0:00:00 > 0:00:00don't know, you still see it if you hang around long enough.
0:00:00 > 0:00:03Coming up at 6 o clock Breakfast with Charlie Stayt and Sally Nugent
0:00:04 > 0:00:07but first on BBC News, The Travel Show.
0:00:07 > 0:00:10Coming up this week on The Travel Show:
0:00:10 > 0:00:14Rajan is in Jerusalem, the world's holiest city.
0:00:14 > 0:00:21This is for Christianity the most important place in the world.
0:00:21 > 0:00:27Quite an incredible experience to be here.
0:00:27 > 0:00:30We touch down in St Martin for a spot of jet blasting
0:00:30 > 0:00:34and to check out a music festival aimingto entice a younger crowd
0:00:34 > 0:00:38to the Caribbean island.
0:00:38 > 0:00:41And taking the perfect snap - we head to the Lake District
0:00:41 > 0:00:44to capture one of the UK's most photographed landscapes.
0:00:44 > 0:00:48I want people to see my pictures and think, "Wow," you know,
0:00:48 > 0:00:50"that's inspiring."
0:00:50 > 0:00:55But it's something they can see with their own eyes.
0:01:29 > 0:01:32Jerusalem is one of the world capitals of religious tourism.
0:01:32 > 0:01:35And Easter and Passover make for its busiest weeks.
0:01:35 > 0:01:39And a particular hotspot is the Church of the Holy Sepulchre,
0:01:39 > 0:01:46where some believe Jesus is buried.
0:01:56 > 0:01:58We got rare access to the newly renovated tomb.
0:01:58 > 0:02:00They called Jerusalem the world's holiest city.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02It's also one of the most conflicted.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05Politics aside, the fact is, Jerusalem has monuments that
0:02:05 > 0:02:09are sacred to three of the world's biggest religions.
0:02:09 > 0:02:17Like the Western Wall for those of the Jewish faith.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19For Muslims, there is the distinctive dome
0:02:19 > 0:02:23of the Rock Shrine.
0:02:23 > 0:02:28Then deep in the heart of the old city,
0:02:28 > 0:02:29through the Damascus gate, is Christendom's
0:02:29 > 0:02:30most important church.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33Tucked away on the edge of the Muslim and Christian
0:02:33 > 0:02:36quarters, right in the marketplace, is the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
0:02:36 > 0:02:38Not easy to find.
0:02:39 > 0:02:44But it's somewhere around here.
0:02:44 > 0:02:45And look.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48Tiny little sign.
0:02:48 > 0:02:52Holy Sepulchre.
0:02:52 > 0:02:57And I can hear something happening.
0:03:03 > 0:03:07Now, what's unusual about this church is that it's actually shared
0:03:07 > 0:03:20by six different Christian denominations.
0:03:21 > 0:03:23To be precise, Roman Catholics, Greek Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox,
0:03:23 > 0:03:25Syrians, Coptics and Ethiopians.
0:03:25 > 0:03:30This ceremony is led by the Armenian church.
0:03:30 > 0:03:32They come from all over the world.
0:03:32 > 0:03:36Three and a half million people a year, they reckon,
0:03:36 > 0:03:39to visit the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
0:03:39 > 0:03:44It's a pilgrimage that evokes a response like no other.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47For us it's no more, no less than the holiest
0:03:47 > 0:03:48place on earth.
0:03:48 > 0:03:50That's where Jesus died, where he was crucified,
0:03:50 > 0:03:53where he was risen three days afterwards.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56So for us that is, I mean, the history of humanity,
0:03:56 > 0:03:59that is what makes that there is before and after Christ.
0:03:59 > 0:04:04It simply changed the history of humanity.
0:04:05 > 0:04:082000 years ago, this was an empty plot of land outside
0:04:08 > 0:04:12the old city walls.
0:04:12 > 0:04:16Now look at it.
0:04:18 > 0:04:22They may all agree the resurrection of Christ took place here,
0:04:22 > 0:04:25but the truth is that the six different denominations haven't
0:04:25 > 0:04:29always been an ideal housemate in this church.
0:04:29 > 0:04:30Sometimes we didn't agree.
0:04:30 > 0:04:34There have been fight inside the holy sepulchre,
0:04:34 > 0:04:34that's for sure.
0:04:34 > 0:04:35Physical fight?
0:04:35 > 0:04:40Even physical fights.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42This may be Christianity's most important church,
0:04:42 > 0:04:47but the guy who's got the key is Muslim.
0:04:47 > 0:04:48Adeeb, hi.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51This is the key to this church?
