:00:00. > :00:11.That is some of what you will see on the front of the morning papers.
:00:12. > :00:15.Now, it's time for The Travel Show. Ryan is full of beautiful monuments
:00:16. > :00:19.like this one. In a cash`strapped Italy, who picks up the bill to
:00:20. > :00:25.protect and preserve them Brest `` Rome.
:00:26. > :00:50.Coming up: we find out how time is taking its toll on the eternal city
:00:51. > :00:57.and how some big names in fashion could be coming to the rescue. Chris
:00:58. > :01:02.goes behind the scenes at a controversial exhibition in Germany
:01:03. > :01:07.to take an anatomy lesson. In animated tales, we meet a heroic
:01:08. > :01:11.stranger. And, if you enjoy a much bad, we will have some tips on where
:01:12. > :01:20.to book your next holiday. `` Mac mud bath. Hello and welcome to The
:01:21. > :01:33.Travel Show with me. This week I am in Rome, the eternal city. This year
:01:34. > :01:38.marks the 2000th anniversary of the death of one of ancient Rome 's most
:01:39. > :01:42.popular and famous emperors, Augustus. He is the man who
:01:43. > :01:46.historians say brought peace and prosperity to the Roman world, which
:01:47. > :01:52.was filled with centuries of infighting and bloodshed. Two
:01:53. > :02:00.millennia after his death, Rome has finally decided to tidy up his turn.
:02:01. > :02:05.`` tomb. At times, it feels as though Rome is an open air museum
:02:06. > :02:11.rather than a city. It is so full of monuments, statues and buildings
:02:12. > :02:14.from its imperial past. Every year, around 12 million people come here
:02:15. > :02:20.to see what is left of the splendour that once made ancient Rome the
:02:21. > :02:26.capital of the known world. Much of that success is down to this man,
:02:27. > :02:31.Augustus, who hugely expanded the empire when he became Rome's first
:02:32. > :02:36.Emperor in 27 BC. He has gone down in history as the man who secured
:02:37. > :02:40.Rome's path to superpower status and, like every dictator, he wanted
:02:41. > :02:46.his capital city to be the grandest and most impressive in the world.
:02:47. > :02:54.Many of the monuments he instructed to be built here, still stand to
:02:55. > :02:59.this day. Some have feared less well than others, like his once lavish
:03:00. > :03:03.family mausoleum. It has been lying derelict for years, desperate for
:03:04. > :03:07.care and attention. As Italy fights to save its economy and pay its
:03:08. > :03:11.bills, the restoration and preservation of sites like these
:03:12. > :03:14.have suffered. It is hard to believe that in its heyday, these walls were
:03:15. > :03:20.three times higher than they are now. They were covered in white
:03:21. > :03:23.marble. Over the years, the marble has been stolen and this place has
:03:24. > :03:34.been literally left to fall apart. Things are about to change. Now,
:03:35. > :03:37.2000 years after Augustus's death, 2 million euros of public money has
:03:38. > :03:44.finally been made available to kickstart the cleanup for the site
:03:45. > :03:48.reopens to tourists in 2016. What were your thoughts when you were
:03:49. > :03:58.told that the money was secured and you would be able to restore this
:03:59. > :04:02.mausoleum ? We have waited a long time, so for us it is very important
:04:03. > :04:07.to have this first cap under way and it is also very important to
:04:08. > :04:14.consider this monument as universal heritage `` first step under way.
:04:15. > :04:18.More money is needed to look after sites like these. With the
:04:19. > :04:22.country's national debt running into trillions of euros, the government
:04:23. > :04:30.has had to come up with another approach to protecting Rome's past.
:04:31. > :04:34.My vision would be impossible to do all the things we need to do in
:04:35. > :04:39.order to keep the Valley of our monuments, because we are the centre
:04:40. > :04:48.in Italy of an incredible economic crisis. I have the responsibility of
:04:49. > :04:54.taking care of a lot of social emergency. I really need to look
:04:55. > :05:02.somewhat else to gather the resources. This funding model
:05:03. > :05:09.appears to be paying off. The stonework on this fountain, famously
:05:10. > :05:19.featured in Fellini's film, needed some serious attention to save it.
