0:00:00 > 0:00:02Now on BBC News it's time for the Travel Show.
0:00:06 > 0:00:09Coming up on this week's Travel Show: We're in Colombia,
0:00:09 > 0:00:11exploring the legacy of one of the country's
0:00:11 > 0:00:14most controversial criminals.
0:00:14 > 0:00:19We're here at Pablo's prison slash five star resort!
0:00:19 > 0:00:21Ooops!
0:00:21 > 0:00:23Did I just make that man crash?
0:00:23 > 0:00:26I hit the road in Tokyo, taking tourists for a ride.
0:00:26 > 0:00:28They look a bit shell-shocked!
0:00:28 > 0:00:31And Global Gadgets gives you the lowdown on how to take
0:00:31 > 0:00:37a selfie from up in the sky!
0:01:00 > 0:01:02Hello and welcome to the Travel Show,
0:01:02 > 0:01:05coming to you this week from Tokyo in Japan,
0:01:05 > 0:01:06with me Carmen Roberts.
0:01:06 > 0:01:10A little later on in the show, I'll be trying my hand at pulling
0:01:10 > 0:01:12one of the iconic rickshaws that weaves its way
0:01:12 > 0:01:17through the streets here.
0:01:17 > 0:01:21But first...
0:01:21 > 0:01:25We're in Medellin, in the north west of Colombia.
0:01:25 > 0:01:28Two decades ago it was one of the most dangerous cities
0:01:28 > 0:01:32in the world, as the notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar waged war
0:01:32 > 0:01:36against the government.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39Now, the city has been transformed, but for many tourists who come here,
0:01:39 > 0:01:42the fascination with Escobar endures.
0:01:42 > 0:01:46We travelled to his hometown to find out how tours about his life
0:01:46 > 0:01:53are dividing public opinion there.
0:01:56 > 0:01:58People are still scared, and still are scared to come
0:01:59 > 0:02:07to Colombia, especially Medellin.
0:02:07 > 0:02:11For a long time it was the most violent city in the world.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42We're here at La Catedral, Pablo's prison slash
0:02:43 > 0:02:49five star resort!
0:02:59 > 0:03:03La Catedral was a jail that Escobar built for himself and which was part
0:03:03 > 0:03:06of the agreement with the government that he would turn himself in,
0:03:06 > 0:03:15but he would come to his jail.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18In here, they've still got some of the remains of what used
0:03:18 > 0:03:19to be his bed.
0:03:19 > 0:03:20The frame...
0:03:20 > 0:03:26Pretty big bed!
0:03:30 > 0:03:33If you look in here, there's a plaque on the wall
0:03:33 > 0:03:34with little white crosses.
0:03:34 > 0:03:39That's a memorial to, I think, the amount of people they think
0:03:39 > 0:03:43were killed here when Pablo was here.
0:03:45 > 0:03:50Right here, he kept people that you saw on the little white crosses,
0:03:50 > 0:03:52and they say what he would do...
0:03:52 > 0:03:55He would clap his hands and say 'you know where you're
0:03:55 > 0:03:56going, let's go'.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59He'll take them back here by the backside of the property
0:03:59 > 0:04:04and push them off a cliff.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07So this is the view he would see over his domain.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10At that time, Pablo ran Medellin.
0:04:10 > 0:04:14Medellin was his.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17This tour has become very controversial, even with the mayor
0:04:17 > 0:04:18here of Medellin.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21I can understand that, because they lived through
0:04:21 > 0:04:24some terrible times.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27Some people are trying to glorify this guy,
0:04:27 > 0:04:29and they actually have a name for it.
0:04:29 > 0:04:31They call it narco tourism.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57In the beginning I didn't want to come on the tour
0:05:57 > 0:06:00because I was like, should I go on the tour?
0:06:00 > 0:06:02It'd be giving money to something that created such devastation
0:06:02 > 0:06:05in the past.
0:06:05 > 0:06:07More tourists know about it, more around the world,
0:06:07 > 0:06:15so the more real it is.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18I think that the kids of Colombia also need to learn about him,
0:06:18 > 0:06:20so I think it could actually be a school tour as well,
0:06:30 > 0:06:32Now we are headed to Barrio Pablo Escobar,
0:06:32 > 0:06:35and that's the actual name of the neighbourhood!
