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That is it from me. The breakfast team is here at six o'clock but

first, the travel show. Coming up on this week's

Travel Show: We continue our ..as I head to the world's first

ever elephant hospital. We're in the Big Apple to meet

the man who's travelling the world And Rajan heads to Spain to take

a ride on Europe's newest, It's mountainous landscape and lush

jungles are an ideal environment It's mountainous landscape and lush

jungles are an ideal environment The animal is seen as the symbol

of Thailand, and around 3000 live The country also has a captive

elephant population of almost 4000. Controversially, some of them work

in the tourist industry. Caring for all of these

elephants is a huge job, particularly if the animal needs

specialist medical attention. I've come to Lampang to meet some

of the vets who are attempting When it was opened in 1993,

this was the world's And since then, they've treated

over 4000 elephants. The hospital aims to provide care

for any sick or injured We have all kinds of

illnesses, sicknesses, Some have diarrhoea,

constipation, cataracts. Some have serious

cancer, and tumours. The most difficult case,

the victims of landmines. Dr Kay takes me to meet

some of her patients So in the morning,

you have to go and check up And after that, the owner bring

Motala here, and donate here. So she's one of the

permanent residents? The hospital has five

permanent residents The rest of the patients have been

brought here by their owners for shorter term medical

treatment and operations. For Motala, each day starts

with her prosthetic leg being fitted, so she can

walk out for breakfast. Well, so this is the prosthetic

leg, can I see it? It weighs a good, at

least, 15 kilograms. And these are all formed

specifically for the elephants themselves, so they're

all different. They're just putting some talcum

powder to help with the dryness, A layer of talcum powder

on the inside as well. In the early morning and late

afternoon, when the sun isn't too hot, Motala will walk

out for a fewer hours. Adult females weigh just under

three tonnes on average. So the prosthetic is needed to give

vital relief to her other three legs, which are under

enormous pressure. How long did it take her to get used

to the prosthetic leg? She put quite a lot

of weight on that. Checking over the elephants each day

is part of the hospital routine. Mosha was also injured

by a landmine, and came here when she was just

seven months old. Dr Kay has cared for her since

the day she arrived. This one belongs to

Motala, the older one. That's true, so every so often

you have to get a new one. Soraida started the hospital

after seeing elephants die because there was no

way to treat them. If no one is going to do it,

I'm going to do it myself. There should be a place

where elephants can be treated, because there's no

elephant hospital. The hospital is funded by donations

and treatment is provided for free. The procedures are similar

to what you'd see in This elephant Bunce

has a stomach problem. So needs an IV drip to make sure

she gets all the vitamins she needs. Dealing with the elephant

being so high, they've had to get And the IV drip goes all the way

up to the top there. It uses that gravity to push

the medicine through the pipes. So one of the only soft spots

of the elephant is actually Tourists can come here to see

the elephants in their recuperation areas, but there are none

of the shows and rides you might find at elephant camps

elsewhere in Thailand. Some have called for a ban

on using these revered animals in the tourist industry,

but Soraida tells me that To ban them, then we have

to have the solution, You can't take 4500 elephants

back into the wild. How are we going to keep them

in natural surroundings and in a way to earn some money in order

to treat them well? She's calling for a new law

to protect Thailand's They use the elephants for riding,

under hot sun, on hot country roads, Some camps don't even have

shades for the elephants. So I'm asking the government

to please set the rules. If they really prefer

to have the riding, would it be Do you feed them along the way

when they get hungry? If they stop, they shouldn't be

eating them to walk. The focus here is on working

with elephant owners in the community to help any animal

that needs medical attention. A baby expert they also

have a nursery section, and I'm fortunate enough to be

able to see a newborn. This is definitely

something special. These, I recognise, our banana

flowers, and Dr Kay tells me that they feed them on banana

flowers, because it helps to produce not,

giving her vitamins and minerals. It's humbling to see the connection

Dr Kay has with these animals It's amazing to see elephants

like these that would otherwise have died in the wild,

actually thrive here Spending time with Dr Kay,

and Soraida, and learning the ins and outs of what goes on here has

been an absolutely amazing experience that I won't

forget any time soon. And if you want to see more

of the elephant sanctuary, keep watching until the end

of the show, and we'll tell you when you can see our special 360

degree film of the amazing work Well, stay with us,

because coming up... Shall we have a quick go, then?

Yeah, let's go for it. Rajan heads to Spain to test drive

your's fastest ever roller-coaster. And we meet the native New Yorker

who's eating his way around the world without leaving

the Big Apple. So right now,

I'm at country number 156. It's time now for Trending Travel,

your monthly mash up of the best travel-related stories,

snaps and videos online. First up, across the world

in 170 dishes. Charles Bibilos is attempting

to eat one meal from every country But there's a catch...

