to remove the Communist from power. The transition
:04:28. > :04:33.was peaceful but look closely there are still reminders of the old
:04:34. > :04:38.regime. One of the best way to get a sense of the history is to see the
:04:39. > :04:50.city from one of these. It is a classic Eastern Bloc are. Hello.
:04:51. > :04:58.High. It is very tiny. Are you ready to go? Definitely, let us go.
:04:59. > :05:07.These little pocket rockets were made in East Germany and exported
:05:08. > :05:11.right across Communist Europe. They are famous for being unreliable and
:05:12. > :05:17.flimsy but these days and many people regard them fondly. They were
:05:18. > :05:25.important for the families because there were waiting lists for it and
:05:26. > :05:29.it could take five -10 years to get one of these car. So if you ordered
:05:30. > :05:38.a new one you could be waiting up to ten years? Yes. If you were lucky it
:05:39. > :05:44.was only two. Production of the vehicle stopped in 1991 but there is
:05:45. > :05:50.still a common sight around Budapest and become a favourite option for
:05:51. > :05:57.tourist wanting to see the city. It is something really funny and people
:05:58. > :06:07.really enjoy riding around and people say that it is a joyride.
:06:08. > :06:12.They certainly have a lot of character. But with only 26
:06:13. > :06:20.horsepower under the bonnet it is hardly the motoring that sets the
:06:21. > :06:24.pulse racing. In the control tower it will be a different story when
:06:25. > :06:29.the F1 circus comes to town. So during the big Formula 1 race, what
:06:30. > :06:36.is the atmosphere? There's a lot of people in the grandstands, a lot of
:06:37. > :06:42.spectators. In 2013 we had more than 240,000 people combined in the three
:06:43. > :06:48.days. That is a lot of people. Last year it it was more than 160,000
:06:49. > :06:53.which are still got. The atmosphere is them honking the horns, they are
:06:54. > :07:01.cheering and it is a very good feeling to hear the crowd, even from
:07:02. > :07:05.Race Control. So three decades long Hungary has gone through seismic
:07:06. > :07:10.changes. But for people visiting the Hungary and ring this far it has
:07:11. > :07:21.been reassuringly consistent with the fastest car always winning.
:07:22. > :07:33.So if you're planning a stretch behind the wheel here is our guide
:07:34. > :07:37.for the world's test drive. Route 66 in the USA runs from Chicago all the
:07:38. > :07:41.way to Santa Monica on the Californian coast. It is too half
:07:42. > :07:45.thousand miles long and crosses eight states and three time zones
:07:46. > :07:54.and takes anywhere from a couple of weeks to a whole month to cross.
:07:55. > :08:01.South Africa's Garden Route gets as names from all the different part
:08:02. > :08:04.like that will see along the way. It connects Cape Town to Port Elizabeth
:08:05. > :08:07.and passes through ten nature reserves where you come across all
:08:08. > :08:14.sorts of different marine life including dolphins, seals and they
:08:15. > :08:20.endangered southern white whale. If you don't mind driving at outage
:08:21. > :08:27.you'd highway is one of the most highest-paid road. At an elevation
:08:28. > :08:33.of 4700 metres connecting China with Pakistani it is surrounded by
:08:34. > :08:37.mountains, place years and Lake. Avoid driving in the monsoon season
:08:38. > :08:44.because it could be blocked by heavy landslides. And for one of
:08:45. > :08:49.Britain's best driving experiences to the Outer Hebrides. You will see
:08:50. > :08:54.wonderful beaches and ancient standing stones along the way. And
:08:55. > :08:58.if you visit in the height of summer you can enjoy an awful lot of
:08:59. > :09:13.daylight as there is barely two hours of darkness at night. Still to
:09:14. > :09:17.come on the travel show... Simon is here with advice for island hoppers
:09:18. > :09:25.in Greece and hotel guests in the Seychelles. And we are in South
:09:26. > :09:27.Africa's wine lands meeting one of the country 's first black female
:09:28. > :11:25.winemakers. The Travel Show, your essential
:11:26. > :11:45.guide wherever you're heading. Welcome to the slice of the show
:11:46. > :11:49.that tackles your questions about getting the best out of trouble. We
:11:50. > :11:56.are off to Greece and the Indian Ocean shortly. But first, lots of
:11:57. > :11:58.you have been in touch about Canada's plans for the electronic
:11:59. > :12:05.travel authorisation scheme, aimed at people from outside North America
:12:06. > :12:09.who fly in without a visa. It was due to be made compulsory on the
:12:10. > :12:16.15th of March but has now been postponed until after the summer
:12:17. > :12:21.peak. Next, Jen is off to Athens for one week in April. I am going to
:12:22. > :12:24.Greece for a week and I would like to have a quick look at Athens and
:12:25. > :12:29.maybe some islands and the surrounding area, and see agent
:12:30. > :12:33.sites. What would you recommend at this time of year? Here is my ideal
:12:34. > :12:40.circuit for a trip for five days. From Piraeus, the port for Athens,
:12:41. > :12:44.take a boat to the island that is about one hour away and will
:12:45. > :12:48.transport you to a classic Greek island, a breezy coexistence of
:12:49. > :12:51.fishing and tourism, with gorgeous scenery and tempting waterside bars.
