:00:00. > :00:20.This week, the future of our past. How high-tech is preserving our most
:00:21. > :00:25.urgent money went. -- imported my notes. And Ben is in search of
:00:26. > :00:58.Britain's most remote pub. Imagine if one of your country's
:00:59. > :01:07.most important and famous historic landmarks was suddenly destroyed.
:01:08. > :01:10.Maybe Stonehenge is flattened overnight, or St Mark's Square in
:01:11. > :01:18.Venice disappears under water forever. Well, that is what happened
:01:19. > :01:22.to key parts of the ancient city of, rather in Syria after it was
:01:23. > :01:29.captured by the Islamic State group last May. They overran the UNESCO
:01:30. > :01:35.Heritage site, tearing down temples and burial towers -- Palmyra. Now
:01:36. > :01:39.Syrian forces have recaptured it, boards have turned to fixing some of
:01:40. > :01:44.the damage. But should be repealed? Is there any point? If so, how did
:01:45. > :01:50.they do it accurately? In Trafalgar Square they have started to answer
:01:51. > :01:56.those questions and begun with an arch -- but should it be repaired?
:01:57. > :02:01.These stones are part of an exact replica of the arch of triumph, the
:02:02. > :02:06.gateway to what was regarded by some as the most important part of
:02:07. > :02:12.Palmyra. The temple now lies in rubble. This is a really delicate
:02:13. > :02:22.process. Nobody wants to be the person who drops any of the pieces.
:02:23. > :02:28.It is really intense right now. You don't have any instructions? Or you
:02:29. > :02:33.are a typical bloke and don't worry about instructions? It has been
:02:34. > :02:38.restructured using 3-D photos of the original. Egyptian marble was then
:02:39. > :02:45.taken to Italy where machines carved the detail into the surface. I'll
:02:46. > :02:50.have 50 quid, please, brother. The whole project was masterminded by
:02:51. > :02:53.the Institute of Digital archaeology, which sees this as the
:02:54. > :02:59.very beginning of something quite big. It is about doing what we can
:03:00. > :03:04.do, working together towards the goal, which is effectively about
:03:05. > :03:11.looking at what we can do in an on-site way to restore these
:03:12. > :03:15.objects, to give people back their livelihoods, to work in a positive,
:03:16. > :03:21.creative way. In regions that have been damaged either by human
:03:22. > :03:25.intervention or natural disaster. But this isn't the only project
:03:26. > :03:35.trying to rebuild ancient Palmyra, though. There are others who think
:03:36. > :03:38.they can do a better job. Archaeologists from Paris have
:03:39. > :03:43.really been on-site establishing the extent of the damage. They have used
:03:44. > :03:51.3-D cameras to create an initial model of the entire temple. We have
:03:52. > :03:57.seen this tech before. Two years ago, we went to see an exact copy of
:03:58. > :04:01.Tutankhamen's Tim in Luxor. That project wasn't just important for
:04:02. > :04:07.tourism, the data captured led to at least one important discovery --
:04:08. > :04:12.tomb. Due to the high-resolution nature the recordings we made in the
:04:13. > :04:19.tomb at that time, an archaeologist was able last year to study the data
:04:20. > :04:25.over the Internet at high resolution in New York, and develop a theory
:04:26. > :04:32.that there are hidden chambers behind the north and west wall of
:04:33. > :04:36.Tutankhamen. And now the same company that did that has made a
:04:37. > :04:39.replica of just one stone from the Palmyra arch in even higher
:04:40. > :04:46.resolution than the exhibit in London. It is painstaking work. Just
:04:47. > :04:51.one block has taken 200 hours. But they think this astonishing level of
:04:52. > :04:56.detail is necessary. We are constantly trying to question what
:04:57. > :04:59.is meaningful and what is fruitful in the application of new
:05:00. > :05:06.technologies? So what we hope is that academia will not go down the
:05:07. > :05:10.line of themepark mentalities of trying to present things simply
:05:11. > :05:14.Stickley, but will nurture a deeper and more objective understanding of
:05:15. > :05:21.the data that is being recorded -- synergistically. Of course the arch
:05:22. > :05:26.has been going all of the headlines. The world 's press are here. But
:05:27. > :05:31.UNESCO's World Heritage list has 47 other sites on it that threatened by
:05:32. > :05:37.anything from poaching to pollution and from urbanisation to natural
:05:38. > :05:41.disasters. In Nepal, for instance, 3-D cameras are being used to help
:05:42. > :05:45.capture shrines and temples in an effort to conserve them. Something
:05:46. > :05:49.that would have been so impotent before last year's earthquake
:05:50. > :05:55.destroyed UNESCO listed temples right in the centre of Kathmandu.