0:06:35 > 0:06:38He built 300 plus houses for these people, that were living
0:06:38 > 0:06:40in the city dump.
0:06:40 > 0:06:44He went and got them out of the dump, gave each one of these
0:06:44 > 0:06:46families their own house.
0:06:48 > 0:06:53As you can imagine, people here love him.
0:06:53 > 0:06:57You might not make it out of here if you come up here to talk
0:06:57 > 0:06:58bad about Escobar!
0:07:43 > 0:07:47Alright, here, we are at Pablo's grave.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49This is the man right here, his final resting place.
0:07:49 > 0:07:55Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria.
0:07:56 > 0:07:58I've had one group come, and wanted to sniff cocaine
0:07:58 > 0:07:59off the tombstone!
0:07:59 > 0:08:01I was like, man, do what you want.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04It's up to you, if that's what you want to do.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07I don't tell them what they can or can't do.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10It ain't my cemetery.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13As you can see, people here taking selfies...
0:08:13 > 0:08:17You can sit here all afternoon and you just see people coming
0:08:17 > 0:08:20and going, coming and going, to come and see the grave.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23It's part of the history here, I don't think we should forget
0:08:23 > 0:08:27what happened in that era and how that came about.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41Time now for our Global Gourmet.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44This week we're in the Parisian market districts, for a masterclass
0:08:44 > 0:08:48in how to create one of France's favourite pastries.
0:08:52 > 0:08:58I am the founder here.
0:08:58 > 0:09:00I am the founder here.
0:09:00 > 0:09:06I started when I was 19 years old, so it was in 2012.
0:09:06 > 0:09:14My idea was to have a new challenge and to create something new.
0:09:14 > 0:09:19I love the pastry of the eclair, and I said no stores in Paris
0:09:19 > 0:09:23sell good eclairs.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29This special machine...
0:09:30 > 0:09:31You can do very beautiful eclairs.
0:09:31 > 0:09:33You can do it by hand.
0:09:33 > 0:09:35We do like 500 a day.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38To have the same eclairs, we need a machine like this.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42You will see how it works.
0:09:42 > 0:09:47Very, very beautiful eclairs with this machine.
0:09:50 > 0:09:54Here, we are in what they call the second district,
0:09:54 > 0:10:02it's really in the centre of Paris.
0:10:06 > 0:10:08The eclair was invented in France by Antonin Careme
0:10:08 > 0:10:12like 200 years ago.
0:10:15 > 0:10:19In France, the eclair is the most popular pastry.
0:10:19 > 0:10:23For several years it has been elected the most favourite pastry.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27And when you are young, it is the pastry every child knows
0:10:27 > 0:10:31and wants to eat because you have chocolate!
0:10:33 > 0:10:39To have the best quality, everything is made here, every morning.
0:10:39 > 0:10:44We have only one store in Paris, so we can control everything.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50We have always chocolates, salted butter caramel and vanilla,
0:10:50 > 0:10:54the most popular, but after we have original flavours like mont
0:10:55 > 0:11:03blanc, chestnut cream.
0:11:03 > 0:11:07There's one that works a lot, raspberry blackcurrant.
0:11:07 > 0:11:14We created more than 100 flavours.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17There are a lot of stages in creating an eclair:
0:11:18 > 0:11:20the shoe pastry, the cream and after the decoration.
0:11:20 > 0:11:24But if the shoe pastry is not good, you will not have a good eclair.
0:11:24 > 0:11:26We have several sizes of eclairs.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29Small eclairs, regular eclairs and giant eclairs.
0:11:29 > 0:11:34It's an eclair for eight persons, for Christmas or birthdays!
0:11:46 > 0:11:49Still to come here on the Travel Show...
0:11:49 > 0:11:52Hello BBC Travel!
0:11:52 > 0:11:57We meet the team who are travelling the world by rickshaw.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00So don't go away!
0:12:08 > 0:12:11The Travel Show, your essential guide wherever you're heading!
0:12:16 > 0:12:18This is Tower Bridge, one of London's tourism crown
0:12:18 > 0:12:22jewels, but if you watch the people who've come to see it,
0:12:22 > 0:12:29they've got one thing on their minds.
0:12:29 > 0:12:30This week, it's all about selfies.
0:12:30 > 0:12:34We're taking a look at some of the tech that might help
0:12:34 > 0:12:38you take better snaps!
0:12:38 > 0:12:38First...