0:04:51 > 0:04:54This is the holy key of the holy Church.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57How come you have it and your family have it?
0:04:57 > 0:05:00They gave our family to be the custodian
0:05:00 > 0:05:06of the Holy Sepulchre Church, and it's going from father to son.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10The church had previously been destroyed in the early part
0:05:10 > 0:05:13of the 11th century by the then ruling caliphs.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17And in trusting it to a Muslim family sounded like the safest bet
0:05:17 > 0:05:21to insure it against future attacks.
0:05:21 > 0:05:23Every morning at 4am, Adeeb opens the door,
0:05:23 > 0:05:26then has to return to lock it in the evening.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29He's not paid for this duty.
0:05:29 > 0:05:33I'm proud about this job, and we are here in Jerusalem Muslims
0:05:33 > 0:05:37and Christians, we are living together.
0:05:37 > 0:05:42We are brothers here.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45Disaster has struck twice over the centuries with a fire
0:05:45 > 0:05:48and an earthquake causing extensive damage.
0:05:48 > 0:05:52And throughout, arguments became very fierce and protracted
0:05:52 > 0:05:55between the different denominations, as to how and who was going
0:05:55 > 0:05:58to fix the thing.
0:05:58 > 0:06:02They could not reach any consensus, any agreement, so in order not
0:06:02 > 0:06:07to talk waiting for the restoration of the holy sepulchre,
0:06:07 > 0:06:10they decided it would remain as it is and let us start
0:06:10 > 0:06:20the restoration of the rest of the compound.
0:06:20 > 0:06:24Because of all the infighting it took a long time for all the parties
0:06:24 > 0:06:31to agree on a restoration plan for the ageing church.
0:06:31 > 0:06:37And even after that, it's taken 60 years to renovate the shrine.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40We were lucky enough to be granted a truly rare privilege,
0:06:41 > 0:06:45to go and film inside the newly renovated burial chamber,
0:06:45 > 0:06:50called the Edicule.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53This is where Christians believe Jesus's body was laid to rest
0:06:53 > 0:06:56after he died on the cross.
0:06:56 > 0:07:02This is for Christianity the most important place in the world.
0:07:03 > 0:07:07Just this little square of two or three metres.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09Exactly at the heart of it all.
0:07:09 > 0:07:14Quite an incredible experience to be here.
0:07:14 > 0:07:18Billions of Christians think of this place as the spiritual centre
0:07:18 > 0:07:22of their universe.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27The extensive restoration work took nine months,
0:07:27 > 0:07:30working on the small structure above the tomb.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33There are two marble slabs over the sepulchre,
0:07:33 > 0:07:37one exactly covering the bench carved from rock that Jesus is said
0:07:37 > 0:07:40to be laid on.
0:07:40 > 0:07:45Archaeological proofs are quite consistent to say that Jesus
0:07:45 > 0:07:51was crucified inside this building.
0:07:51 > 0:07:55And laid into the tomb, which is inside also.
0:07:55 > 0:07:57Afterwards, what happened three days afterwards,
0:07:57 > 0:08:00it belongs to the faith, as we believe he was risen.
0:08:00 > 0:08:04Jesus of Nazareth, that he was crucified and laid
0:08:04 > 0:08:07in the tomb, there is many, many proofs, historical proofs that
0:08:07 > 0:08:12are showing that.
0:08:16 > 0:08:20The one side is the conflict but the other side is the effort
0:08:20 > 0:08:22to run this place and to be together.
0:08:22 > 0:08:26And I think that's somehow a miracle.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33And that's a thought echoed by the many other millions
0:08:33 > 0:08:39of pilgrims who come here each year, delighted that restoration has
0:08:39 > 0:08:41finally been achieved and cohabitation of all
0:08:41 > 0:08:45churches continues.
0:08:51 > 0:08:55Stay with us because still to come on the travel show we're
0:08:55 > 0:09:01in the Lake District to capture one of the UK's photographed landscapes.
0:09:01 > 0:09:05I like to soak up these landscapes, you know, I like to take
0:09:05 > 0:09:07in the atmosphere.
0:09:07 > 0:09:12There is a real sense of wilderness that appeals to me in these places.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17And we head to the French Caribbean for music Festival aiming to help
0:09:17 > 0:09:21diversify Saint Martin.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24During the winter everybody's from, like, up North, and it's cold
0:09:24 > 0:09:26and they need a place to go.
0:09:26 > 0:09:27Where it's hot.
0:09:27 > 0:09:31And you cannot beat the island life.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40Chances are if I say Festival you'll think of Glastonbury in the UK
0:09:41 > 0:09:42or Coachella in the US.
