Constitution Chile The Travel Show

This week on The Travel Show, we're in Chile, exploring a town that was

knocked down by nature and how it splitting itself back together

again. Also coming up on this week's show: It looks incredible... We're

dangling over New York in virtual reality. It's the Superman

experience. And meeting the man who is attempting to bagpipe his way

around the world. People were sprinting towards me and they said,

never come back, but before you go, can I have a go?

The long coastline of Chile is the point of collision between two

tectonic plates, so a large magnitude earthquake are part of

Chilean history. No alarm sounded, some people fled to higher ground

but many didn't escape in time. On the night of the 27th of February

2010, the central coast of Chile was hit by one of the biggest

earthquakes ever recorded. The magnitude was 8.8 and the city of

constitution on was sitting at the epicentre. But that was not the only

deadly force of nature to strike at night.

About 18 minutes after the earthquake, a massive tsunami

engulfed Constitucion. The waves were as high as 15 metres. The

remains of the city were washed away. Exploring this area you don't

have to scratch very far below the surface to see evidence of the

Soudani still here seven years on. -- tsunami. More than 500 people

lost their lives all over Chile to the earthquake and the tsunami of

2010. This family had made a living from their boats for generations,

but they've never experienced a tsunami before. When the earthquake

began, they ran to their boats to head into the ocean trying to escape

from collapsing buildings. They didn't know they were heading

straight into the tsunami. After the tsunami, Sophia and her

husband found the strength to grow a business with three boats that

offered visitors tours around this beautiful estuary.

All over Constitucion there are stories of bravery and

reconstruction. So this is the place. The first restaurant to be

rebuilt kept its former name, the Wave Breaker.

It must have been so tempting after the disaster to just cut your losses

and run and go somewhere else, but you stayed.

Constitucion was historically a popular seaside resort, but tourism

almost disappeared with the arrival of a woodpulp mill.

After the tsunami, the pulp mill was reconstructed as it provided many

jobs. But the city also woke up to a new

opportunity for bringing back the tourists.

So Constitucion has not just been rebuilt but is enjoying a tourism

revival. Local businesses have popped up

trying to draw tourists to the area in new and innovative ways, like

this one. Oh, man, this is so much fun! I do

feel a bit like I've swallowed most of the sand that you see around here

and might die at any second but it's incredible fun! OK!

But can this region ever really recover 100% from the trauma of

2010? The people of Constitucion are an

inspiration, not only have they overcome the most unthinkable

tragedies, but now they're ready to bring joy to the people that come to

visit. Next up on The Travel Show, the

latest in our series of films about the people of London, who keep the

city running 24/7. We need someone who keeps Londoners looking good

round-the-clock. Near Bond Street is probably one of

the busiest streets in London -- new Bond Street. It's really interesting

to see the difference between the daytime and nighttime. The street's

bed at night. It's peaceful, you got the whole place to yourself so you

can really enjoy it. And you're in London, you're in the central

London. Most people work between the hours of nine to five, so I don't

know how the hell they can get their hair done. We actually offer a

24-hour service so you can actually come in whenever you like.

It's really difficult to say without seeing your hair so it's really best

if you come in for a consultation. Thank you, sure, that's booked in

for 10pm. There's no difference between hairdressers and binmen, we

provide a service. Head dresses went through a phase where hairdressers

were like prima donnas. When the recession kicked in hairdressers

needed the clients more than the clients needed those hairdressers.

For me it has probably kept me in business by offering 24-hour

service. Because there's no contrast in your colour. You're right, sexy

mumsy. Because the phones are bringing people let go and they tell

you the most intimate things. The last time I saw you you were going

on a date. It went well for a bit and then we went on this holiday to

Prague and it was an absolute disaster. Someone coming in with the

studio lights on and they want a haircut and they'll be drunk, it was

cool until the next day and he said I'm going to sue you, he asked for

it to be cut to there. So now we don't take any drunks, no drunks! I

still love my clients, even the nightmare clients, they're the ones

that challenge you. It's not about money, I don't do what I do for

money, I do it because I love the people.

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Time now for Trending Travel, your monthly mash up of the best travel