0:12:38 > 0:12:42A way to get a bit more distance between you and the camera.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44Sometimes you need a wider perspective.
0:12:44 > 0:12:46The AirSelfie is an ultra-light, flying camera with built in Wi-Fi,
0:12:46 > 0:12:49which connects to an app on your phone.
0:12:49 > 0:12:53It also gets its power from this case, that you get in the box.
0:12:53 > 0:12:55At 61 grams, it's pretty lightweight, so in theory that makes
0:12:55 > 0:12:58it easy to fly but on a day like this...
0:12:58 > 0:13:00The wind keeps getting it!
0:13:00 > 0:13:02That means I keep having to chase it!
0:13:02 > 0:13:05The Air Selfie, it's a cool contraption and a nice idea,
0:13:05 > 0:13:08but unless you're flying it in completely non-windy surroundings
0:13:08 > 0:13:09you can pretty much forget it.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12And what you've got to remember as well, it's still classified
0:13:12 > 0:13:16as a drone, which means in some parts of the world it's illegal
0:13:16 > 0:13:21to fly it in built up areas.
0:13:21 > 0:13:24The most popular way to get yourself into the frame properly
0:13:24 > 0:13:26is by investing in one of these...
0:13:26 > 0:13:27It's called a selfie stick.
0:13:27 > 0:13:31So how much should I spend on a new stick and what features
0:13:31 > 0:13:32should I be looking out for?
0:13:33 > 0:13:35Well, my new friend leads smartphone photography tours...
0:13:35 > 0:13:36Pretend you're not looking...
0:13:36 > 0:13:38So if anyone will know, she will.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41If you're thinking of taking them on your trips, it's very important
0:13:41 > 0:13:44you take something you're comfortable with.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46For example, this anchor, it's compact, it will fit
0:13:46 > 0:13:50in your pocket, your bag or carry-on luggage.
0:13:50 > 0:13:55It's not heavy.
0:13:55 > 0:13:56Have a feel.
0:13:56 > 0:13:56Wow.
0:13:57 > 0:13:57Nice and light.
0:13:57 > 0:13:59And also, the clamp.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01We have this from a corner shop.
0:14:01 > 0:14:01Very wobbly.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03I can see it's wobbly.
0:14:03 > 0:14:05New phones coming out right now, worth ?600,
0:14:05 > 0:14:09?700, so I wouldn't go cheap on the selfie stick if it risks...
0:14:09 > 0:14:14Yeah, the material feels cheap.
0:14:14 > 0:14:19If you're into more serious outdoor situations -
0:14:19 > 0:14:23sport, adventures, you may want to try this Polar Pro.
0:14:23 > 0:14:24Wow, a beast!
0:14:24 > 0:14:27The great thing about it is that you can recharge your phone
0:14:27 > 0:14:32and your GoPro here.
0:14:32 > 0:14:33Headphones as well, with USB ports.
0:14:33 > 0:14:34This is waterproof?
0:14:34 > 0:14:38Waterproof.
0:14:38 > 0:14:40Go underwater, do water sports, go fishing.
0:14:40 > 0:14:40Wow.
0:14:40 > 0:14:41Whatever you want.
0:14:41 > 0:14:43How much does something like this cost?
0:14:43 > 0:14:44?80 to ?100.
0:14:44 > 0:14:49Wow, that's a lot of money for a selfie stick!
0:14:49 > 0:14:51Yeah, because it's more than a stick!
0:14:51 > 0:14:55You can be powering your phone for 12 hours of battery.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58If you're definitely sure you're going to be using this a lot,
0:14:58 > 0:15:01then go for it, but if you're starting and you just
0:15:01 > 0:15:08want to experiment, go with the safe option.
0:15:08 > 0:15:11But if you want something a little extra for your selfies,
0:15:11 > 0:15:12this is our final tip.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15This is the Giroptic Io, a pocket friendly camera that shoots
0:15:15 > 0:15:18360 degree photos and steals live streams to YouTube and Facebook.
0:15:18 > 0:15:19It's really easy to use.
0:15:19 > 0:15:21That's mainly because there's no set up process.
0:15:21 > 0:15:28Simply take the device, plug it into the bottom
0:15:28 > 0:15:30of the iPhone, it fires up the dedicated app.
0:15:30 > 0:15:34The minute you fire up the app, you have options to take photos,
0:15:34 > 0:15:35shoot video, stream.
