0:00:00 > 0:00:02Time for The Travel Show.
0:00:02 > 0:00:06This week on the Travel Show, were looking for love on the west
0:00:06 > 0:00:07coast of Ireland.
0:00:09 > 0:00:12Is there anybody out there?
0:00:12 > 0:00:15Yes!
0:00:18 > 0:00:21We're high in the Alps at a French resort that's trying
0:00:21 > 0:00:28to turn its ski slopes green.
0:00:28 > 0:00:31And in Peru, we're cooking a dish with chilli peppers and raw fish.
0:00:31 > 0:00:34First this week, we're riding high in the French Alps.
0:00:34 > 0:00:38Skiing is one of the world's most exhilarating sports,
0:00:38 > 0:00:41but it's also one of the worst for the environment.
0:01:08 > 0:01:11First this week, we're riding high in the French Alps.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14Skiing is one of the world's most exhilarating sports,
0:01:14 > 0:01:17but it's also one of the worst for the environment.
0:01:17 > 0:01:26So many mountain resorts are looking for ways to make
0:01:26 > 0:01:27winter sports greener.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30Emma-Jane Kirby's on the trail in the legendary mountains above
0:01:30 > 0:01:38Chamonix.
0:01:39 > 0:01:45It's been a popular leisure activity here since the early 1900s.
0:01:45 > 0:01:49These days, skiing is a mega-industry.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52Some 18 million tourists visit the Alps every year,
0:01:52 > 0:01:54generating about 50 billion euros for the local economy.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57Chamonix, at the base of Europe's highest mountain,
0:01:57 > 0:01:59the Mont Blanc, is never short of thrill seekers.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02And when the snow gods smile favourably on this region,
0:02:02 > 0:02:16the slopes here are heavenly.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19I love skiing, but I have to admit, it's not the greenest of sports.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22But resorts like Chamonix across the Alps can do things
0:02:22 > 0:02:25to lessen my carbon footprint, and to lessen our impact
0:02:25 > 0:02:29on this beautiful environment.
0:02:29 > 0:02:33And Chamonix is really serious about turning its prized
0:02:33 > 0:02:48white slopes green.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51Leaving a lighter footprint on the environment is the key,
0:02:51 > 0:02:55from changing its transport infrastructure to its use
0:02:55 > 0:02:57of renewable energy.
0:02:57 > 0:02:59Its reward...
0:02:59 > 0:03:03Well, it's become one of just four Alpine ski stations to be awarded
0:03:03 > 0:03:06the prestigious and highly sought after label, 'Le Flocon Vert' -
0:03:06 > 0:03:12The Green Snowflake.
0:03:13 > 0:03:17A lot of people will say that, no, there is no such thing as green ski.
0:03:17 > 0:03:24But everybody in the mountain is trying to adapt to global warming.
0:03:24 > 0:03:26We already lost 40% of snow cover at 1300 metres,
0:03:26 > 0:03:29compared to the '60s.
0:03:29 > 0:03:36And what we have to know is that in 50 years from now,
0:03:36 > 0:03:46only 55 resorts of the 300 we have in France will survive.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49This man was pretty much born on skis.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51Today, he earns his living teaching the sport.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54But Stephan doesn't just show his clients how to bend
0:03:54 > 0:04:01the knees and slide.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04He also warns them that ignoring climate change could send the ski
0:04:04 > 0:04:17industry, and his own livelihood, downhill fast.
0:04:17 > 0:04:18Don't think too much speed.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20Think all the time, skiing under control.
0:04:20 > 0:04:25Let's go!
0:04:25 > 0:04:28So he's created an eco-friendly ski school.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31For every pole his clients plant on the mountain,
0:04:31 > 0:04:34he plants a tree in the Peruvian Amazon.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37It's all about instilling in visitors the same respect
0:04:37 > 0:04:41for the mountains that's innate in him.
0:04:41 > 0:04:45I grew up in Chamonix Mont Blanc Valley, and I saw the difference
0:04:45 > 0:04:48between I was young, and then a little bit older.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51I saw the difference, and the pollution take a lot
0:04:51 > 0:04:54of importance, bad importance.
0:04:54 > 0:05:07And I said, what can I do for my country?