:05:20. > :05:23.Thanks to $2 million, there is money available to maintain this iconic
:05:24. > :05:33.masterpiece. Similarly, Spanish steps were rescued by Bvlgari. The
:05:34. > :05:38.colosseum has not been immune from the funding crisis. The 2000
:05:39. > :05:42.`year`old monument has been in need of restoration for decades. In a
:05:43. > :05:52.controversial move, Diego Della Valais, stumped up the money to fund
:05:53. > :05:58.the project. Very wealthy, very nice man, contributed something like $40
:05:59. > :06:01.million. He said to me recently, it took me four years and three
:06:02. > :06:09.different Cabinet ministers to get that accepted. Why? Because many of
:06:10. > :06:11.the Italians, some of the best art historians and archaeologistss
:06:12. > :06:17.feared there would be too much blatant publicity. Should the future
:06:18. > :06:21.of buildings that have stood for 2000 years rest of the whim of a
:06:22. > :06:25.fashion designer or luxury global brand? And, how long before their
:06:26. > :06:32.logos start to appear on walls like these? I think it is inevitable that
:06:33. > :06:37.it will happen. It must be carefully govern. Indeed, some donors have
:06:38. > :06:45.asked for recognition for their contributions. So far, there have
:06:46. > :06:50.been minimal. The Japanese investor behind this has asked for a small
:06:51. > :06:55.clerk bearing his name. Dendy has requested a similar gesture on the
:06:56. > :07:00.fountain. The men of Rome incests that billboard advertising is not
:07:01. > :07:08.part of the plan. `` insists. Will we expect to see shoes advertised? I
:07:09. > :07:13.am glad that you raise this point. We are looking for pure
:07:14. > :07:17.philanthropic help. There will be no advertisement on the colosseum. The
:07:18. > :07:26.same will happen for the treaty fountain. We have the responsibility
:07:27. > :07:33.of keeping all of these and to give the proper resources in order that
:07:34. > :07:44.generation after generation will continue to enjoy these incredible
:07:45. > :07:48.archaeological richness. If you are planning a trip to Rome any time
:07:49. > :07:56.soon, here is some travel show tips to get the most out of your time
:07:57. > :08:00.there. Make sure to plan ahead for popular tourist attractions. You can
:08:01. > :08:04.reserve tickets to sites like the Vatican Museum online to stop you
:08:05. > :08:09.from queueing for ages. Optionally, you can invest in a Roma pass, which
:08:10. > :08:12.permits entrance to sites like the colosseum and the Roman Forum and
:08:13. > :08:19.gives you free access to public transport as well. Rome is known as
:08:20. > :08:23.the city of seven Hills. There are several places where you can admire
:08:24. > :08:27.the city from a height. Maybe the best panoramic views can be found on
:08:28. > :08:33.this hill, which lies west of the river Tiber and outside the ancient
:08:34. > :08:37.city. If you are in Rome to see the Pope, get yourself to St Peter's
:08:38. > :08:42.Square on a Wednesday morning, when Pope Francis Lessing is to pilgrims
:08:43. > :08:45.and tourists. An audience with the Pope consists of small teachings and
:08:46. > :08:51.readings in many languages. Arrive early if you can. Finally, no trip
:08:52. > :08:56.to Rome is complete without local food. Many operators offer food too
:08:57. > :09:01.was introducing you to the best local culinary spots. If you would
:09:02. > :09:08.like to take a taste of Italy home, to perfect your pizza tossing
:09:09. > :09:12.skills, try a cookery class `` tour. Next up, our animated adventure
:09:13. > :09:21.comes from Morocco, where a tourist gets out into the sea. `` gets swept
:09:22. > :09:24.into the sea. Sometimes you agree to go on holiday with people you don't
:09:25. > :09:28.know and sometimes these people drink too much of the first night.