0:09:42 > 0:09:45Now a sleepy Caribbean nation has decided to get in on the act
0:09:46 > 0:09:48in a bid to attract more young people.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51But does it have what it takes to draw a party crowd?
0:09:51 > 0:10:00We sent Greg McKenzie to find out.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03St Maarten, or Saint Martin, depending on which part
0:10:03 > 0:10:07of the island you are on, is the smallest island in the world.
0:10:07 > 0:10:09And the partition between two different nations.
0:10:09 > 0:10:14A French side and a Dutch side.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17Technically, it's two different countries,
0:10:17 > 0:10:22and attracts more than 2 million visitors every year.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24Its airport, Princess Juliana International,
0:10:24 > 0:10:29is truly unique, because on one side you have a public beach,
0:10:29 > 0:10:32on the other there is a huge mountain range.
0:10:32 > 0:10:37Pilots say it's one of the scariest landings in the world,
0:10:37 > 0:10:39and it's easy to see why.
0:10:39 > 0:10:43Just ahead their is the A340, that has flown in from Paris.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46The people on there have been on board for about eight hours
0:10:46 > 0:10:49and 30 minutes.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51The landing just behind us, the runway length
0:10:51 > 0:10:54is about 7000 feet.
0:10:54 > 0:10:59Traditionally, aircraft of that size need about 8000 feet to land safely.
0:10:59 > 0:11:03There is only a tiny margin of error, if any.
0:11:03 > 0:11:06It's the second busiest airport in the Caribbean.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15It's the second busiest airport in the Caribbean.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18And exciting as it is to watch landings from the beach,
0:11:19 > 0:11:22it's even more thrilling to see aircraft take off.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25This is what they call jet blasting.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28In a minute we're going to all get pushed back.
0:11:28 > 0:11:31It's already started!
0:11:38 > 0:11:41Jet blasting is when you stand as close as you can
0:11:41 > 0:11:43get to an aeroplane taking off, and there
0:11:43 > 0:11:44are not many places in the
0:11:44 > 0:11:47world where you would be able to get this close.
0:11:47 > 0:11:49It became an attraction just on its own.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52Rolando Brison is the director of tourism.
0:11:52 > 0:11:56He is tasked with making sure visitors
0:11:56 > 0:12:03have fun and don't injure themselves.
0:12:04 > 0:12:09In 2012, this jet blasting video went viral.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12It shows a woman being blown off her feet
0:12:12 > 0:12:14after losing her grip by deliberately standing in the jet
0:12:14 > 0:12:16blast of a plane taking off here.
0:12:16 > 0:12:18Fortunately, she didn't suffer any life changing injuries.
0:12:19 > 0:12:21But it did prompt authorities to act by
0:12:21 > 0:12:22erecting more fences to increase the distance
0:12:23 > 0:12:28between people and objects.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31We had to take whatever measures we could, and fencing did create
0:12:31 > 0:12:33at least a little more separation that was necessary,
0:12:33 > 0:12:36another ten feet of space to prevent people getting too close.
0:12:36 > 0:12:39There is a security aspect, patrolling during the busy times to
0:12:39 > 0:12:43make sure there are not too many people, that we can keep it under
0:12:43 > 0:12:47control.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50The fencing is an important part, there is an international
0:12:50 > 0:12:51standard for it as well.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54How far should an aircraft be from on the road?
0:12:54 > 0:12:58So that fence is there to make sure we abide by those international
0:12:58 > 0:13:03standards.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06But it's next to impossible to police this speech 24
0:13:06 > 0:13:09hours a day, and it's an activity that still draws hundreds of
0:13:09 > 0:13:10visitors daily.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12Were you worried it might be dangerous?
0:13:12 > 0:13:14Depending how hard they rev the engines, but the
0:13:14 > 0:13:15first one wasn't bad.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17The third one, that was crazy.
0:13:17 > 0:13:27Crazy, crazy.
0:13:27 > 0:13:28And despite jet black stink being seen
0:13:29 > 0:13:32as a young but risky sport, the island is trying to appeal to
0:13:32 > 0:13:32younger crowd.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36The majority of those coming are in their 50s and 60s.
0:13:36 > 0:13:41Saint Martin is traditionally known as a musical island.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44You'll find all sorts here from reggae music to
0:13:44 > 0:13:44Samba to Calypso.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47A new music Festival is aiming to bring
0:13:47 > 0:13:53something uniquely different to the island.
