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promises, many families will be watching to see if there will be

real change. Coming up next

on BBC News, it's the Travel Show. You and me are going to be best

buddies today, we are going to treat each other nicely. OK, I'm sorry,

I'm sorry! Welcome to the Travel Show, coming

to you this week from Singapore where it is celebrating its 50th

anniversary. The city is on a higher, but the amount of people

coming here is getting lower. We asked why, and how much it will

bring back those numbers. That is coming up in a moment. Here's what

else is coming up on this week's show. Don't look down coal and we

take you a long way up a cliff. We are in the wilds of Kazakhstan

learning to control real horsepower. Turn it to left, is to

go right. I'm a master of the horse. Look at me! Because, Crossroads of

East Asia, just the equator. People are stuffing of on their way from

one place to another -- crossroads -- stopping of. Is a big city that

keeps on growing. Links get bigger, the hotels get higher. There is only

one thing going down -the number of people coming here to take it all

in. I personally live here in Singapore, in many ways it is an

amazing place. If you ask people around the world what they think

about when they think about Singapore, a proper give you two

answer is. Food and shopping -- probably give you. That's part of

Singapore's problem, these days people can find shopping like this

in any number of places around the world. Singapore can be expensive,

and some people find it safe, even boring. That is why Singapore is

looking for something new to get more people to come here and stay

here for longer. Now, this spectacular building could be part

of that. This is Singapore's brand-new National Gallery, when it

opens in a couple of weeks to the public it might be bringing in new

type of visitor, one that's looking to feed their mind. And the recipe?

Take two landmark buildings in the city centre, but a spectacular link

between them, add in the best of Singapore's art collection and hope

the visitors go wild. That is before! I'm glad you like it. --

beautiful. The biggest thing I have noticed is the span is. -- span.

When a visitor comes, what do you want them to notice Brazil at the

most important thing was to make them feel a sense of welcome, which

is why we have made it very comfortable. It tilts open, to try

and make it very welcoming to come into the building -- notice? The

most important thing. From a sneak preview, it could be pretty amazing.

But, will it draw in the visitors? The gallery has high hopes of

pulling in thousands every day. Our aim is around 2.6 million. We will

grow it slowly, people are so curious and interested in these

buildings. I think we can't wait to open the doors. I think they will

come in in droves. They want to see the buildings in the modern art

together under one roof for the first time. Singapore's file from

the first place to build a landmark Art Gallery to bring in visitors.

This building is spectacular. What might really make the gallery is its

art collection. All is all of it is from around here, in South-East Asia

-- almost all of it. Looks very grand indeed. You're looking at the

work of a Japanese artist who was born into an aristocratic family. It

was made in 1849, and is the largest painting to be made by this artist.

It will be the largest painting in the gallery. Very visceral with that

Tiger scowling. With the artist, it is a collection from South-East

Asia. Do you think it will be strong enough to entice foreigners to come

to Singapore to have that flavour of art here. -- tiger definitely. After

the opening, we will be the only museum in the world to focus on

modern art of South-East Asia. It will be a must visit destination,

definitely. What it opens, the National Gallery is not going to be

the only art show in town. I am on my way to another brand-new gallery

which started in Paris. This is the Singapore branch of a gallery in

France, filled with masterpieces from around the world. Since it

opened earlier this year, it's been bringing in visitors from around the

world. About a week ago, we had an Australian Art collector, one of our

museums were amazed that he walked through this exhibition. He was able

to price every artwork to his partner, from that we know that

there are individuals who are interested. The art pieces you see

in this room, 40 masterpieces, they are all on loan from other

collectors. You could fly to up to 15 cities around Europe, you would

not necessarily encounter these are works. Will these galleries change

anything? Most people come to Singapore and stay less than three

days, getting a taste of the city and moving on. But, maybe some will

have an appetite for a more cultured Singapore. Time now for the Travel

Show guide to getting buy in Singapore away from those galleries.

Changi airport is a site, take him some time to see the butterflies. It

can sometimes get very smoggy, especially during forest fire season

in Indonesia which is only a few kilometres away. If the air is

polluted, do what the Singaporeans do and had inside. When it rains in

Singapore, it really rains. It is hot and humid, so not the best place

to walk around -- head. Our advice is to rise above it on the city

transit. Overground or underground, the trains have air conditioning,

move around the city quickly and keep you dry. Or, call down by

getting wet. This is called a floor windup, part of Singapore's

playground. It is like setting, but without taking to the sea. It draws

a crowd, so do try to stay on your feet. Time now to find out what's

going on in the rest of the world, he's this week's travel update --

here's. Halloween celebrations take place around the world this weekend,

but in Japan and -- an annual Halloween Parade starts early. It

was not just the humans who dressed up, some dogs got into the spirit as

well. Brazil continues preparations for the rear of the games, and they

also played host to the first-ever integers world games. 24 Brazilian

ethnicities participate in the nine-day event, delegates from 23

other countries. Competition include traditional disciplines like archery

and 44. In Spain, people watch as thousands of sheep cross through

central Madrid. They are making the annual migration to the south of the

country. Around 1 million animals are moved in this way, across the

country's migration tracks -- tug-o-war. And, here in Singapore,

celebrations continued for the State's 50 years of independence.