0:15:35 > 0:15:35Simple stuff.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37I can easily pan around the surroundings.
0:15:37 > 0:15:38There's the cameraman!
0:15:38 > 0:15:39Wave, say hi!
0:15:39 > 0:15:39Hi!
0:15:39 > 0:15:42The ice cream van!
0:15:42 > 0:15:44Compared to other devices on the market, bigger,
0:15:44 > 0:15:47clunkier, this probably feels a godsend although the fact it plays
0:15:47 > 0:15:53nice with Apple only...
0:15:53 > 0:15:56That isn't going to be to everyone's favour.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59The quality, as far as I can see, is pretty good.
0:15:59 > 0:16:03But for the price you've really got to ask yourself is this something
0:16:03 > 0:16:04you're really going to use?
0:16:04 > 0:16:07Now, come to Tokyo and you're surrounded by so many iconic
0:16:07 > 0:16:08sights and sounds.
0:16:08 > 0:16:11But maybe none is more Japanese than the hand pulled rickshaw!
0:16:11 > 0:16:15In other cities around the world, tourist rickshaws are sometimes seen
0:16:15 > 0:16:19as an unregulated menace.
0:16:19 > 0:16:24But here in Asakusa, in Tokyo, the hand pulled carts are a much
0:16:24 > 0:16:27loved symbol of the city.
0:16:28 > 0:16:37They're so iconic, in fact, there's a boyband dedicated
0:16:37 > 0:16:41to the rickshaw!
0:16:41 > 0:16:44Plus, there's another group of drivers who have become social
0:16:44 > 0:16:48media stars as they document their rickshaw journey
0:16:48 > 0:16:49around the world.
0:16:49 > 0:16:50At the moment they're in Cambodia.
0:16:50 > 0:16:55Hello BBC Travel!
0:16:55 > 0:16:58Their aim is to introduce people to Japanese culture before
0:16:58 > 0:17:02the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2020.
0:17:02 > 0:17:05See you guys soon!
0:17:06 > 0:17:08You can follow the team's epic journey on social media -
0:17:09 > 0:17:12but if you want to try a hand pulled rickshaw for yourself,
0:17:12 > 0:17:12Hi!
0:17:12 > 0:17:15I went to the Hong Kong marathon, Vancouver marathon, many races,
0:17:15 > 0:17:17and one day I saw the rickshaw in Asakusa and oh, I thought this
0:17:36 > 0:17:37See you guys soon!
0:17:37 > 0:17:40You can follow the team's epic journey on social media -
0:17:40 > 0:17:44but if you want to try a hand pulled rickshaw for yourself,
0:17:44 > 0:17:46there's no better place than Asakusa in Tokyo.
0:17:46 > 0:17:47Hi!
0:17:47 > 0:17:51Hi!
0:17:51 > 0:17:53I've come down to meet one of the city's few
0:17:53 > 0:17:59female rickshaw drivers.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01So how did you get into this career?
0:18:01 > 0:18:02I liked the marathon!
0:18:02 > 0:18:09I went to the Hong Kong marathon, Vancouver marathon, many races,
0:18:09 > 0:18:14and one day I saw the rickshaw in Asakusa and oh, I thought this
0:18:14 > 0:18:17is my job!
0:18:17 > 0:18:18It felt like destiny!
0:18:18 > 0:18:19Wow, OK!
0:18:19 > 0:18:23Yeah!
0:18:23 > 0:18:25The rickshaw, or jinrikisha as they're called here,
0:18:25 > 0:18:31was invented in Tokyo in the 19th century.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34Her boss told me how things have changed since then.
0:18:34 > 0:18:38The rickshaw used to be like a taxi a long time ago but now it's
0:18:38 > 0:18:39more for entertainment.
0:18:39 > 0:18:43A good rickshaw driver needs to quickly feel what the customer
0:18:43 > 0:18:49wants to do.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52Some people want to be entertained, some want to see the scenery,
0:18:52 > 0:18:54some want to listen to the guide.
0:18:54 > 0:18:55It depends on the customer.
0:18:55 > 0:18:58OK, first we have to look the part.
0:18:58 > 0:19:06You've got me a uniform?
0:19:06 > 0:19:07Yeah!
0:19:07 > 0:19:09And then here's a belt.
0:19:09 > 0:19:10Very long one!
