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This week, treasure hunting in Poland.

So you think personally that there is something within

these mountains?

We think so.

Maybe gold.

Keeping tabs on your bags.

There are an estimated 23 million items of luggage that are lost

all around the world each year.

And rebuilding an aviation classic.

It's an old aeroplane.

It's designed 100 years ago.

It's very exciting.

The autumn colours of south-west Poland.

Peaceful now, but just over 70 years ago, this

was a very different place.

I'm arriving in a town called Walbrzych.

The Czech Republic is only about half an hour's drive away,

and in the closing days of the Second World War,

this place was on the front line as Soviet forces advanced

on the occupying German army.

I'm looking for something very special, but it's a bit

muddy and rocky.

I think this is actually it.

Yes.

Somewhere around here, so local legend goes,

a train filled with gold was abandoned by the Germans

during the closing months of World War II.

It's quite clear to see the train lines there,

but some people believe that this is where the Nazis actually ran

a train line right into that hill.

This summer, the diggers moved in after radar scanning picked out

some suspicious shapes.

But in the end, the search had to be abandoned.

What looked like a train was nothing more than a rock formation.

Do you believe that there's something around here?

But there are people who truly believe there is something

hidden in these hills?

Deep beneath the hills here, the Germans used thousands of forced

labourers to build a series of fortified underground tunnels.

They called it the Riese Project.

Much of what's left is open to the public to explore.

The last tour groups of the day are still down here.

But Lukasz takes me off the trail.

It's amazing, isn't it?

So this is original track?

Original track.

Amazing tunnels.

My gosh.

That is remarkable, isn't it?

What is this room here?

So tell me about the Riese Project.

What was it all about?

Despite this summer's failed to dig, news of the legend

of the gold train has spread.

And the area has seen a tourist boom.

All three of the hotels in the grounds of Ksiaz Castle

were fully booked when we arrived.

A clear indication of many people's enduring fascination with this dark

period of Poland's past.

You can see I've got a couple of souvenirs here, very

heavily branded indeed.

We've got the old legendary Nazi gold train coming out

of the castle there.

So it's quite a big pull here, especially for the tourists.

So you think personally that there is something

within these mountains?

Yes, I think it's something hiding.

Something underground.

They will find some kind of treasures, lots of paintings,

I think, maybe gold.

I don't know.

It's possible.

The castle is the biggest attraction locally, and it,

too, is connected to the Riese Project.

The deep tunnels 50 metres below here are being opened up

to tourists next year.

So it's believed that Adolf Hitler was meant to come to Ksiaz Castle

and use it as a stronghold, but he never made it,

but it didn't stop him from fortifying structurally

some of the rooms here.

It is estimated that 6 million Poles died during World War II.

3 million of them from the country's Jewish community, which was

decimated during the Holocaust.

And the news of the search for the train has led to an outcry

from the World Jewish Congress.

Gold and other valuables were often stolen from Polish dues

when they were sent to the Nazi death camps.

-- Jews.

There is a call to return any stolen property if the train

is ever discovered.

Under current Polish law, it would remain the property

of the Polish government.

This is what they expect is hidden somewhere in these mountains.

Despite the controversy, a whole tourist industry surrounding

the missing train has sprung up in Walbrzych.

Walter will take you inside the apartment of Agent Eagle,

who is trying to solve the mystery of the gold train.

The year is 1944, and you are going to have to escape the room

within one hour before the Nazis arrive.

So, follow me this way.

So, follow me this way.

We are going to close the door behind you.

Your game starts and your time starts whenever the

music stops playing.

There are people waiting inside.

Good luck.

Thank you, thank you.

Although critics say that the commercialisation

of the legend undermines the true horrors of the Nazi occupation,

others argue that things like the escape room and treasure

hunt engage and educate a younger generation who have no direct

link with the conflict.

Within the hour!

Either way, whether the train exists or not, it's hoped that the legend

will encourage more people to visit this fascinating part of Poland,

and learn about what happened here during the closing days

of the Second World War.

And if you're thinking of visiting Poland in the near future,

here's our rundown of things you should know.

Look out for the new basement of Warsaw's striking

Palace of Culture.

It was a present to Poland from Stalin, and is loved

and hated in equal measure.

In recent years, groups have been allowed in to see the

charismatic basement levels.

You can explore the Gothic hall, the massive foundations

and a special room built to house the palace cats.

A major new highlight has to be the Green Velo,

a brand-new cycling route that takes in the entirety of

Poland's eastern border.

It passes through the beautiful Masurian Lakes and skirts

untouched forests.

And this year, they even made parts of it glow in the dark.

And in the next month or so, Krakow will be buzzing

with people heading for the big Christmas markets.

It's got all the usual festive food, drinks and gifts,

but it's Poland's biggest.

After weeks on the road, we finally made it to Rome.

A place where food, drink and taking it easy are top priorities.

The Italians seem to have life all figured out.

Grazie.

Ciao.

Ciao.

Perfect.

To you.

My new favourite after-dinner drink.

Still to come:

High-tech ways to stop an age-old problem.

Tommy's here to test new ways of tracking your luggage.

And we watch as an aviation classic gets a new lease of life.

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Hello and welcome to Global Gadgets.