The Singapore River Festival put on a dramatic show. 42 performers were

attached to ropes lifted by the river where they moved in formation

to music. Stay with us, lots more to come in

the programme. We learned that in Kazakhstan it is better not to cross

a horseman. And a viral video tour of America buzz in south-west. --

America's. The Travel Show, your essential

guide wherever you are heading. Hello, and welcome to trending

travel where we explore what is hot on line in the world of travel. I

will show you applications, videos and blogs to take with you. Let's

begin by taking a look at the top stories that have caught our

attention on line or social media this month. Social media has been

buzzing with post celebrating tourism worldwide. -- posts. The

number of international tourists trips have exceeded 1 billion. In

addition to Google's street view, we have mapped Yosemite National Park.

Users can explore the 3000 foot rockface with a slightly vertigo

inducing vertical street view. A risky trend has swept social media

this month called "extreme phone pinching". People all around the

world are showing themselves holding their phone with just a pinch of

their fingers. The more chance of destroying your phone, the better.

We don't recommend this at home or anywhere. When a 9000 foot glass

bottom bridge opened in China, people loved it. But then it

cracked. An American who wrote 100 observations about England from his

recent visit in a Facebook post has seen its go viral. In his

light-hearted post, he said that his observations came from time spent in

small towns in England. The post generated dozens of a man's. It has

been shared by over 80,000 Facebook users. -- comments. We asked him

what it was like. A complete surprise. No expectations of it. I

always write funny things. When it passed 2000 I thought something

strange was happening. My cousin told me he has doorknobs older than

America. So I wrote that down and it went on from there. It made me proud

to be American. We loved seeing what you are up to on line. You have been

sending us great stuff this month. -- love. Your photos have been

coming in from all around the world, especially on Tuesday with

the hashtag Travel Tuesday. We are putting up lots of content and

keeping you up-to-date with the top travel stories on Twitter and

Facebook. Check them out. Let's look at the viral videos that have been

clocking up the views this month. When Pedro visited North Korea in

September, he captured his experiences in this beautiful

five-minute film. We love how he shows the lives and passions of

those living in the famously secretive state. And across to

Arizona where Julian and his friends filmed there 3000 mile journey

through the incredible landscape of America plus a south-west. He said

it involved a lot of early mornings and late nights but the results are

breathtaking. -- America's. And don't forget to check out our

website for all the ways that you can get in touch or if you have seen

anything on that you think we should be looking at. CDU next time! -- See

you. Finally this week we are going to south-east Kazakhstan in central

Asia. It is full of beautiful and virtually untouched mountains, but

if you want to explore them there is really only one way to travel. We

have sent Ben to try out the Kazakhstan mode of transport with a

whole load of history and a mind of its own. It has been said that no

hour of light spent in the saddle is wasted. -- life. If that is true

then the people here have some seriously fulfilling lives. Horses

are a huge part of the history and culture here. It is thought that

Kazakhstan may be the place that the course was first domesticated over

5000 years ago. -- horse. It is fair to say that unlike the locals here I

am not a natural horseman by any stretch of the imagination. I see

them as cars with brains which is slightly terrifying. But travel is

about wishing yourself to the limit, so I will become a

horsemaster. Because this is the BBC, it is all about health and

safety. But this is all they had for me because no one he wears, and. My

guide for today is this man. Why do you need a horse?

It is time to get acquainted with my ride. All right, so, me and you are

going to be best buddies to date it be we are going to treat each other

nicely. But I don't think I gave a very good first impression. --

today. Time for the first challenge , getting on the thing. So, that is

to go left. This is to go right. I am a master of the horse. Look at

me! (LAUGHING). What is his name?

Orlick. Hello, Orlick. Oh, he actually responded. This is good.

Finally, we were off. We're on our way to be sure of one of the three

links and my faithful steed was making good work of what seemed to

be treacherous terrain. A few minutes in and it is going well. I

have a beautiful Lake on the left. The horse hasn't killed me yet. The

beautiful thing about horses is that they don't want to die either. --

lake. I am going with one hand. I am a master. The horses are rented from

local villages. It is a good way for them to make money. In a usual

circumstances I would look slightly ridiculous wearing this hat but

riding through the collect them out and on a horse, no one can look

ridiculous. -- Kazakhstan mountains. You can see why you would

need a course to get around here. No car could make it down these

tracks. But after a few hours we finally made it to the

destination-- horse. We have successfully made it to one of the

lakes. I have ditched my hat and now it is time to admire the view. What

a place. IMB sickly by myself and it is readable. After an Alaba myself I

understand my horse. -- I am basically. They don't just write

them here, oh, no, before leaving the country, it is time to see some

professional. -- ride. This is the nomad horse riders. This --

professionals. The guy in the middle is supposedly

the leader. He is the Zorro of Kazakhstan. Hello, nice to. I am

Benjamin. -- nice to meet you. So, you are one of the coolest guys

I have ever seen. What exactly makes you the Kazakh Zorro. Is it because

you look like Antonio Banderas? (LAUGHING).

OK. So my time with horses has not bought me this, but it has taught me

that they are definitely man's best friend here in Kazakhstan. It is

history and culture and these guys have taken it to a whole new level.

UPLIFTING MUSIC. Well, that is just about it for this

week but join us next week if you can when... We had to LA and enjoy

this car loving city on two wheels. -- head. This is amazing. It is like

claiming the street. In the meantime, go to the bottom of the

screen to see the social media handles where you can keep up with

us while we are on the road. Don't forget, you can use the hashtag

Travel Tuesday to show us the pictures from your journeys. But in

the meantime, from us on The Travel Show, it is goodbye.

Rain around at the moment that will linger in Scotland Saturday morning.

There will be stubborn fog patches on Sunday.

Where we see the sunshine it will be warm on Saturday afternoon.

We start the weekend with mild temperatures.