:12:52. > :13:00.If you can drag yourself away, continue by fast ferry by 90 minute
:13:01. > :13:04.-- full 90 minutes and go to this Venetian settlement, briefly the
:13:05. > :13:10.capital after independence and now a beautiful backwater. It is also the
:13:11. > :13:16.best place for a visit to this agent place, the most powerful kingdom in
:13:17. > :13:20.Greece many thousands of years ago and the place is still evocative of
:13:21. > :13:23.might. And on your way back to Athens pause as you cross this
:13:24. > :13:36.canal, a masterpiece of engineering connecting the two seas. Another has
:13:37. > :13:38.his eyes on a great American for a trip. But only if the price is
:13:39. > :13:51.right. Terry, because cars in the US are
:13:52. > :13:56.registered by state rather than nationally relocating a vehicle over
:13:57. > :14:03.the Stateline causes logistical issues and triggers a fee, such as
:14:04. > :14:06.the $300 you have been quoted. I've made a series of test bookings
:14:07. > :14:09.through one of the big US rental firms saying I am a local and while
:14:10. > :14:14.there's no formal additional drop-off charge the rate for leaving
:14:15. > :14:22.the car in another state ranged from around $250 to $525 for a California
:14:23. > :14:27.to Florida rental. I would call bodily drop-off fee by any other
:14:28. > :14:33.name! How to avoid it? It could be a lot cheaper to fly a cross country,
:14:34. > :14:42.although not so romantic. Emily is heading for the Indian Ocean.
:14:43. > :14:51.Most hotels in the Seychelles price their brooms in euros, thanks to the
:14:52. > :14:54.historic French Connection. But pragmatically they also accept
:14:55. > :14:58.pounds sterling. To decide which is best you need to decide how the
:14:59. > :15:03.hotel computes the sterling rate. Many properties will simply use the
:15:04. > :15:08.prevailing spot rate, in which case you might as well pay in pounds. But
:15:09. > :15:11.some hotels may see currency conversion as an opportunity to
:15:12. > :15:16.prosper offering a significantly poorer rate than the markets. Or the
:15:17. > :15:23.management might be behind the times and apply a slightly old rate that
:15:24. > :15:27.is beneficial to you. Just ask. In my experience hotels are happy to
:15:28. > :15:34.answer. I am always happy to hear from travel -- viewers. Just e-mail
:15:35. > :15:38.me and I will do my best to answer your questions. From me, goodbye for
:15:39. > :15:52.now and see you next time. Well, we have more special stories
:15:53. > :15:59.from South Africa, meeting some amazing people who call the country
:16:00. > :16:10.home. This week we are in a university is -- town in the Western
:16:11. > :16:15.Cape. Until now the winemakers have been white. So when we heard of the
:16:16. > :16:27.first female black winemaker, we thought we would go to meet her.
