:00:00. > :00:22.Coming up this week on The Travel Show. We had to Israel to meet a
:00:23. > :00:28.theatre group with a difference. The concept of every wardrobe is to take
:00:29. > :00:38.the disability and create an ability from it. We are on the night patrol
:00:39. > :00:44.at London Zoo. This month's global guide features a stunning light show
:00:45. > :00:49.in Sydney. And I leave the airport for a couple of hours to take a
:00:50. > :01:08.high-speed stop off tour of Rome. It is a lot of stuff to see in a short
:01:09. > :01:24.time. Can we do it? Yeah! Let's go! THEME SONG PLAYS.
:01:25. > :01:33.We kick off this week with a truly unique theatrical phenomenon. One
:01:34. > :01:37.way the actors overcome some of the hardest hurdles you could imagine,
:01:38. > :01:42.and yet produce incredible performance ismight want to be based
:01:43. > :01:50.in Israel, Nalagaat, meaning please touch in Israel, is the only deaf,
:01:51. > :01:58.blind ensemble. And we are going one hour out of the race to meet the
:01:59. > :02:06.groundbreaking group. -- Jerusalem. Jefa is one of the oldest sea ports
:02:07. > :02:12.in the world. It is so old, they say that Jonah embarked from here before
:02:13. > :02:16.being eaten by the whale. The majority of locals are Arab, but
:02:17. > :02:21.these days, especially on the waterfront, it is becoming a
:02:22. > :02:27.gentrified haven for tourists and neighbours from Tel Aviv. But this
:02:28. > :02:32.area also has a cutting-edge culture. Nowhere pushes theatrical
:02:33. > :02:35.boundaries more than the world-famous Nalagaat theatre group,
:02:36. > :02:41.based at this building for more than a decade now. You get an immediate
:02:42. > :02:51.grasp that this is an unusual venue if you venture into the black at
:02:52. > :02:59.restaurant staffed by lines waiting -- blind waiting staff. Or if you
:03:00. > :03:12.had to be coffee bar in the foyer. Or even if you go to the kid
:03:13. > :03:16.classes. They are all in sign language. We want to take the
:03:17. > :03:21.disability and make it an ability. We want to teach and spread. But
:03:22. > :03:31.this is why Nalagaat is truly renowned. Powerful, moving
:03:32. > :03:34.performances that, via screen super titles, show the voices of the
:03:35. > :03:51.actors. Most of them share the same genetic disorder. Ushers syndrome
:03:52. > :03:53.means you are deaf from birth and gradually lose your sight before
:03:54. > :03:56.adulthood. They are meticulously organised, with each actor needing
:03:57. > :04:01.their own specific use. Drumbeats often provide punctuation as the
:04:02. > :04:15.actors can feel the vibrations on the stage. Most people in Israel who
:04:16. > :04:19.are deaf or blind have little job opportunities. It is to teach them
:04:20. > :04:25.what it means to be part of a group, the work, to be part of a schedule.
:04:26. > :04:30.So, I am now on my way to an interview with essentially the star
:04:31. > :04:38.of this theatre company. She was in its famous production. And now she
:04:39. > :04:56.is in a 1-woman show, Say Orange. She has been with the company for
:04:57. > :05:00.more than 16 years. She herself is one of eight siblings, four of whom
:05:01. > :05:06.have her syndrome. I wanted to be an actor. And then when I got to know
:05:07. > :05:10.that the actors in the group stayed together, I was overjoyed.
:05:11. > :05:22.Overcoming audience preconceptions is one of the biggest challenges.
:05:23. > :05:35.They're not understanding how we can communicate by touch. The second
:05:36. > :05:40.thing, how I am sorting things in my life, how I am dealing with my life.
:05:41. > :05:44.The production, Nalagaat, has become the most successful, touring the
:05:45. > :06:02.world the huge acclaim. The show is about the dreams of each of the
:06:03. > :06:05.actors, the right to be equal. She has three sons through her first
:06:06. > :06:19.marriage and is now a grandmother. She is proud of how she sensed when
:06:20. > :06:22.her children were hungry or crying, and how they learned tactile
:06:23. > :06:26.language to communicate with her. I am strong. I can do whatever I want.