0:05:07 > 0:05:11The only way is to create my company, and try to be better.
0:05:11 > 0:05:15I'm sure I didn't save the world, but I'm trying to be an example.
0:05:15 > 0:05:19And to the eco-minded skier, anything that even partly offsets
0:05:19 > 0:05:23a guilty conscience is a bonus.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26The passion for it is a bit infectious.
0:05:26 > 0:05:32You get into this recycled gear, recycled skis, electric cars
0:05:32 > 0:05:39and all that stuff, and it really fires you up.
0:05:39 > 0:05:45So the glacier here at Argentiere in Chamonix might be melting,
0:05:45 > 0:05:46but the water isn't wasted.
0:05:46 > 0:05:51It's all captured in big tunnels, and it's pumped up again
0:05:51 > 0:05:55in the mountain to use in the snow cannons.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57And we've been given exclusive access to those tunnels,
0:05:57 > 0:06:02which are six kilometres long.
0:06:02 > 0:06:10You need to go slowly, that's all.
0:06:10 > 0:06:18But in this dark labyrinth of tunnels, Chamonix has
0:06:18 > 0:06:19a secret eco-weapon.
0:06:19 > 0:06:24Some of it is used by us to produce snow for the ski resort.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27That's about 100,000 cubic metres.
0:06:27 > 0:06:34But overall, this place generates 60 million cubic metres,
0:06:34 > 0:06:36so we only use a tiny, tiny bit.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39The rest of the water is sent back to France or Switzerland.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41It generates electricity through hydro energy.
0:06:41 > 0:06:49It's green.
0:06:49 > 0:06:50It's green, absolutely.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53And 70 metres under the glacier, the view and the quiet
0:06:53 > 0:06:54is certainly breathtaking.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57A major observatory means that Chamonix's ski slopes steer well
0:06:57 > 0:06:58clear of any wildlife habitats.
0:06:58 > 0:07:03The worst insult you can say to someone that lives
0:07:03 > 0:07:10in Chamonix Valley is he's damaging his environment.
0:07:10 > 0:07:17It's the worst thing you can say to him.
0:07:17 > 0:07:21So it's deep inside us, we want to make sure that we keep it
0:07:21 > 0:07:29as it is.
0:07:29 > 0:07:30Our choices matter, too.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33Almost 75% of an average ski resort's carbon footprint is created
0:07:33 > 0:07:36by a visitor's mode of transport.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39That's because most of us take a budget airline,
0:07:39 > 0:07:40and then perhaps hire a car.
0:07:40 > 0:07:43But Chamonix is determined to keep that mountain air pure.
0:07:43 > 0:07:50At one with nature, or against it, the speed of climate change means
0:07:50 > 0:07:52resorts like Chamonix are being forced to find
0:07:52 > 0:07:54a harmonising rhythm to counter it.
0:07:54 > 0:08:02And with the industry trying to clean up its act,
0:08:02 > 0:08:05it leaves us free to ski with a clearer and greener conscience.
0:08:05 > 0:08:15Next on the Travel Show, we're off for lunch in Lima.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18On the menu, one of Peru's classic dishes in this week's Global
0:08:18 > 0:08:26Gourmet.
0:08:26 > 0:08:32Today, I'm going to make a perfect ceviche.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35And this is a perfect ceviche!
0:08:35 > 0:08:38Still to come on the Travel Show: We're tempting fate here in Ireland.
0:08:57 > 0:08:57Still to come on the Travel Show: We're tempting fate here in Ireland.
0:10:24 > 0:10:31Still to come on the Travel Show: We're tempting fate here in Ireland.
0:10:31 > 0:10:36If you touch the book with both hands, you're going to be in love
0:10:36 > 0:10:38and married inside of six months.
0:10:38 > 0:10:41If you touch it with just one hand, you're going to be in love.
0:10:41 > 0:10:47You want to touch it as well?
0:10:47 > 0:10:49No, I'm keeping well clear of that!
0:10:53 > 0:10:59The Travel Show, your essential guide, wherever you're heading.
0:10:59 > 0:11:04It's time now for Trending Travel, your monthly mash up
0:11:04 > 0:11:07of the best travel-related stories, snaps and videos online.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10First up, who hasn't dreamt of packing it all in
0:11:10 > 0:11:13to explore the world?