:16:28. > :16:40.Orlando is that whenever I work with on a get excited. Whenever I touch
:16:41. > :16:55.wine or an inconvenience. I need all of them read! -- two seas. I don't
:16:56. > :17:02.want to lose wine . We are bottling out 2012. It has been in the barrels
:17:03. > :17:07.for four months. They came here in 1999 through the scholarship from
:17:08. > :17:10.South African Airways to study winemaking and are never when I
:17:11. > :17:12.arrived for the first time I thought, what are these little
:17:13. > :17:19.trees? Actually those other vignettes. I grew up in a village
:17:20. > :17:23.and white people, you rarely see them. And all of a sudden I was in a
:17:24. > :17:29.place where basically 99% white people and 1% of blacks. So it was a
:17:30. > :17:33.completely different environment. For me there was a challenge of
:17:34. > :17:36.culture and language. It was one of those... It was an opportunity, let
:17:37. > :17:54.me take it and go into something. I will start you with the Pinot. It
:17:55. > :17:57.gets made in different styles and this one is basically a lighter
:17:58. > :18:11.style. It has been boarded for 14 months. -- it has been wooded. It is
:18:12. > :18:18.fruity. I will taste with you, because I cannot just watch people
:18:19. > :18:27.taste. It is a sin! This is South African wine. The cross of pin on a
:18:28. > :18:36.pinot noir and another. This is basically who we are. I want my wine
:18:37. > :18:39.to take a person to be a journey of where it comes from. When they taste
:18:40. > :18:45.the wine, understand that it is not just something that you take and mix
:18:46. > :18:50.and put it in a bottle, but as it happens it goes with your emotion as
:18:51. > :18:54.a winemaker, you get excited with the bottle. From the vignettes, all
:18:55. > :19:06.the way, there's people involved to put their heart and soul in it. --
:19:07. > :19:15.pinot -- vinyards.. These are the cabernet grapes. Every variety has
:19:16. > :19:22.different leaves. The cabernet has much more pronounced indentation.
:19:23. > :19:26.Look at this. We don't punch down, we try to avoid extracting cannons
:19:27. > :19:32.into the wind. In terms of taste, you will pick up the fruit, that
:19:33. > :19:36.component of the wood that we use and a good balance in the wind. --
:19:37. > :19:55.the wine. And then I've got a shiraz. Some are
:19:56. > :20:01.fruity, some have a real punch. People who are shiraz fans usually
:20:02. > :20:09.love that blockbuster type of shiraz. If people say they aren't
:20:10. > :20:19.shiraz fans, I would give them this. -- won't give them. Basically I
:20:20. > :20:25.started tasting wine during fermentation. You taste it and it is
:20:26. > :20:32.like, yes! It is now ready! It is wine, it is now in the direction of
:20:33. > :20:40.want. We do have straight cabernet, straight merlot. . When I look at
:20:41. > :20:43.the wines in general, the blended wines, you get to play. You get to
:20:44. > :20:57.do something completely different from anyone else. My two dozen for
:20:58. > :21:01.Cape Cross took an award. -- 2004. Took it home to my grandmother and
:21:02. > :21:05.for me that was my best moment. She had never tasted wine before. I
:21:06. > :21:09.opened it, pour the wine for her, she said it was nice. Her facial
:21:10. > :21:17.expression was saying something else. But it was like one of those
:21:18. > :21:22.things, it was just beautiful. This is a beautiful country. It has
:21:23. > :21:36.different provinces which all have different characters.
:21:37. > :21:46.South Africa's first black, female vintner. That's all we've got time
:21:47. > :21:49.for this week. Next week, Henry goes to Cambodia to jump on board a new
:21:50. > :21:54.train line, 40 years after the Khmer Rouge closedown at work. This new
:21:55. > :21:59.route promises to open up the country again for travellers and
:22:00. > :22:05.locals. It's a pretty simple engine. Very
:22:06. > :22:11.simple. He also takes a ride on a more makeshift and have racing line
:22:12. > :22:20.that 150 years after it was built is still going strong for the time
:22:21. > :22:24.being. -- hair raising. There is a bit of trepidation here, because you
:22:25. > :22:30.can see where it wriggles. You hit these bumps and I do feel as though
:22:31. > :22:34.I might fall off at any point! Do join us that if you can. In the
:22:35. > :22:37.meantime, don't forget you can catch up with us on social media. All the
:22:38. > :22:40.details you need on the bottom of the screen. Now, from me and the
:22:41. > :22:43.team in Budapest, goodbye.