Right now, it's all about a good set of wireless headphones,

and ones that give you great sound quality as well as superb

connectivity when you're making phone calls as well.

There are lots to choose from, but guess what?

You can now add one more to the list.

The Jabra Halo Smart wireless Bluetooth headphones are ultimately

a two in one hands-free device for your mobile phone.

It doubles up as a music player.

My only real criticism with these is that you might not get a secure

fit when you pop them into your ears, which leads

to a reduction in sound quality.

There is a handy little app that goes with the headphones that

will tell you exactly how much battery life you've got left

in them, so it will give you 17 hours of talk time and 15 hours

of music listening time, which is ample for when you're

on a long haul flight.

And because of the design and the way it's shaped,

it's ideal for people that are on the go, either

on their travels or even in the gym.

I've arrived in my hotel room with my bag.

Everything is wonderful.

But get this.

There are an estimated 23 million items of luggage that are lost

all around the world each year.

And what do you have to do when you realise your

case hasn't turned up?

You've got to go to the airport desk or an airline official and ask them

where they think your case might be.

Well, no more, mister airline man or woman, I don't need you!

Because I can tell you where my case is.

Because I've got one of these.

The LugLoc luggage locator is a tracking device that

uses GPS technology much like the way your mobile phone

network contract your location.

The makers claim it's the first baggage tracker that also complies

with regulations set by airlines.

In order for the luggage to be able to tell you of its whereabouts,

it needs to send you a message, which is why it comes

with its own SIM card, and that means a monthly

subscription cost, which varies depended upon the service

plan that you go for.

When you consider the cost of the contents of your luggage,

plus the luggage itself, that might be money well spent.

Or maybe not.

If you don't travel so regularly, you might want to opt

for the tracking devices that don't come with a fixed monthly cost.

When it comes to the Travel Show, we want you guys to keep it locked,

which is exactly what this is all about.

The makers claim it's the world's first Bluetooth-enabled padlock.

The outer shell of the lock is made from stainless steel that protects

all its internal digital components.

Inside are all the buttons, sensors and batteries.

This lock aims to keep water, mud and other outside elements

from damaging the internal mechanisms.

Now, the whole point in travel gadgets and developments

in technology is to make your life easier.

And this is perfect for someone who is prone to losing their keys

or doesn't want to fiddle around with those little sets to try

and get their case open.

This is sturdy.

This is chunky.

In fact, so much so that the lock is too big to fit through most

standard Ziploc holders.

Mobile phone cameras and video quality is just getting better

all the time, making the need for camcorders

virtually nonexistent.

So why not up your game and show what you are really

about and release your inner Spielberg with one of these?

The universal smartphone man from Steadicam is adjustable

to securely fit most handsets.

It basically steadies your shot like the professionals.

Now, I'm no cameraman.

Unfortunately, I have people around me who are.

But even they have said that this is a little bit tricky to master.

But isn't that where the joy lies?

You slowly get better and better at using something like this,

and then you can show off your travel memories

in a way you may previously not have been able to.

And to end this week, we had to Switzerland,

where a plane designed a hundred years ago is once again

taking to the skies.

The Junkers F13 was the world's first all metal commercial aircraft,

and one last flew in the 1960s.

Today, most of those that remain are stored in museums.

But now, a team of engineers have built an F13 from scratch

in the hope of selling these aviation icons to wealthy buyers.

It's very exciting.

It's great to fly with the F13.

It's an old aeroplane.

It's designed 100 years ago.

And it's impressive aircraft to reach an age of 100 years.

It flies quite good.

Of course, a lot of small problems, but it's going fine.

I was born in 1923, and flew first in 1929 on the 8th of September

was my first flight at all.

That's me over there, the little boy and my

mother in the background.

And two more passengers, and the flight captain.

I was six and a half.

Six and a half, and I was just able to write my name in the flight book.

That was all.

We just see these five F13s in museums, but we don't

have a complete set of drawings.

We went to Paris to the Musee de l'Air in Le Bourget.

And we scanned the F13 with a very modern scanner,

so we got 3-D drawings, which is something incredible.

To enter into the cockpit, it is not so easy.

It's quite sportive.

You go here, put your feet on the seat and you

are in like that.

You have no computers, no electrical ways.

No part of things that are electric powered.

It's very different.

It open, not a lot of instruments, no computer.

It's good.

It's working.

That was more than noisy.

The old engines, there were quite louder than they are today.

It's another flying.

With the F13, you have to fly with your feeling.

You smell the aircraft, you have an open cockpit,

you smell the aircraft, you can hear the aircraft,

that's different to other aeroplanes.

And you have to feel it, and you will fly like you feel.

I'm afraid that's all the time we have for this week,

but coming up next week: Carmen's in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii,

as the naval base there prepares to commemorate the 75th anniversary

of the devastating bombing raid by Japanese forces.

2400 people were killed in that attack.

It prompted the US to join the Second World War.

That and a lot more of course next week.

But don't forget you can join us on all of our travels wherever

we are in the world by signing onto our social media feeds.

But from me, Henry Golding, and the rest of the travel show team

here in Ksiaz Castle in Poland, it's goodbye.

Hi there.

The weekend is here, and the weekend's getting off

to a cold start.

Now, over the last 24 hours, we've seen some snow in the showers

up in the hills.