:00:00. > :00:08.That is it from me. The breakfast team is here at six o'clock but
:00:09. > :00:09.first, the travel show. Coming up on this week's
:00:10. > :00:12.Travel Show: We continue our ..as I head to the world's first
:00:13. > :00:19.ever elephant hospital. We're in the Big Apple to meet
:00:20. > :00:27.the man who's travelling the world And Rajan heads to Spain to take
:00:28. > :00:40.a ride on Europe's newest, It's mountainous landscape and lush
:00:41. > :01:19.jungles are an ideal environment It's mountainous landscape and lush
:01:20. > :01:24.jungles are an ideal environment The animal is seen as the symbol
:01:25. > :01:37.of Thailand, and around 3000 live The country also has a captive
:01:38. > :01:42.elephant population of almost 4000. Controversially, some of them work
:01:43. > :01:47.in the tourist industry. Caring for all of these
:01:48. > :01:52.elephants is a huge job, particularly if the animal needs
:01:53. > :02:04.specialist medical attention. I've come to Lampang to meet some
:02:05. > :02:08.of the vets who are attempting When it was opened in 1993,
:02:09. > :02:12.this was the world's And since then, they've treated
:02:13. > :02:15.over 4000 elephants. The hospital aims to provide care
:02:16. > :02:20.for any sick or injured We have all kinds of
:02:21. > :02:36.illnesses, sicknesses, Some have diarrhoea,
:02:37. > :02:40.constipation, cataracts. Some have serious
:02:41. > :02:44.cancer, and tumours. The most difficult case,
:02:45. > :02:50.the victims of landmines. Dr Kay takes me to meet
:02:51. > :03:06.some of her patients So in the morning,
:03:07. > :03:12.you have to go and check up And after that, the owner bring
:03:13. > :03:39.Motala here, and donate here. So she's one of the
:03:40. > :03:42.permanent residents? The hospital has five
:03:43. > :03:46.permanent residents The rest of the patients have been
:03:47. > :03:53.brought here by their owners for shorter term medical
:03:54. > :03:55.treatment and operations. For Motala, each day starts
:03:56. > :03:57.with her prosthetic leg being fitted, so she can
:03:58. > :04:01.walk out for breakfast. Well, so this is the prosthetic
:04:02. > :04:04.leg, can I see it? It weighs a good, at
:04:05. > :04:15.least, 15 kilograms. And these are all formed
:04:16. > :04:26.specifically for the elephants themselves, so they're
:04:27. > :04:28.all different. They're just putting some talcum
:04:29. > :04:33.powder to help with the dryness, A layer of talcum powder
:04:34. > :04:44.on the inside as well. In the early morning and late
:04:45. > :04:56.afternoon, when the sun isn't too hot, Motala will walk
:04:57. > :04:58.out for a fewer hours. Adult females weigh just under
:04:59. > :05:04.three tonnes on average. So the prosthetic is needed to give
:05:05. > :05:11.vital relief to her other three legs, which are under
:05:12. > :05:13.enormous pressure. How long did it take her to get used
:05:14. > :05:17.to the prosthetic leg? She put quite a lot
:05:18. > :05:23.of weight on that. Checking over the elephants each day
:05:24. > :05:26.is part of the hospital routine. Mosha was also injured
:05:27. > :05:43.by a landmine, and came here when she was just
:05:44. > :05:45.seven months old. Dr Kay has cared for her since
:05:46. > :06:09.the day she arrived. This one belongs to
:06:10. > :06:26.Motala, the older one. That's true, so every so often
:06:27. > :06:33.you have to get a new one. Soraida started the hospital
:06:34. > :06:51.after seeing elephants die because there was no
:06:52. > :06:53.way to treat them. If no one is going to do it,
:06:54. > :06:59.I'm going to do it myself. There should be a place
:07:00. > :07:02.where elephants can be treated, because there's no