:06:27. > :06:34.Part of what helped me to be like this is Nalagaat Theatre. I love
:06:35. > :06:39.you. We love you. Overcoming disability issues is not the only
:06:40. > :06:42.objective of Nalagaat. In a predominantly Arab area, there is a
:06:43. > :06:51.need to break down ethnic barriers as well. This woman first came to
:06:52. > :06:55.work in the Blackout Restaurant eight years ago and now she acts as
:06:56. > :07:06.well. She says the workplaces mix, but... -- workplace is. I have never
:07:07. > :07:12.seen a lot of Arab people here. I want them to come more and to
:07:13. > :07:20.experience the Nalagaat Centre, and I want them to be involved. We could
:07:21. > :07:28.obviously never totally inhabit the mind of someone who is deaf and
:07:29. > :07:32.blind. But theatre like this, stretched to its limits, provides us
:07:33. > :07:35.with an insight into the thoughts and feelings of a group of people
:07:36. > :07:40.who, in previous times, would have been unable to communicate with the
:07:41. > :07:58.wider world. But it is more than that. It is quite simply very good
:07:59. > :08:05.drama in its own right. APPLAUSE. Next up, the first in an occasional
:08:06. > :08:10.series, meeting the people who keep London ticking over long after most
:08:11. > :08:14.people have gone to their beds. And this week, as the sun goes down in
:08:15. > :08:37.the UK capital, were on patrol at one of its most famous landmarks,
:08:38. > :08:44.London Zoo. -- we are. LION ROARS. I love the sound that the male lion
:08:45. > :08:48.made just then. He only makes it at night, and it signals the beginning
:08:49. > :08:51.of my night shift. He does it to assert his masculinity and let
:08:52. > :08:59.everyone in the vicinity know that he is the male I mean, he does not
:09:00. > :09:07.know that there are no other males in London Zoo, but I do, and it
:09:08. > :09:11.starts the night off beautifully. I am Lucy and I work at London Zoo.
:09:12. > :09:16.During the day, I work in the aquarium. During the night, I am
:09:17. > :09:23.lucky enough to be one of the few keepers that actually lives on-site.
:09:24. > :09:31.So, with that comes certain duties. Obviously, making all of the animals
:09:32. > :09:34.comfortable and ready for bed. I really love being around the zoo
:09:35. > :09:38.when all of the visitors are gone. It is so quiet. It is like you have
:09:39. > :09:42.your own personal zoo. You walk around in some of them are more
:09:43. > :09:48.active than they would have been when there were many crowds around
:09:49. > :09:52.them. One of the things I love most about my job is I never know what is
:09:53. > :09:56.going to happen. All of a sudden I might get an alarm going off, or a
:09:57. > :10:03.phone call saying I need you to check on this. One of the animals is
:10:04. > :10:13.six. I love that. It kind of keeps things exciting and helps to keep
:10:14. > :10:20.things interesting. -- sick. You are so pretty. One of the things that a
:10:21. > :10:27.lot of us are actually quite nervous about in the evening is the aquarium
:10:28. > :10:31.phone going off. Aquarium systems are actually quite complicated, so
:10:32. > :10:34.if anything stops working for whatever reason, or if the
:10:35. > :10:44.temperature goes too high or too low, it sounds an alarm. This phone,
:10:45. > :10:52.many of us are worried when it goes off. We alike, what does it mean?
:10:53. > :10:57.What does it mean? -- we are like. We sometimes get animals that
:10:58. > :11:02.require hand rearing. So there would have been some kind of issue, a
:11:03. > :11:06.first-time mother who has never been used to going through the process
:11:07. > :11:11.before, for example. And that is the time where we will step in and we
:11:12. > :11:18.will help out. There we go. There we go. Eventually. She will work it
:11:19. > :11:23.out. What motivates me most throughout the night when we are
:11:24. > :11:27.doing these duties is that I am really contributing to something
:11:28. > :11:36.that is greater than myself. I feel like I am actually doing some good
:11:37. > :11:48.in the world. Oh, look at that. See? That's why I need the towel.
:11:49. > :11:52.about these animals, or whether we are watching them during the day or
:11:53. > :11:56.during the night, because they react differently, everything gets fed
:11:57. > :12:09.through to our scientists to work in the field to find and protect these
:12:10. > :12:20.animals. Night night. See you in the morning.
:12:21. > :12:29.Still to come on the travel show, Michelle is here with her guide to
:12:30. > :12:34.what is worth seeing around the world with this month's lowball
:12:35. > :12:40.guide. And I tried to beat the clock as I take a was. Tour of Rome. I've
:12:41. > :12:43.decided to make it a bit more interesting and set myself a
:12:44. > :12:50.challenge to see Rome in under six hours.
:12:51. > :13:06.The travel show, your essential guide wherever you are headed.