:09:29. > :09:32.My husband and I found ourselves on such a holiday in Morocco, where a
:09:33. > :09:37.friend of a friend, let call him John, had a place at a beach
:09:38. > :09:40.resort. John insisted on taking the nightlife by storm and the next
:09:41. > :09:45.day, even though he looked like you look at `` could have used a nap,
:09:46. > :09:50.and to activity levels with a bout of windsurfing. This is a vacation
:09:51. > :09:54.after all, why relax? When he jumped on the board, he was swept 300
:09:55. > :09:59.metres offshore and the mast snapped. My husband and I could not
:10:00. > :10:03.swim to help. We aren't strong swimmers. We watched with dread as
:10:04. > :10:07.John was swept out to sea. Crowd gathered and began to get rowdy. If
:10:08. > :10:12.he doesn't drown, the sharks will get him. Come here! There is a guy
:10:13. > :10:18.drowning. The hotel offered to call in a lifeboat from Tangiers. There's
:10:19. > :10:21.was broken. Tangiers was over an hour away. Suddenly, Morocco's
:10:22. > :10:25.version of Arnold Schwarzenegger parted the crowd with his muscles
:10:26. > :10:30.and proclaimed, I watched a guy die here last year. I can't let that
:10:31. > :10:34.happen again. In he goes, swimming towards the small dot that John had
:10:35. > :10:38.become the horizon. He seemed to spend four hours, stopping only
:10:39. > :10:42.briefly to catch its breath. He began pulling John back onto the
:10:43. > :10:47.broken windsurfer. As they came onto shore, the previously cutthroat
:10:48. > :10:51.crowd was cheering and crying. The lifeboat from Tangiers had just
:10:52. > :10:55.arrived. The crew were basking in undeserved glory. It turns out,
:10:56. > :10:59.Moroccan Arnold was a professional bodybuilder on vacation from LA and
:11:00. > :11:04.if he hadn't wait ?300, we would have lifted onto a `` lifted him
:11:05. > :11:16.onto a shoulders and paraded him through. `` our shoulders. A new bus
:11:17. > :11:20.system has opened in Rio de Janeiro. It is just in time for the beginning
:11:21. > :11:26.of the World Cup. The bus corridor runs for 39 kilometres, from the
:11:27. > :11:32.international airport to the south`west of the city. At full
:11:33. > :11:37.capacity, this system is expected to carry 450,000 passengers per day.
:11:38. > :11:43.Some of the stations are yet to be completed. The project has been met
:11:44. > :11:48.with resistance, with campaigners protesting against the system's ?417
:11:49. > :11:52.million pricetag. If you are planning a trip to Russia, be aware
:11:53. > :11:58.that the country has now introduced a smoking ban in all public places.
:11:59. > :12:02.As of this week, it is illegal to smoke in bars, restaurants, hotels
:12:03. > :12:09.and trains, with owners threatened with fines if a customer is found to
:12:10. > :12:11.have flouted the law. Finally, Chicago's tallest attraction has
:12:12. > :12:16.opened after workers were called to repair its shattered floor. The
:12:17. > :12:20.ledge of the Hundred and third floor of Willis Tower is a series of glass
:12:21. > :12:26.boxes from which visitors can look down at the city below. A spokesman
:12:27. > :12:29.said it was only to protect `` the protective coating that shattered,
:12:30. > :12:36.posing no danger to people inside the box. Three figure leaders from
:12:37. > :12:40.underneath remain intact. I immediately looked down and I saw it
:12:41. > :12:48.cracking very fast. I jumped off. I don't know what I did. Still to come
:12:49. > :13:05.on the show, Chris takes an insider 's look at one of the world's most
:13:06. > :13:10.talked about exhibitions. First, hello, I am Michelle, your Global
:13:11. > :13:14.Guide. With top tips on the world's best events in the coming months.
:13:15. > :13:26.From fashion forward to a feeding frenzy of the South African coast.
:13:27. > :13:30.Belgium, where it is the coolest, hippest fashion show on the planet.
:13:31. > :13:35.Students at the Royal Academy of fine arts in Antwerp will be showing
:13:36. > :13:39.some of their creations in Belgium's port city. It is
:13:40. > :13:42.considered the place to discover emerging designers of the future.
:13:43. > :13:47.Thousands come to check out the collections. Cute, quirky, sometimes
:13:48. > :14:01.crazy, and definitely never ready to wear. Across to the US, where the
:14:02. > :14:06.Firefly Music Festival will be rocking the state of Delaware, set
:14:07. > :14:11.in the woods of the Dover International Speedway. This year,
:14:12. > :14:16.it features the Arctic Monkeys, and the foo fighters. There is a
:14:17. > :14:20.hangout, the gaming arcade, and treehouse sessions with
:14:21. > :14:31.up`and`coming bands playing high in the treetops. Embarking on this
:14:32. > :14:35.track is a bit of a gamble, but it is one worth taking. The sardine run
:14:36. > :14:43.in south Africa doesn't happen every year, and it `` its exact location
:14:44. > :14:47.is never known. Go to the Eastern Cape, where around now millions of
:14:48. > :14:52.sardines, stretching four kilometres, can be seen stretching
:14:53. > :14:56.along the coast. They are followed in hot pursuit by diving gannets and
:14:57. > :15:01.cormorants, as well as seals, dolphins and sharks preying on the
:15:02. > :15:04.massive shoals. It can be witnessed from a boat, but the brave will take
:15:05. > :15:16.to the water and snorkel or dive amid the fray. In east Africa, on
:15:17. > :15:24.June 28, the safari marathon takes place on a wildlife Conservancy in
:15:25. > :15:27.Kenya. It is one of the toughest marathons, at an average altitude of
:15:28. > :15:37.200 metres above sea level. Entrants vary from walkers to amateurs, to
:15:38. > :15:42.international runners. It raises funds for conservation projects
:15:43. > 1:28:18across the country. Back to Europe, where it is time to
1:28:19 > 1:28:18pull out your face paints. At the end of June, Austria hosts the 17th
1:28:19 > 1:28:18world body painting festival. Artists from across the globe will
1:28:19 > 1:28:18compete for the title, and they will also be lessons for novices and the
1:28:19 > 1:28:18kids programme. Entrants include Atlantis, the hidden city of
1:28:19 > 1:28:18underground music, the following day. For a different kind of body
1:28:19 > 1:28:18paint, take a trek to South Korea, hosting the mud Festival from July
1:28:19 > 1:28:1818. Visitors can mud wrestle, mudslide, or take part in the mud
1:28:19 > 1:28:18marathon. There is also a chance to relax in the mud massa zone.