:07:03. > :07:04.elephant hospital. The hospital is funded by donations
:07:05. > :07:07.and treatment is provided for free. The procedures are similar
:07:08. > :07:09.to what you'd see in This elephant Bunce
:07:10. > :07:25.has a stomach problem. So needs an IV drip to make sure
:07:26. > :07:30.she gets all the vitamins she needs. Dealing with the elephant
:07:31. > :07:33.being so high, they've had to get And the IV drip goes all the way
:07:34. > :07:38.up to the top there. It uses that gravity to push
:07:39. > :07:48.the medicine through the pipes. So one of the only soft spots
:07:49. > :07:51.of the elephant is actually Tourists can come here to see
:07:52. > :08:02.the elephants in their recuperation areas, but there are none
:08:03. > :08:11.of the shows and rides you might find at elephant camps
:08:12. > :08:17.elsewhere in Thailand. Some have called for a ban
:08:18. > :08:20.on using these revered animals in the tourist industry,
:08:21. > :08:22.but Soraida tells me that To ban them, then we have
:08:23. > :08:35.to have the solution, You can't take 4500 elephants
:08:36. > :08:39.back into the wild. How are we going to keep them
:08:40. > :08:42.in natural surroundings and in a way to earn some money in order
:08:43. > :08:49.to treat them well? She's calling for a new law
:08:50. > :08:51.to protect Thailand's They use the elephants for riding,
:08:52. > :09:04.under hot sun, on hot country roads, Some camps don't even have
:09:05. > :09:07.shades for the elephants. So I'm asking the government
:09:08. > :09:12.to please set the rules. If they really prefer
:09:13. > :09:15.to have the riding, would it be Do you feed them along the way
:09:16. > :09:19.when they get hungry? If they stop, they shouldn't be
:09:20. > :09:21.eating them to walk. The focus here is on working
:09:22. > :09:34.with elephant owners in the community to help any animal
:09:35. > :09:41.that needs medical attention. A baby expert they also
:09:42. > :09:49.have a nursery section, and I'm fortunate enough to be
:09:50. > :10:01.able to see a newborn. This is definitely
:10:02. > :10:03.something special. These, I recognise, our banana
:10:04. > :10:27.flowers, and Dr Kay tells me that they feed them on banana
:10:28. > :10:29.flowers, because it helps to produce not,
:10:30. > :10:32.giving her vitamins and minerals. It's humbling to see the connection
:10:33. > :11:01.Dr Kay has with these animals It's amazing to see elephants
:11:02. > :11:07.like these that would otherwise have died in the wild,
:11:08. > :11:09.actually thrive here Spending time with Dr Kay,
:11:10. > :11:14.and Soraida, and learning the ins and outs of what goes on here has
:11:15. > :11:19.been an absolutely amazing experience that I won't
:11:20. > :11:22.forget any time soon. And if you want to see more
:11:23. > :11:25.of the elephant sanctuary, keep watching until the end
:11:26. > :11:28.of the show, and we'll tell you when you can see our special 360
:11:29. > :11:32.degree film of the amazing work Well, stay with us,
:11:33. > :11:43.because coming up... Shall we have a quick go, then?
:11:44. > :11:46.Yeah, let's go for it. Rajan heads to Spain to test drive
:11:47. > :11:50.your's fastest ever roller-coaster. And we meet the native New Yorker
:11:51. > :11:53.who's eating his way around the world without leaving
:11:54. > :11:59.the Big Apple. So right now,
:12:00. > :12:13.I'm at country number 156. It's time now for Trending Travel,
:12:14. > :12:16.your monthly mash up of the best travel-related stories,
:12:17. > :12:21.snaps and videos online. First up, across the world
:12:22. > :12:28.in 170 dishes. Charles Bibilos is attempting
:12:29. > :12:31.to eat one meal from every country But there's a catch...