0:13:53 > 0:14:03Now in its second year, the SXM Festival aptly named after
0:14:03 > 0:14:06the country's airport code, is hoping to bring a new type of
0:14:07 > 0:14:07visitor.
0:14:07 > 0:14:09Millennials for a five-day electronic music extravaganza.
0:14:09 > 0:14:13With more than 100 top name DJs.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16A lot of the routes of what is modern dance
0:14:16 > 0:14:18culture started in the Caribbean, it started
0:14:18 > 0:14:19with sound system culture in
0:14:19 > 0:14:29Jamaica and all of these other places.
0:14:29 > 0:14:31You know, the guys who bring the massive systems.
0:14:31 > 0:14:33They were experimenting with sound.
0:14:33 > 0:14:34They started experimenting with dubs.
0:14:34 > 0:14:36This is where remixes came from.
0:14:36 > 0:14:39So, there is a long history and tradition to kind of electronic
0:14:39 > 0:14:42music and experimentation in the Caribbean.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45But some locals didn't want an electronic music festival on
0:14:45 > 0:14:45their shores.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48They wanted this little-known island to be the best
0:14:48 > 0:14:49kept secret and remain exclusive.
0:14:49 > 0:14:53Not everyone was happy, of course, but I think it's because of the
0:14:53 > 0:14:53style of music.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56That type of music in general scares people, because
0:14:56 > 0:15:00people look different address different.
0:15:00 > 0:15:05So last year that's how it kind of felt.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07But I think everyone, all the businesses,
0:15:07 > 0:15:09realise the importance of having such an event.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12The festival takes place every March and attracts about
0:15:12 > 0:15:124000 people.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15It is the brainchild of Julian Prince, a lifelong DJ and
0:15:15 > 0:15:21music promoter from Canada, who wanted to create something unique
0:15:21 > 0:15:33away from the club scene in places like Ibiza.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35Ibiza is like the motherland, it's everything.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37They built this culture.
0:15:37 > 0:15:41So it's not like we're trying to compete.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44It's just, honestly, I thought that for the
0:15:44 > 0:15:47longest time ever nothing was really happening in North America.
0:15:47 > 0:15:49I just felt like we should have something
0:15:49 > 0:15:54like that during the winter.
0:15:55 > 0:15:58Everybody's from, like, up North, and it's called
0:15:58 > 0:16:00them and they need a place to go.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03Where it's hot and, like, you cannot beat the island
0:16:03 > 0:16:03vibe.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06Despite this event, still in its infancy, the future looks
0:16:06 > 0:16:08bright, as organisers are already planning next year's event.
0:16:09 > 0:16:10As other festivals around the globe begin to
0:16:11 > 0:16:14tire, or become too commercial, with the Caribbean as its backdrop,
0:16:14 > 0:16:16music is only part of the reason why SXM
0:16:16 > 0:16:21has the advantage.
0:16:21 > 0:16:27Greg McKenzie reporting from a very warm looking
0:16:27 > 0:16:32Saint Martin.
0:16:36 > 0:16:40Now to end this week's show, let's head to the North of
0:16:40 > 0:16:45England and the Lake District.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48Its landscapes have inspired a thousand
0:16:48 > 0:16:50artists and painters over the centuries.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53But now we've met a photographer who captures its rugged
0:16:53 > 0:16:54beauty with the camera.
0:16:54 > 0:16:57And sometimes he'll go to extraordinary
0:16:57 > 0:17:02lengths just to get the right shot.
0:17:02 > 0:17:08My name's Terry Abraham.
0:17:08 > 0:17:14I'm a self-taught, independent film-maker.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17I've always had an interesting and video.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19I always wanted to be hands-on, outdoors, doing something
0:17:19 > 0:17:20like that.
0:17:20 > 0:17:23I love all the British countryside, I think Britain's
0:17:23 > 0:17:25fantastic in the variety, the terrain, the geology.
0:17:25 > 0:17:27The aesthetic appeal of the landscape that we have
0:17:27 > 0:17:31in such a small group of islands.
0:17:31 > 0:17:35I don't think there's anywhere else in
0:17:35 > 0:17:44the UK like the Lake District.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47Every mountain, or fell, as they are known
0:17:47 > 0:17:49around here, has its own character.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51It looks different.
0:17:51 > 0:17:55They're all individual.
0:17:55 > 0:17:58And that's the same for the valleys as well, with all the
0:17:58 > 0:18:00lakes, the stone walls, the beautiful picturesque coastguard
0:18:01 > 0:18:09cottages and all that kind of thing.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12And I can see why four centuries public, artists, writers have been
0:18:12 > 0:18:14drawn here, inspired by this landscape.