:13:07. > :13:10.Hello. I'm Michelle, your global guide, with top tips on the world's
:13:11. > :13:16.best events in the coming month. First to Australia. Vivid Sydney is
:13:17. > :13:21.a three-week extravaganza kickstarting May 26, with free
:13:22. > :13:28.exhibitions of light and sculptures, outdoor installations and concepts.
:13:29. > :13:32.Store up some sleep credit before the 72 hours of daylight which
:13:33. > :13:37.backdrops ice land's midnight sun music festival, called Secret
:13:38. > :13:43.Solstice. It is in the capital, Reykjavik, but there are also events
:13:44. > :13:46.outside towns such as the Into the Glazier, with Ministry of Sound the
:13:47. > :13:50.host, inside Europe was Mac second-largest place you. There is
:13:51. > :13:56.also the midnight sun boat party in the harbour and a concert inside a
:13:57. > :14:06.lava tunnel. Be part of the action in Sweden on May 28. The Otillo Swim
:14:07. > :14:10.Run is a combination of committee guessed it, swims and runs. Five and
:14:11. > :14:13.a half kilometres of open water swimming around the islands of the
:14:14. > :14:19.harbour in the stunning Stockholm open -- Stockholm archipelago. There
:14:20. > :14:23.is a different kind of speed at the Indianapolis 500 mile race, or the
:14:24. > :14:27.Indy 500 in the US. Hundreds of thousands of spectators converged at
:14:28. > :14:35.the track to watch the drivers to 200 laps on a distance of 500 miles.
:14:36. > :14:41.The Netherlands Owerol theatre festival begins on June nine on the
:14:42. > :14:47.island of Tasha Ling in the north of the country. -- Terschelling. Ten
:14:48. > :14:53.days of theatre, circus and dance among the island's natural
:14:54. > :14:57.landscapes. From June 23 two August 27, Verona will be hosting the
:14:58. > :15:15.international opera festival. Staying in Italy, there is also the
:15:16. > :15:20.Sounds of the Dolomites, up in the Trentino region from July seven to
:15:21. > :15:23.August 31. This is a fabulous combination of a trek along the
:15:24. > :15:26.mountain trails of this region, and at the summit, a concert. Musicians
:15:27. > :15:33.carry their instruments on their shoulders before sitting down on the
:15:34. > :15:40.grass to play. Dive in to be new Museo Atlantico in Lanzarote, Spain,
:15:41. > :15:43.Europe's first underwater museum. Located off the south coast of the
:15:44. > :15:46.island and 14 metres below the surface, there are hundreds of
:15:47. > :15:52.artworks. All materials are environment friendly. And on the
:15:53. > :15:58.Spanish mainland from June two to June four, a 12th century monastery
:15:59. > :16:02.will be taken over by the Uva festival of music and art. It is a
:16:03. > :16:12.celebration of eclectic music and visual arts up on the cliffs. Uva
:16:13. > :16:15.will welcome musical artists. Back in the United States, the North
:16:16. > :16:21.American Sand soccer tournament takes over the weekend of June 9- 11
:16:22. > :16:24.on Virginia beach. More than 10,000 players will be on the oceanfront.