0:11:13 > 0:11:15Well, that's exactly what Marina Piro did
0:11:15 > 0:11:19with her dog Odie, and a converted minivan.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21She's turned the van into a home away from home,
0:11:21 > 0:11:23blogging a step-by-step guide on her website.
0:11:23 > 0:11:27I wanted to be an inspiration to people that maybe aren't happy
0:11:27 > 0:11:28with their current way of living.
0:11:28 > 0:11:30And having a dog, especially while travelling solo,
0:11:30 > 0:11:31it's a great company.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34You have to be very careful with vaccinations, and with papers
0:11:34 > 0:11:36when you cross borders, but I wouldn't have
0:11:36 > 0:11:41it any other way.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44Hundreds of wannabe travellers responded to this unique job advert.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47Derek and McKenzie Tillotson posted an appeal on Facebook for a nanny
0:11:47 > 0:11:50to join them and their three children on an all expenses paid
0:11:51 > 0:11:54trip around the world.
0:11:54 > 0:11:56Overall, we're looking for someone who's willing
0:11:56 > 0:11:58pitch in with cooking, cleaning, packing bags,
0:11:58 > 0:11:59pushing strollers.
0:11:59 > 0:12:03They hope to have chosen the lucky nanny by the end of the month.
0:12:03 > 0:12:07We're up for an adventure, and we hope you are, too.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10For those who want to chart new territory without crossing
0:12:10 > 0:12:16continents, you can get involved in Missing Maps.
0:12:16 > 0:12:18It's a project part-funded by Doctors Without Borders
0:12:18 > 0:12:21and the Red Cross, designed to map remote regions of
0:12:21 > 0:12:24the developing world.
0:12:24 > 0:12:28At Mapathon events, volunteers are taught how
0:12:28 > 0:12:30to read satellite imagery, and input the information
0:12:30 > 0:12:34into the crowd source mapping tool OpenStreetMap.
0:12:34 > 0:12:36It's hoped these detailed maps will save lives
0:12:36 > 0:12:45in the event of disasters.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48You can find out more on their website.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51And finally, a new website is bringing to life
0:12:51 > 0:12:57the Russian Revolution, which happened 100 years ago.
0:12:57 > 0:13:011917 Free History uses social media feeds to tell the story day by day,
0:13:01 > 0:13:03building to the events of the October uprising.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06For many younger people, social networks is their natural way
0:13:06 > 0:13:08to learn the stories about those prominent historical
0:13:08 > 0:13:10figures as if they were contemporary celebrities.
0:13:10 > 0:13:13If visitors of our website would be inspired to visit Russia
0:13:13 > 0:13:25to learn something more, probably we will be happy.
0:13:25 > 0:13:27Thanks to everyone that sent us their pictures
0:13:27 > 0:13:29using the hashtag #traveltuesday.
0:13:29 > 0:13:37Here are some of my favourites.
0:13:37 > 0:13:42Richard Bates snapped this in Manama, the capital of Bahrain.
0:13:42 > 0:13:44And I like this picture that Matthew Wilson took
0:13:44 > 0:13:50in Marrakesh, Morocco.
0:13:50 > 0:13:50Very atmospheric.
0:13:50 > 0:13:56Now let's look at the travel videos clocking up the views online.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58With ski season well underway in Europe, we've selected some
0:13:58 > 0:14:01of the best videos shot on the slopes.
0:14:01 > 0:14:08See you at the lodge!
0:14:08 > 0:14:12I think that my number one tip for people who want to make
0:14:12 > 0:14:15their own ski videos would be to first and foremost
0:14:15 > 0:14:18master your own skiing or boarding skills in order to keep up
0:14:18 > 0:14:19with the guys you're shooting.
0:14:20 > 0:14:21You don't want to be left behind.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24You want to be there when they drop.
0:14:24 > 0:14:31Group dynamics can be a big one to you.
0:14:31 > 0:14:32-- big one, too.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35You really want to have a group of people out there that
0:14:35 > 0:14:36you can trust.
0:14:36 > 0:14:38Storms, weather and conditions, anything can go wrong.
0:14:38 > 0:14:41We're just always on the hunt for powder, and capturing moments.