:05:56. > :06:30.Why is archaeology specifically important in a poll?
:06:31. > :06:39.Back in London, opening date for the arch. It has created quite a stir.
:06:40. > :06:46.Ladies and gentlemen, the art of Palmyra. Three, two, one!
:06:47. > :06:53.APPLAUSE What you think? I think it looks
:06:54. > :06:57.beautiful. I wish it was a bit bigger. The trouble was if we made a
:06:58. > :07:02.much bigger, it would have crashed through into the cafe beneath. That
:07:03. > :07:07.was the problem. It would have been about 500 tons, so we couldn't do
:07:08. > :07:11.that. It is a constant struggle to protect some of the relics of the
:07:12. > :07:15.past, and you think about what is happening in Pompeii. Every year a
:07:16. > :07:21.little bit of Pompeii gets lost. Maybe this technology offers hope.
:07:22. > :07:31.You have to be careful, though, that you don't create a kind of
:07:32. > :07:35.Disneyland of staff... It might stop people from seeing the well thing. I
:07:36. > :07:40.don't think so. I really hope people will want to go see Palmyra and go
:07:41. > :07:45.on holiday in Syria. I took my kids about 60 is about to see other posts
:07:46. > :07:53.a stop we went to Aleppo and some of the wonderful places in Syria. They
:07:54. > :07:59.had terrible damage now. The arch has now left Trafalgar Square, but
:08:00. > :08:02.it is expected to be rebuilt in Oxford, where it will be on display
:08:03. > :08:11.through July and August before moving to New York in September.
:08:12. > :08:18.If you are off on your travels any time soon, he is a guide to some of
:08:19. > :08:22.the money and we think you should see before they disappear -- here is
:08:23. > :08:26.a guide to some of the moment. The radio tower in Moscow was
:08:27. > :08:31.commissioned in 1919 by Lennon and broadcast news of Soviet might
:08:32. > :08:36.across the union. The landmark was due to be demolished in 2014 but was
:08:37. > :08:42.saved by city authorities. However, there is still no restoration work,
:08:43. > :08:46.and it has been included on a watchlist of at risk sites come part
:08:47. > :08:51.by the world monuments fund. One of the highlights of any London trip is
:08:52. > :08:57.the Palace of Westminster. But a 2012 report said it would suffer
:08:58. > :09:00.irreversible damage without major restoration work that could take up
:09:01. > :09:06.to 30 years. The report says part of the building is sinking, and the
:09:07. > :09:11.whole place is riddled with asbestos and dangerous cabling. Some have
:09:12. > :09:16.even noticed that Big Ben has a slight lean to it these days. And
:09:17. > :09:22.ending with happy news, one site that has extent a poor future is the
:09:23. > :09:28.brother this archipelago. It was taken off UNESCO's Heritage in
:09:29. > :09:32.danger list in 2010 after authorities restricted tourism and
:09:33. > :09:38.introduced programmes to manage species. It is completely unique
:09:39. > :09:40.within incredible number of endemic species, which UNESCO calls a
:09:41. > :09:56.showcase for evolution. To Peru next and while surfing is
:09:57. > :10:00.still chiefly a young person's sport, the older generation think
:10:01. > :10:06.they are just as bit as good and they are not using modern
:10:07. > :11:59.contraptions either. Their board of choice is more rustic.
:12:00. > :12:06.Still to come on The Travel Show: Michelle is back with the best
:12:07. > :12:12.upcoming events from around the world and a reward awaits Ben as he
:12:13. > :12:23.continues his attempts to find Britain's remotest pub without a
:12:24. > :12:33.map. The Travel Show, your essential guide wherever you're heading.