He can't leave New York City. So you can get to about

90 countries by eating So that means about 80 have

to come from a community event, or a fundraiser, a trip to a mosque

or a church, or a home-cooked meal. So right now,

I'm at country number 156, And his most unexpected

culinary discovery? Charles has developed a taste

for Namibian caterpillars. They kind of taste

like a fried mushroom. Next time you're struggling

to find a Wi-Fi connection, considered climbing 5000 metres

to Everest base camp. That's where the Nepalese government

plan to install free Wi-Fi. It's largely to help rescue teams

communicate in emergencies, but will be open to intrepid

bloggers, tweeters In South Africa, a team has

come up with a new way The Sigfox Foundation Has

inserted GPS trackers It's estimated there are fewer

than 27,000 rhinos left worldwide. By learning more about their

movements and behaviour, the foundation hopes to find

new ways of deterring hunters. And nervous flyers might

be comforted by Lilou, Other breeds of therapy animal

can be found in airports all across the USA,

but Lilou is a member of Their mission: to patrol

the terminals and take Thanks to everyone who sent

us their pictures using Agata was drawn to Venice out of

season when she took this picture. And Hjadal was in Iceland

when he took these shots Now let's look at the travel videos

clocking up the views on line. Meet Telma and Thomas,

Thomas is profoundly deaf, and together as Blank Canvas Voyage,

they meet deaf communities Every country we visit has

different sign languages. For instance, Hong Kong and Macau

each have their own. We didn't understand

each other at first, but we ended up communicating well

through international sign. These people are generous,

kind, funny, beautiful. Plan your journey, save money,

buy a ticket and go. Experience what the

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we should know about, don't forget to get

in touch, it's @BBCTravelShow. Well, to end this week,

2017 marks 200 years since the first ever roller-coaster

was opened in Paris. Since then, technology has made them

faster, higher, longer, Rajan has volunteered

to try out the latest ride It's been a regular fixture

on the Costa Dorado since 1995 as part of the biggest family resort

in southern Europe. Fuerteventura is a well-established

theme park, Spain's biggest in fact. And they get about 4 million

visitors here a year. But now they're building something

that they say will take it to a different level,

and that will give us one of the most amazing

experiences in the world. I've come to Ferrari Land,

licensed by the famous car brand, just as the finishing touches

are being put to the site There are 11 rides here in total,

but one in particular is hogging the limelight

as the main attraction. A velocity accelerator

ride called Red Force. Two years in the making,

it's now Europe's tallest 112 metres tall and

a speed of 180 kph. That's zero to 180

in five seconds flat. It is an attraction

where the sensation We thought about the roller-coaster

to have the G-forces in acceleration, and also to make

something, let's say, strong. I've got to admit, it was slightly

unnerving to see the ride still being tested behind Luiz

as we talked. And then I found out,

I was to be the first member of the public ever to try out Red

Force. A human crash test dummy,

without the crash bit, of course. How much testing goes on before

it is open to the public? Around 6000.

Times? Cycles. Thankfully, I have this veteran

of nearly 1300 different roller-coasters in 21

different countries as company. What I love now,

it's the thrill of the chase. It's finding those coasters that

are in obscure places, I go off to places like China,

to find something different that you haven't done before and other

people haven't gone to. I went to Dubai recently, and I did

25 theme parks in six days. This is more than

your average hobby. Marcus spends up to two months

a year in theme parks And now advises on how to maximise

roller-coaster excitement. Forget every stress of normal,

daily life, and you're letting a machine like this take control

of your destiny. It's a particular kind

of pleasure, though, isn't it? Because it's a short,

sharp burst of real. Now, is there an addictive

element to this? So it's back to the launch area

to get a dose of this legal high. And some last minute

advice from the expert. Back, yeah?

Yeah, that's it. And keep my eyes open?

If you can open this, yes. Yeah, yeah, yeah, let's go for it.

Let's do it. I was going to get

the best views from the front. You feel the force

on your face as well. There's a loose bolt

there, should that be... Hands up, eyes wide open.

You don't want to miss it. OK, I'll try my best.

I'll try my best. See if you can tell

the difference... ..between the seasoned coaster

and the rookie TV presenter. Tears going down my face,

that was intense. There are moments when you think,

this thing has lost control, and you are going to be swung out

of it at any time. The G-Force before you arrive just

at the bit where it goes And yes, I actually must admit

I feared for my life. I guess that's the point of this

right, that you are genuinely It was definitely thumbs

up from the expert. This is definitely

a top ten coaster. High-intensity, the height,

it just has everything going for it I want to go again!

I want to go again! That's all the time we have for this

week, but coming up on next week's Travel Show: Krista heads

to the mountains of Palencia in northern Spain for

a spot of wolf watching. I suppose, if it's the most elusive

animal of prey in the work, it's probably not surprisingly don't

get it on the very first try. And head to our Facebook page

and you can see a special 360 look around the elephant hospital

I visited earlier And don't forget, you can join us

on the road in real-time by signing All of the details are

on your screens now. But from me, Henry Golding,

little Mina, and the rest of the Travel Show team

here in Thailand, it's goodbye.