0:18:14 > 0:18:15I'm no different.
0:18:15 > 0:18:22I'm a self-taught film-maker.
0:18:22 > 0:18:28I'm born of the digital age, if you like, with
0:18:28 > 0:18:31the likes of you how it has democratised film-making.
0:18:31 > 0:18:37Being able to edit videos on a laptop or
0:18:37 > 0:18:41computer the technology has developed with smaller professional
0:18:41 > 0:18:47cameras, has enabled me to go out there and chase a dream of producing
0:18:47 > 0:18:57documentaries, these landscapes.
0:18:57 > 0:19:06I tend to wild camp, which is basically
0:19:06 > 0:19:07pitching up a tent on the
0:19:07 > 0:19:10top of a mountain, totally self-reliant, you have your food,
0:19:10 > 0:19:12you seek your water, because that enables
0:19:12 > 0:19:17me to be there, ready and
0:19:17 > 0:19:19prepared, nice and fresh and those special moments.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22I like to soak up these landscapes, you know, I like
0:19:22 > 0:19:27to take in the atmosphere.
0:19:27 > 0:19:29There is a real sense of wilderness that
0:19:29 > 0:19:33appeals to me in these places.
0:19:33 > 0:19:41I would often tweet what I'd just taken, you know,
0:19:41 > 0:19:44the scenes I had been capturing on camera.
0:19:44 > 0:19:48Because I might be filming, but at the same
0:19:48 > 0:19:52time I'll have a stills camera with me and I'll take a picture
0:19:52 > 0:19:54and share it on the social media.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56I do appreciate that people like to follow the journey
0:19:57 > 0:19:58I'm on whilst working on the documentaries.
0:19:58 > 0:20:00Share the sights that I see.
0:20:00 > 0:20:05That was a good shot, that.
0:20:05 > 0:20:08I get a bit embarrassed and blush at times with
0:20:08 > 0:20:10some of the praise that I get for my work.
0:20:11 > 0:20:13I mean, one of the documentaries has been described as
0:20:13 > 0:20:15a Wordsworthian hymn to nature.
0:20:15 > 0:20:22Though it's nice, getting the audience
0:20:22 > 0:20:25response, being so positive and overwhelming in that respect, it's
0:20:25 > 0:20:28about capturing a sort of portrait, a time capsule of these areas that
0:20:28 > 0:20:30mean so much to me.
0:20:30 > 0:20:34I don't think there's anything special about the
0:20:35 > 0:20:38way I go about capturing the shots that I do.
0:20:38 > 0:20:42Any photographer worth their salt will tell you the best
0:20:42 > 0:20:45times of day for capturing a landscape is arguably, more often
0:20:45 > 0:20:47than not, dawn or dusk.
0:20:47 > 0:20:50I want people to see my pictures and think,
0:20:50 > 0:20:58wow, you know, that's inspiring.
0:20:58 > 0:21:03But it's something they can see with their own eyes.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06I certainly wouldn't go back to the desk job, working in
0:21:06 > 0:21:09a pub, stuff like that, that I used to do before.
0:21:09 > 0:21:14Look at it, you know, it's fantastic.
0:21:14 > 0:21:19And I get to enjoy this all the time.
0:21:19 > 0:21:22It really is about being in the right place at
0:21:22 > 0:21:28the right time.
0:21:28 > 0:21:41And there is a large element of luck as well.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43Terry Abraham and his beautiful photos of
0:21:43 > 0:21:44the Lake District.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47Well, that's it for this week, join us next week if
0:21:47 > 0:21:50you can, when we're in Colombia to visit the hometown of one of its
0:21:50 > 0:21:56most infamous residents, Pablo Escobar.
0:21:56 > 0:22:00If you look in here, there is a plaque on the wall with white
0:22:00 > 0:22:01crosses.
0:22:01 > 0:22:08That is a memorial to, I think, the amount of people they
0:22:08 > 0:22:14think were killed here when Pablo was here.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17But is it right to build an industry around a former drug
0:22:17 > 0:22:19lord?
0:22:19 > 0:22:25Don't keep those memories any more, please.
0:22:25 > 0:22:27Respect us.
0:22:27 > 0:22:31That's next week but in the meantime you can catch up with us an
0:22:31 > 0:22:32social media and online.
0:22:32 > 0:22:36All the details on the screen now.
0:22:36 > 0:22:38For now, from me, Christa Larwood, and the
0:22:38 > 0:22:45rest of the Travel Show team, it's goodbye.