:16:25. > :16:32.At the end of the day everyone jumps into the surf to cool. And the EDC
:16:33. > :16:37.Las Vegas, or electric daisy carnival, takes place the following
:16:38. > :16:39.weekend, June 16- 18. One of the biggest electronic dance music
:16:40. > :16:44.festivals in the world. Hundreds of thousands attend. Migrating between
:16:45. > :16:52.the cosmic meadow and semillon Garden,. -- and neon garden. That is
:16:53. > :16:56.my guide this month. Let me know what is happening in the place where
:16:57. > :17:05.you live and love. We are on email and across social media. Until next
:17:06. > :17:09.time, happy travelling. Any frequent flyer can tell you there are few
:17:10. > :17:13.things more soul destroying them spending hours sitting in an airport
:17:14. > :17:20.terminal, waiting for a connecting flight. Well, thankfully, things are
:17:21. > :17:23.looking up as so-called stopover tools are flourishing, as I
:17:24. > :17:29.discovered in Italy. So, you find yourself stuck here to Leonardo did
:17:30. > :17:35.in seafood shinny airport. This is one of the largest in Italy and it
:17:36. > :17:38.is the essential hub for its national airline. Unfortunately,
:17:39. > :17:41.Rome is ranked as one of the most delayed airports in the world. So
:17:42. > :17:45.you are probably going to find yourself with a bit of time in your
:17:46. > :17:49.hands. I have decided to make it a bit more interesting and set myself
:17:50. > :17:56.a challenge to see Rome in under six hours. There are a number of
:17:57. > :18:03.stopover tours available here, and it is the business. Italy's largest
:18:04. > :18:06.airport is busy, and around 40 million passengers a year pass
:18:07. > :18:14.through it, usually on their way to somewhere else. Hello! How are you,
:18:15. > :18:18.nice to meet you? Bongiorno. Where are we going first? I have chosen a
:18:19. > :18:23.bespoke tour and specifically requested five sites to visit during
:18:24. > :18:28.my whistlestop tour. I want to see the Colosseum, the Circus Maximus,
:18:29. > :18:35.the Palatine Hill, the mouth of truth, and of course the Trevi
:18:36. > :18:44.fountain. That is a lot of stuff to see in a short time, yeah. And we do
:18:45. > :18:56.it? Yeah. That's go. The tourists are mainly on foot, and then on the
:18:57. > :19:04.bus. There is a technique. There is a lot of ground to cover and quite a
:19:05. > :19:08.bit to take in. That is impressive. Plus, you are really relying on the
:19:09. > :19:22.buses and trams turning up on time. It is actually quite a pacey tour,
:19:23. > :19:27.non-stop. There are spectators all around, and the chariot races in the
:19:28. > :19:32.middle. My first proper stop here is to go and see the Circus Maximus.
:19:33. > :19:36.Older than the Colosseum, and with a capacity of hundreds of thousands of
:19:37. > :19:40.people, it was at the heart of Rome's lavish and little public
:19:41. > :19:49.entertainment. The gladiators, to you and me. The chariot must
:19:50. > :19:53.complete seven turns, seven laps, around the central spine. This was
:19:54. > :20:01.the place for the spectators, the excavation over there. The
:20:02. > :20:06.spectators sat all-around. And arresting just above the site is the
:20:07. > :20:25.Palatine Hill, which is one of the most ancient parts of the city. Next
:20:26. > :20:32.stop is a little hidden gem. It is the mouth of truth. And while no one
:20:33. > :20:36.is exactly sure where nor widely marble mask was created, there are a
:20:37. > :20:39.number of theories. One of them is that it was originally used as some
:20:40. > :20:42.kind of ancient light detector for couples whose relationships were
:20:43. > :20:49.headed for the rocks. -- lie detector. If you are a liar, and you
:20:50. > :21:04.put your hand inside the mouth, your hand will be cut. Stopover tours can
:21:05. > :21:09.cost anything from FT - 200 euros, and it is a great way to see a city
:21:10. > :21:13.if you are pushed for time. It definitely beats being stuck at an
:21:14. > :21:24.airport terminal. Just remember to keep an eye on your watch. There are
:21:25. > :21:27.so many people here! Every time I see the Trevi Fountain it always
:21:28. > :21:31.takes my breath away because it is so beautiful. And I would say this
:21:32. > :21:39.is definitely one of the most must see monuments in Rome. One of the
:21:40. > :21:43.downsides of a tool like this is that there is no real time to stop
:21:44. > :21:48.and really enjoy the sights because of the tight schedule. But they give
:21:49. > :21:53.you a great taste of what is on offer. Who knows? Maybe one day I'll
:21:54. > :22:07.be back to explore Rome at a more leisurely pace. But before I head
:22:08. > :22:12.off to the airport for my flight home there is just time to tell you
:22:13. > :22:17.about next week's programme. Well, I'm not travelling that way, I'm
:22:18. > :22:20.going this way. Henry had steep underneath London, exploring the
:22:21. > :22:23.abandoned railway network that has just opened up to Londoners, even
:22:24. > :22:30.though most people live there and don't even know it exists. It was
:22:31. > :22:34.very busy, there were lots of people here, lots of different jobs going
:22:35. > :22:38.on. It was a noisy environment with the trains coming in and out. Make
:22:39. > :22:41.sure you join us for that, if you can. Don't forget, you can follow
:22:42. > :22:45.all our troubles on social media, with all the details on the bottom
:22:46. > :22:48.of your screen is right now. From me and the rest of the travel show team
:22:49. > :23:16.here in Rome, it is goodbye. It's quite wet across
:23:17. > :23:20.the north and north-east of the United Kingdom,
:23:21. > :23:22.through the small hours of this morning, quite breezy,
:23:23. > :23:27.too, in the north-east.