0:14:41 > 0:14:45So we'll see what we get, and see how it all comes together.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48And you if you see anything you think we should know about,
0:14:48 > 0:14:54don't forget to get in touch.
0:14:54 > 0:15:05It's @BBCTravelShow.
0:15:06 > 0:15:08Now let's go to the rolling farmlands of County Clare
0:15:08 > 0:15:16in the West of Ireland.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19# Oh, Lisdoonvarna # Lisdoon...Lisdoon...Lisdoon #
0:15:19 > 0:15:20Lisdonvarna...#
0:15:20 > 0:15:22It's a place that's quiet and peaceful for
0:15:22 > 0:15:2447 weeks of the year.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27# Lisdoon...Lisdoon...Lisdoon # Lisdonvarna #
0:15:27 > 0:15:29But for five weekends
0:15:29 > 0:15:31in the early autumn, this little town is inundated with
0:15:31 > 0:15:35visitors from all over the world.
0:15:36 > 0:15:42And they're all here looking for that special someone.
0:15:42 > 0:15:47The Lisdonvarna Matchmaking Festival is Europe's largest singles event,
0:15:47 > 0:15:55attracting up to 60,000 people each year.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59It's been a local tradition for over 160 years.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01The festival was originally designed to help find wives
0:16:01 > 0:16:09for lonely farmers at the end of the harvest season.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12For the past half-century, Willie Daly has been the town's
0:16:12 > 0:16:14matchmaker in chief, using skills passed down
0:16:14 > 0:16:16from his father and grandfather.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19These days, the matching is less about dowries and property,
0:16:19 > 0:16:21and more about finding true love.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24Most of my matchmaking has been a little bit different
0:16:24 > 0:16:27from my grandfather and father.
0:16:27 > 0:16:31And I do enjoying it this way.
0:16:31 > 0:16:33When I introduce people, I try to have a little
0:16:33 > 0:16:34bit of magic there.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37When the person is coming towards you, you think,
0:16:37 > 0:16:41that's the man I want to spend the rest of my life with.
0:16:41 > 0:16:42It's very much an Irish thing, maybe.
0:16:42 > 0:16:48But certainly people from other parts of the world do join with me.
0:16:48 > 0:16:50We have a lot of people from England, a certain
0:16:50 > 0:16:54amount from Germany, quite a lot from America.
0:16:54 > 0:16:57Willie says his secret is the book he carries with him,
0:16:57 > 0:16:59where the details of potential matches have been
0:16:59 > 0:17:00kept for generations.
0:17:00 > 0:17:04This book looks like it's seen better days.
0:17:04 > 0:17:09Oh, it has, yeah.
0:17:09 > 0:17:15It's approximately about 150 or 160 years old, like.
0:17:15 > 0:17:23You know, when you come to that, you can't be counting!
0:17:23 > 0:17:26It's a lovely book, and it's a lucky book.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29If you touch the book with both hands, you're going to be in love
0:17:29 > 0:17:31and married inside of six months.
0:17:31 > 0:17:35If you touch it with just one hand, you're going to be in love.
0:17:35 > 0:17:37Willie claims his book has helped him spark 3000 marriages.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40And with statistics like that, it's perhaps not surprisingly his
0:17:40 > 0:17:42services draw hopefuls from far and wide.
0:17:42 > 0:17:43Back in town, the crowds are rising.
0:17:52 > 0:17:54-- Back in town, the crowds are arriving.
0:17:54 > 0:17:57And a little after 11:00 in the morning, the alcohol's
0:17:57 > 0:17:58already in full flow.
0:17:58 > 0:18:01Events are held up and down the village, but the main centre
0:18:01 > 0:18:03of matchmaking activity is here at the aptly
0:18:03 > 0:18:05named Matchmaker Bar.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07This is where Willie sets out his stall.
0:18:07 > 0:18:08The process is this.
0:18:09 > 0:18:11Would you like to have children if all goes well?
0:18:11 > 0:18:12I think so, eventually.
0:18:12 > 0:18:14Yeah.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17Punters fill out their details, and tell Willie about themselves,
0:18:17 > 0:18:19and what they'd like in a partner.
0:18:19 > 0:18:22I have you down there now as good-looking and nice.
0:18:22 > 0:18:26Oh, God!