related stories, snaps and videos online. It might not be everyone's

favourite instrument... But one hardy musician hopes to be the first

to play the bagpipes in every country in the world. Ross O'Connell

Jennings set off in April, 2014 and has visited 60 countries so far. I

like the idea of being the first person to do something but also

bagpipes aren't just Scottish, there are an international instrument,

there are over 130 bagpipes from countries around the world. Mostly

it's been positive responses, I was in the Vatican City three years ago

and I thought that wouldn't go too well, Italian policemen sprinted

towards me and they dragged me and truck me out and he said never come

back, never come back! But before you know it -- but before you go,

can I have a photo? In Paris a new project gives visitors the chance to

see through time. Look through the binoculars of the time scope

terminal just in installed near a bridge and you will see an immersive

360 degrees digital representation of life in the Middle Ages. It's the

latest landmark to use VR technology to attract visitors, with other time

scope terminals at Charles de Gaulle airport and the Bastille. A solar

powered catamaran has just embarked on an incredible round the world

voyage, with plastic pollution in the world's oceans at unprecedented

levels the race for water foundation hopes to voyage -- of the voyage

will promote new, innovative ways of tackling the problem. It's expected

to last five years, stopping off back at the Tokyo Olympics and do

by's 2020 universal expectation -- exposition. And a social media

campaign helped spark an unlikely reunion. This marathon runner in

counter at a stray dog on a six-day race across the Gobi desert, but

after sticking together for the entire journey he lost track of his

companion. She actually went missing in a city of 3 million people in

north-west China. They have their own social media platforms, Weibo,

so we had the whole of China posting it on their social media. It was

just the best moment in my life to have her back in my arms again, I'd

never thought we would ever find her. Deon has penned a book about

his search with a feature film adaptation in the works.

Now let's look at the travel videos clocking up views online. Join us as

we take to the skies with some of the internet's highflying drone

filmmakers. Drone photography started for me as a backyard hobby,

but now it's taken me all over the world. I was doing underwater

photography. I took that same concept of filming in 3-dimensional

movement and took it to the air. My three top tips for getting the best

shots, don't fly near airports, congested areas. Try to fly

smoothly. If you have smooth shots it won't pull the view out of the

experience. Film and fly when the light is beautiful. And if you say

anything you think we should know about, don't forget to get in touch.

Now, playing in the arcades at the seaside has been a rite of passage

for many a young holidaymaker. But times change and so do the games.

This year we are told will usher in a whole new generation of amusement.

We sent Lucy Hedges deep into an alternate universe to find out more.

Some of the tech involved in virtual reality is awesome. But the cost is

still way out of reach for most of us to have in our homes. Which is

why pay by the hour arcades might just be the future. In North America

and the far east they've been a fixture for a while now. And Europe

is slowly beginning to catch up. Around the UK in the second half of

last year, very small independent arcades began spinning up all over

the place. Small VR centres began opening sporadically in towns around

the country. These four were among the first to set up shop. But here

in the capital, nothing. At least nothing permanent. The odd pop up in

trendy parts of town might be doing brisk business, but a long-term

multi game facility is still to open. And there does seem to be an

appetite. This is a gaming bar in north London. I believe competition

is happening right now. Would you visit a VR arcade? Yeah,

definitely. It's something that is so new and something everyone is

talking about. You would definitely do it. The thing is not everyone

could afford a games console in their house, now everyone can, so VR

is the new thing that you can't afford. The market leader is HTC,

whose centres have been opening across China and Taiwan and this is

the year it is looking to spread its ambitions to Europe. In Europe we

are launching and we have about 300 centres ranging from hard-core

gaming, as he would say, to education and culture. We are

ambition on to have about 1000 locations before the end of the

year, so it's a fairly dynamic market. And of course speed... They

come from the back and from the front.

And across the English Channel there is a glimpse of what the future may

very well look like. This is the 13th district in east Paris. It

might not look like anything now, there's a lot of noise with the

building sites, but in the next few years it is really going to be

something. I'm going to check out something inside. This is slated to

become Paris's new tech district and at its heart lies Europe's largest

permanent VR facility. Wow. I think this is probably the best VR space

I've ever seen. It definitely doesn't scream arcade.

It's nothing like the arcades from back in the day. That's the great

thing about virtual reality, it's a new technology and therefore it is

bringing a whole new experience. And, like the old-fashioned arcades,

they will deliver again experience you would never be able to afford in

your own home. You are going to go to the ground and up to the sky. I'm

ready. It looks incredible! Soaring through New York.

It takes a bit of practice usually with me. I am no longer plummeting

into the side of buildings, that's the good thing. If you flap you go

up. I did not know that! I could spend hours on that. It's

like the Superman experience. It just takes your mind off the fact

that you are actually doing exercise, doesn't it? I'm staring at

a beautiful blue sky and birds and beautiful tropical surroundings.

They don't like the word arcade here because they claim an experience not

just about gaming but also about documentary, art and physical

fitness. How much does it cost? A 20 minute pass is 12 euros and 40

minutes is 20 euros. That's quite a lot -- quite expensive. I have all

the best headsets, computers, it's a beautiful venue. Where will be our

goal in the future? We are looking forward to opening in major European

cities and hopefully the US, so we are looking for partners in London,

Berlin, Lisbon, New York, Los Angeles.

It feels more Silicon Valley than Paris, but 2017 is definitely the

year that VR is making its presence known, with spaces like this popping

up all over Europe. So if you want to step into a virtual world, now

you can. Well, that's all we've got time for

this week. Coming up next week... Ade's is at the world's biggest

sporting event, the America's Cup in Bermuda. Finding out how top sports

men and women are turning the spotlight into the island's Marine

on the beige. This is the thing causing all the trouble. Do join us

then if you can and in the meantime don't forget you can keep up with us

while we are out having adventures by signing up to our social media

feeds. Details are on the screen. From me Christa Larwood and the rest

of The Travel Show team here in Chile, it's goodbye.