:12:34. > :12:46.I am Michelle, your global guide, with top tips on the world's best
:12:47. > :12:52.events in the coming months. Starting in the UK, with the words
:12:53. > :12:57.of William Shakespeare. All the world's stage and all the men and
:12:58. > :13:01.women merely players. In London it begins at the open-air theatre in
:13:02. > :13:06.Regents park, one of the loveliest venues in the British capital, with
:13:07. > :13:11.pre- theatre picnics in the rose garden. From June 17 Henry V will
:13:12. > :13:15.take to the boards. No better timing, this is part of Shakespeare
:13:16. > :13:23.400, celebrating the playwright in the 400th anniversary of his death.
:13:24. > :13:28.In the US, the Tanglewood music festival, one of the world's best
:13:29. > :13:34.musical events, against. In the towns of western Massachusetts. The
:13:35. > :13:40.Boston Symphony orchestra is in some residents here and has been for
:13:41. > :13:45.nearly 80 years. Concerts include a number of different genres. What
:13:46. > :13:50.makes it so very special is the venue, with music and summer picnics
:13:51. > :14:01.on the estate. The estate. This is an end September three. In Greece,
:14:02. > :14:04.the games open at the temple of Zeus on June ten. It was here that the
:14:05. > :14:10.ancient Greek celebrated the athletics festival. This modern
:14:11. > :14:17.revival is something professionally uncommercial. It is open to anyone
:14:18. > :14:25.over the age of eight. There are no medals. Take note, runners wear
:14:26. > :14:28.white tunics, rather than being naked as they would have been in
:14:29. > :14:33.agent Greece. It will be a different event in Iceland at the secret
:14:34. > :14:36.solstice festival. From June 16 and till 19th at this time of year
:14:37. > :14:44.there's no darkness so clearly no rest. The theme is local mythology
:14:45. > :14:49.and taking to the stage in the capital will be Radiohead and
:14:50. > :14:58.others. Don't miss the parties. There is one inside a place -- a
:14:59. > :15:04.glacier and another in a pool. Back in the UK in the market town of
:15:05. > :15:11.Bishop Auckland in County Durham it is the opening night of an open-air
:15:12. > :15:17.action packed show, telling 2000 years of British history from Roman
:15:18. > :15:20.times to the Viking invasions and the Industrial Revolution to World
:15:21. > :15:24.War II. This is a monumental production. The landscape stage is
:15:25. > :15:30.five times the size of a football pitch, set against the backdrop of a
:15:31. > :15:34.castle. That's my global guide this month. Let me know what is happening
:15:35. > :15:38.in the place where you live or where you love. We are an e-mail and
:15:39. > :15:45.across social media. Until next time.
:15:46. > :15:49.Last week we saw Ben begin his hike to Britain's most promote pub. To
:15:50. > :15:53.make things interesting week confiscated his phone and gave him a
:15:54. > :15:57.few natural mass -- navigation tips. This week he struggles towards
:15:58. > :16:02.the end of his journey on Scotland's west coast.
:16:03. > :16:08.I am attempting a three-day hike across the Scottish Highlands
:16:09. > :16:12.without any of the modern tools we use to find our way around. The
:16:13. > :16:19.actual navigation is the rare art of finding your way using nature. The
:16:20. > :16:22.sun, the moon, the stars. Before humankind invented instruments, it
:16:23. > :16:27.was the only navigation we had and human beings found themselves --
:16:28. > :16:33.their way across the whole planet. With the help of the sun and the
:16:34. > :16:36.stick I managed to make it to my first marker. Now I have to continue
:16:37. > :16:43.north to reach my final destination, the town of injury, the
:16:44. > :16:47.home of Britain's most remote pub. -- Inverie. It is 25 miles across
:16:48. > :16:55.mountainous to rain. How far can actual navigation technique? --
:16:56. > :17:00.terrain. I took this route headed north but along the way there's been
:17:01. > :17:14.a few more twists and turns than I imagined, so I am not really sure if
:17:15. > :17:18.I am heading in the right direction. I decide to stop to stop the Trai
:17:19. > :17:22.and other navigation technique. Apparently I can use a tree, just
:17:23. > :17:28.like this one, to make sure IMP did in the right direction. This
:17:29. > :17:34.technique relies on the sun. In northern countries like Scotland,
:17:35. > :17:38.the Scots -- the son spends more time in the southern part of the
:17:39. > :17:47.sky. That affects the shape of the tree. I am looking for a kick
:17:48. > :17:53.effect. As the branches on the sunny south grow towards light. -- tick
:17:54. > :17:55.effect. There is the tick which means south is that way. This must
:17:56. > :18:01.be north. Using the tree's bearing my route
:18:02. > :18:14.winds into a heavily wooded area. I don't know if you can tell, but it
:18:15. > :18:21.has just started absolutely pouring down.