0:19:10 > 0:19:10Turn!
0:19:10 > 0:19:11One more I think!
0:19:11 > 0:19:12And make it tight.
0:19:12 > 0:19:17Ta-da!
0:19:17 > 0:19:22And to complete the look I'm wearing those traditional split toe shoes.
0:19:22 > 0:19:24It's more comfortable than running shoes!
0:19:24 > 0:19:24Is it!?
0:19:24 > 0:19:25Yeah!
0:19:25 > 0:19:26There we go.
0:19:26 > 0:19:32You got it!
0:19:32 > 0:19:35I might look the part, but I soon realise there's more
0:19:35 > 0:19:37to the job than just manoeuvring the rickshaw.
0:19:37 > 0:19:45Many cars are crossing very close to me.
0:19:45 > 0:19:46It's kind of scary.
0:19:46 > 0:19:48This is the main street of Asakusa.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51We have to talk during running, but at the same time
0:19:51 > 0:19:52I'm like...
0:19:52 > 0:19:52SHE PANTS.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54It's harder than a marathon!
0:19:54 > 0:20:01I'm beginning to think I should have trained for this.
0:20:01 > 0:20:02How heavy is this?
0:20:02 > 0:20:02100kg!
0:20:02 > 0:20:03What!
0:20:03 > 0:20:04Wow, that's heavy!
0:20:04 > 0:20:07OK, you sit like this, hold maybe here, then stand up very
0:20:07 > 0:20:10slowly like this...
0:20:10 > 0:20:13OK.
0:20:25 > 0:20:27Because if you do it quick, the customer gets very scared.
0:20:27 > 0:20:28Oh, I see.
0:20:28 > 0:20:29Yeah.
0:20:29 > 0:20:32And the most important thing is to keep balance.
0:20:32 > 0:20:34OK.
0:20:34 > 0:20:35Now it's my turn.
0:20:35 > 0:20:54Yes!
0:20:54 > 0:20:56Now, I'll be slow, try not to scare you...
0:20:56 > 0:20:58That's good?
0:20:58 > 0:20:59A nice, easy pace.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01Trying not to scare my passengers.
0:21:01 > 0:21:01OK...
0:21:01 > 0:21:01Ooops!
0:21:01 > 0:21:07Did I just make that man crash?
0:21:08 > 0:21:08Yes.
0:21:08 > 0:21:12Was it my fault?
0:21:12 > 0:21:16Lesson over, it's time for my first customers.
0:21:16 > 0:21:18OK, so they're two small children...
0:21:18 > 0:21:19But it still counts!
0:21:19 > 0:21:20They look a bit scared!
0:21:20 > 0:21:30Slowly...
0:21:30 > 0:21:32These two are heavier than you!
0:21:32 > 0:21:37Here we go!
0:21:38 > 0:21:40Once you get going you get a bit of momentum.
0:21:40 > 0:21:47They look a bit shell-shocked!
0:21:47 > 0:21:48High five!
0:21:48 > 0:21:51I think it's safe to say it's best I leave that to the professionals,
0:21:51 > 0:21:58but if you're in Tokyo and want to give a proper rickshaw
0:21:58 > 0:22:01tour a go, you'll find the drivers near the Kaminarimon Gate,
0:22:01 > 0:22:04near the exit of the Asakusa metro station.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07Ride time is agreed in advance, and the cheapest option is a ten
0:22:07 > 0:22:12minute jog around the neighbourhood for roughly 3,000 Yen -
0:22:12 > 0:22:18that's roughly about ?35.
0:22:18 > 0:22:22Well, that's all we've got time for on this week's show.
0:22:22 > 0:22:26Coming up next week: We're in Jaffa, in Israel, to meet the actors
0:22:26 > 0:22:28who perform as part of the world's first ever
0:22:28 > 0:22:29deaf-blind theatre company.
0:22:29 > 0:22:32So do look out for that, and in the meantime sign up
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0:22:36 > 0:22:39around the world, on their journeys, in real time.
0:22:39 > 0:22:43All the details of where to find us online should be on your screen now.
0:22:43 > 0:22:45But until next time, from me Carmen Roberts,
0:22:45 > 0:22:48and the rest of the Travel Show team here in Tokyo, it's goodbye!
0:23:15 > 0:23:15Hello.
0:23:15 > 0:23:19Showers or longer spells of rain were the mark of the day on Friday