:12:32. > :12:38.He can't leave New York City. So you can get to about
:12:39. > :12:41.90 countries by eating So that means about 80 have
:12:42. > :12:46.to come from a community event, or a fundraiser, a trip to a mosque
:12:47. > :12:50.or a church, or a home-cooked meal. So right now,
:12:51. > :12:53.I'm at country number 156, And his most unexpected
:12:54. > :12:56.culinary discovery? Charles has developed a taste
:12:57. > :12:58.for Namibian caterpillars. They kind of taste
:12:59. > :13:04.like a fried mushroom. Next time you're struggling
:13:05. > :13:07.to find a Wi-Fi connection, considered climbing 5000 metres
:13:08. > :13:10.to Everest base camp. That's where the Nepalese government
:13:11. > :13:15.plan to install free Wi-Fi. It's largely to help rescue teams
:13:16. > :13:17.communicate in emergencies, but will be open to intrepid
:13:18. > :13:19.bloggers, tweeters In South Africa, a team has
:13:20. > :13:36.come up with a new way The Sigfox Foundation Has
:13:37. > :13:39.inserted GPS trackers It's estimated there are fewer
:13:40. > :13:45.than 27,000 rhinos left worldwide. By learning more about their
:13:46. > :13:47.movements and behaviour, the foundation hopes to find
:13:48. > :13:55.new ways of deterring hunters. And nervous flyers might
:13:56. > :13:57.be comforted by Lilou, Other breeds of therapy animal
:13:58. > :14:01.can be found in airports all across the USA,
:14:02. > :14:04.but Lilou is a member of Their mission: to patrol
:14:05. > :14:13.the terminals and take Thanks to everyone who sent
:14:14. > :14:17.us their pictures using Agata was drawn to Venice out of
:14:18. > :14:37.season when she took this picture. And Hjadal was in Iceland
:14:38. > :14:40.when he took these shots Now let's look at the travel videos
:14:41. > :14:48.clocking up the views on line. Meet Telma and Thomas,
:14:49. > :14:53.Thomas is profoundly deaf, and together as Blank Canvas Voyage,
:14:54. > :14:56.they meet deaf communities Every country we visit has
:14:57. > :15:03.different sign languages. For instance, Hong Kong and Macau
:15:04. > :15:05.each have their own. We didn't understand
:15:06. > :15:07.each other at first, but we ended up communicating well
:15:08. > :15:11.through international sign. These people are generous,
:15:12. > :15:32.kind, funny, beautiful. Plan your journey, save money,
:15:33. > :15:36.buy a ticket and go. Experience what the
:15:37. > :15:41.world has to offer. And if you see anything you think
:15:42. > :15:44.we should know about, don't forget to get
:15:45. > :15:52.in touch, it's @BBCTravelShow. Well, to end this week,
:15:53. > :15:55.2017 marks 200 years since the first ever roller-coaster
:15:56. > :15:57.was opened in Paris. Since then, technology has made them
:15:58. > :16:00.faster, higher, longer, Rajan has volunteered
:16:01. > :16:06.to try out the latest ride It's been a regular fixture
:16:07. > :16:21.on the Costa Dorado since 1995 as part of the biggest family resort
:16:22. > :16:24.in southern Europe. Fuerteventura is a well-established
:16:25. > :16:27.theme park, Spain's biggest in fact. And they get about 4 million
:16:28. > :16:29.visitors here a year. But now they're building something
:16:30. > :16:33.that they say will take it to a different level,
:16:34. > :16:35.and that will give us one of the most amazing
:16:36. > :16:45.experiences in the world. I've come to Ferrari Land,
:16:46. > :16:48.licensed by the famous car brand, just as the finishing touches
:16:49. > :16:50.are being put to the site There are 11 rides here in total,
:16:51. > :16:55.but one in particular is hogging the limelight
:16:56. > :16:58.as the main attraction. A velocity accelerator
:16:59. > :17:00.ride called Red Force. Two years in the making,
:17:01. > :17:05.it's now Europe's tallest 112 metres tall and
:17:06. > :17:13.a speed of 180 kph. That's zero to 180
:17:14. > :17:21.in five seconds flat. It is an attraction
:17:22. > :17:23.where the sensation We thought about the roller-coaster
:17:24. > :17:34.to have the G-forces in acceleration, and also to make
:17:35. > :17:36.something, let's say, strong. I've got to admit, it was slightly
:17:37. > :17:40.unnerving to see the ride still being tested behind Luiz
:17:41. > :17:43.as we talked. And then I found out,
:17:44. > :17:47.I was to be the first member of the public ever to try out Red
:17:48. > :17:49.Force. A human crash test dummy,
:17:50. > :17:54.without the crash bit, of course. How much testing goes on before
:17:55. > :17:59.it is open to the public? Around 6000.