:18:22. > :18:29.With a choice of parks and no sign of the sun a begin to wander off
:18:30. > :18:38.course. -- choice of paths. This is definitely the wrong way.
:18:39. > :18:42.I think I need to use the compass. It is too dangerous and wet and it
:18:43. > :18:53.is getting dark. Natural navigation has gotten me so
:18:54. > :18:58.far, but as the daylight fades and the rain gets heavier I turned to an
:18:59. > :18:59.old-fashioned map and compass to find somewhere to camp for the
:19:00. > :19:17.night. This morning I've woken up to
:19:18. > :19:20.torrential downpour and I've still got another, I don't know, nine
:19:21. > :19:38.miles or something to go. It is a long way to go, but as the
:19:39. > :19:45.weather lifts the full beauty of the landscape is revealed.
:19:46. > :19:52.Ah, there we go. After walking 30 miles in the sun and rain that right
:19:53. > :20:10.there is a beautiful sight. Inverie is cut off from the main
:20:11. > :20:16.road network, so the only way of getting there is by walking or by a
:20:17. > :20:24.20 minute boat journey. I am not sure which one it is. There it is!
:20:25. > :20:39.Let's see if I can make it in. I actually can't fit in the door. This
:20:40. > :20:47.is so heavy. Here we go. Hello there. Can I order a drink first?
:20:48. > :20:51.When you want to be out of civilisation for a moment, no
:20:52. > :20:56.television, everybody knows everybody, there's no policeman, you
:20:57. > :21:02.need to behave yourself. You need to be nice with the people. You don't
:21:03. > :21:12.sound Scottish. Indeed. I am from the forest in Belgium. I am a wild
:21:13. > :21:15.boar hunter. I came here 20 years ago. There was a house on the market
:21:16. > :21:19.for three years and no one was taking care of it. On a drunken
:21:20. > :21:27.night I had a conversation with the previous owner and he proposed to me
:21:28. > :21:34.to make an offer. It is maybe the best decision I have ever made. The
:21:35. > :21:38.noisy surroundings of the pub are a bit of a shock after three days and
:21:39. > :21:43.nights. Would I use natural navigation as my main way to get
:21:44. > :21:47.around? Problem we not, but it is not really for that. It is a
:21:48. > :21:55.completely different way of looking at things.
:21:56. > :22:03.If you are tempted to try natural navigation yourself, make sure you
:22:04. > :22:08.set off with the right kit. Details through this link here. But best to
:22:09. > :22:19.take a map and compass anyway, just in case. That's it for this week.
:22:20. > :22:22.Coming up next week... Christa's in New York rounding up
:22:23. > :22:29.our best trips from recent months, from the charismatic Cambodian
:22:30. > :22:32.railway to a journey deep underneath Budapest. Some great memories of
:22:33. > :22:37.amazing parts of the world. Make sure you join us for that if you can
:22:38. > :22:42.and don't forget you can follow us on social media. All of the details
:22:43. > :22:43.on the screen. For now, from all of us here in Trafalgar Square, it's
:22:44. > :23:08.goodbye! The bank holiday weekend is finally
:23:09. > :23:14.upon us and there will be some good opportunities for getting out
:23:15. > :23:16.and about.