0:18:26 > 0:18:29Then once the 20 euros fee is paid, Willie will attempt
0:18:29 > 0:18:30to find them a match.
0:18:30 > 0:18:38Joel's a little farmer.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41He has his own farm, you'll be able to see it.
0:18:41 > 0:18:42OK.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45But in the days when many people meet their future partner online,
0:18:45 > 0:18:48why do people still put their faith in Willie and his traditional ways?
0:18:48 > 0:18:49I had my doubts.
0:18:50 > 0:18:51I might still have doubts.
0:18:51 > 0:18:53But I thought I would give it a whirl.
0:18:53 > 0:18:54Why not?
0:18:54 > 0:18:57The festival may boost the number of locals finding partners,
0:18:57 > 0:18:59but it's also a serious boost for the local economy, bringing
0:18:59 > 0:19:07in 3 million euros each year.
0:19:07 > 0:19:09This festival is the lifeblood of Lisdoonvarna.
0:19:09 > 0:19:13It's like the one month of the year when all the businesses gear
0:19:13 > 0:19:14towards towards this festival.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16In September, it's like the whole place is just transformed.
0:19:16 > 0:19:20So a lot of the B would be very, very quiet during the year.
0:19:20 > 0:19:21There'd be nobody here.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24They would make enough money in September to keep them
0:19:24 > 0:19:27going for the whole year, so it has a massive effect,
0:19:27 > 0:19:30and it's only getting bigger.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34Not everyone attending the festival is single.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37Many couples who met here in years past return to celebrate
0:19:37 > 0:19:39and dance the night, and day, away.
0:19:39 > 0:19:46But most of the folk here are looking for love.
0:19:46 > 0:19:50We want to find the one.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53So far we haven't found it.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56But do you know what, it is such a good buzz around us,
0:19:56 > 0:19:57a great atmosphere.
0:19:57 > 0:20:00A fantastic community, it's brilliant.
0:20:00 > 0:20:04So we would like to find someone with a bit of land,
0:20:04 > 0:20:05a nice personality, not bad looking.
0:20:05 > 0:20:14Not bad looking.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17We're not fussy, but we will have to find the right man.
0:20:17 > 0:20:18He's not bad.
0:20:18 > 0:20:20Hey!
0:20:20 > 0:20:22There is no shortage of options
0:20:22 > 0:20:23for the ladies here.
0:20:23 > 0:20:24Is there anybody out there?!
0:20:24 > 0:20:38Yes!
0:20:38 > 0:20:44Lisdoonvarna provides plenty of opportunity for some drunken fun.
0:20:44 > 0:20:52But finding love is far from guaranteed.
0:20:52 > 0:20:59And Willie's success isn't guaranteed.
0:20:59 > 0:21:03After a few minutes, the first couple's eyes
0:21:03 > 0:21:06have already wandered.
0:21:06 > 0:21:14But here in the matchmaking capital, Lisdoonvarna, hope springs eternal.
0:21:14 > 0:21:18So I'm hoping that by the time I leave here, he'll keep his word
0:21:18 > 0:21:19and I'll meet someone.
0:21:19 > 0:21:28Because that was the whole reason for me coming here.
0:21:28 > 0:21:32Well, that's all we've got time for on this week's Travel Show.
0:21:32 > 0:21:37Coming up next week...
0:21:37 > 0:21:40Carmen's in Peru to find out about a 500-year-old tradition
0:21:40 > 0:21:46called Scissor Dancing.
0:21:47 > 0:21:51So do join us then if you can.
0:21:51 > 0:21:54And in the meantime, don't forget you can catch up
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0:21:59 > 0:22:00Details are on the screen now.
0:22:01 > 0:22:02But for now, from me, Christa Larwood,
0:22:02 > 0:22:06and the rest of the Travel Show team here on the Emerald Isle,
0:22:06 > 0:22:12it's goodbye.
0:22:28 > 0:22:29Hi there.
0:22:29 > 0:22:32We have seen a few snow showers over the last few hours,
0:22:32 > 0:22:34but it has been pretty dull and cloudy.
0:22:34 > 0:22:38One place that saw some sunshine, some snow on the ground at Aberdeen
0:22:38 > 0:22:39and some sun poking