:18:00. > :18:04.Times? Cycles. Thankfully, I have this veteran
:18:05. > :18:07.of nearly 1300 different roller-coasters in 21
:18:08. > :18:14.different countries as company. What I love now,
:18:15. > :18:17.it's the thrill of the chase. It's finding those coasters that
:18:18. > :18:25.are in obscure places, I go off to places like China,
:18:26. > :18:28.to find something different that you haven't done before and other
:18:29. > :18:32.people haven't gone to. I went to Dubai recently, and I did
:18:33. > :18:36.25 theme parks in six days. This is more than
:18:37. > :18:37.your average hobby. Marcus spends up to two months
:18:38. > :18:40.a year in theme parks And now advises on how to maximise
:18:41. > :18:46.roller-coaster excitement. Forget every stress of normal,
:18:47. > :18:51.daily life, and you're letting a machine like this take control
:18:52. > :18:57.of your destiny. It's a particular kind
:18:58. > :19:00.of pleasure, though, isn't it? Because it's a short,
:19:01. > :19:02.sharp burst of real. Now, is there an addictive
:19:03. > :19:04.element to this? So it's back to the launch area
:19:05. > :19:10.to get a dose of this legal high. And some last minute
:19:11. > :19:15.advice from the expert. Back, yeah?
:19:16. > :19:19.Yeah, that's it. And keep my eyes open?
:19:20. > :19:23.If you can open this, yes. Yeah, yeah, yeah, let's go for it.
:19:24. > :19:36.Let's do it. I was going to get
:19:37. > :19:39.the best views from the front. You feel the force
:19:40. > :19:41.on your face as well. There's a loose bolt
:19:42. > :19:47.there, should that be... Hands up, eyes wide open.
:19:48. > :19:50.You don't want to miss it. OK, I'll try my best.
:19:51. > :19:52.I'll try my best. See if you can tell
:19:53. > :19:54.the difference... ..between the seasoned coaster
:19:55. > :20:00.and the rookie TV presenter. Tears going down my face,
:20:01. > :20:49.that was intense. There are moments when you think,
:20:50. > :21:02.this thing has lost control, and you are going to be swung out
:21:03. > :21:06.of it at any time. The G-Force before you arrive just
:21:07. > :21:09.at the bit where it goes And yes, I actually must admit
:21:10. > :21:13.I feared for my life. I guess that's the point of this
:21:14. > :21:16.right, that you are genuinely It was definitely thumbs
:21:17. > :21:26.up from the expert. This is definitely
:21:27. > :21:27.a top ten coaster. High-intensity, the height,
:21:28. > :21:30.it just has everything going for it I want to go again!
:21:31. > :21:45.I want to go again! That's all the time we have for this
:21:46. > :21:49.week, but coming up on next week's Travel Show: Krista heads
:21:50. > :21:53.to the mountains of Palencia in northern Spain for
:21:54. > :21:56.a spot of wolf watching. I suppose, if it's the most elusive
:21:57. > :22:00.animal of prey in the work, it's probably not surprisingly don't
:22:01. > :22:05.get it on the very first try. And head to our Facebook page
:22:06. > :22:10.and you can see a special 360 look around the elephant hospital
:22:11. > :22:11.I visited earlier And don't forget, you can join us
:22:12. > :22:20.on the road in real-time by signing All of the details are
:22:21. > :22:24.on your screens now. But from me, Henry Golding,
:22:25. > :22:26.little Mina, and the rest of the Travel Show team
:22:27. > :23:01.here in Thailand, it's goodbye.