1:28:19 > 1:28:18Organisers say the mud itself is more than just fun, it is also good
1:28:19 > 1:28:18feel skin and help. I'm not sure that is why most attend. That is my
1:28:19 > 1:28:18global guide this month. Let me know what is happening in the place where
1:28:19 > 1:28:18you live, or where you love. We are on Facebook, Twitter and e`mail.
1:28:19 > 1:28:18Finally this week, a behind`the`scenes look at the
1:28:19 > 1:28:18biggest travelling tourist attraction in the world. And, it is
1:28:19 > 1:28:18not for the fainthearted. In fact, take this as a warning. Some of what
1:28:19 > 1:28:18follows is pretty grizzly. With some trepidation, Christer travelled to
1:28:19 > 1:28:18the border of Germany and Poland to meet the human exhibits of body
1:28:19 > 1:28:18world. Visa hard economic times in this
1:28:19 > 1:28:18little town, since German reunification and the collapse of
1:28:19 > 1:28:18the textile and hat making industries here, unemployment has
1:28:19 > 1:28:18hovered around 20%, almost four times the national average, and the
1:28:19 > 1:28:18population in the last quarter century has almost halved. What this
1:28:19 > 1:28:18place needs is an economic saviour, so what better than to become the
1:28:19 > 1:28:18headquarters of a global tourism phenomena? One as fascinating as it
1:28:19 > 1:28:18is macabre. Since it first launched in 2004,
1:28:19 > 1:28:18Body Worlds, has attracted thousands of visitors. People pay handsomely
1:28:19 > 1:28:18to see preserved human bodies, artfully displayed or sliced into
1:28:19 > 1:28:18cross sections. It is at this old factory that they have made their
1:28:19 > 1:28:18home, where many of the bodies, all freely donated of course, undergo
1:28:19 > 1:28:18the process of cluster nation, where fat and water are removed and
1:28:19 > 1:28:18replaced with silicon so the bodies can be preserved indefinitely. It
1:28:19 > 1:28:18has provided 60 full`time jobs, and is now among the town's biggest
1:28:19 > 1:28:18employers. For tourists, it offers an utterly unique attraction. Not
1:28:19 > 1:28:18only can you wander through a permanent exhibition, but you can
1:28:19 > 1:28:18see teams at work in the dissection room. Those with strong stomachs
1:28:19 > 1:28:18can, believe it or not, take up a scalpel and join in. I'm glad to be
1:28:19 > 1:28:18wearing this, it is a good idea. Some visitors a more enthusiastic
1:28:19 > 1:28:18than others, it must be said. The doctor shows me how to remove
1:28:19 > 1:28:18connective tissues to reveal muscle fibres, which will eventually be
1:28:19 > 1:28:18displayed. It is a very strange and disquieting experience, and I am
1:28:19 > 1:28:18mainly tried to keep my hands from shaking. What is interesting to me
1:28:19 > 1:28:18is that tourists actually are able to come and participate in this.
1:28:19 > 1:28:18People are getting excited to try to see the body. That is the only
1:28:19 > 1:28:18opportunity for many people to try to work with the real, anatomical,
1:28:19 > 1:28:18human tissues. For me, this raises questions about the ethics of
1:28:19 > 1:28:18allowing tourists to get so hands`on in this process. Of course, wherever
1:28:19 > 1:28:18it goes, controversy tends to follow. It is an easy topic where
1:28:19 > 1:28:18people might be scared, not knowing what is I think this is what showed
1:28:19 > 1:28:18here as well. Initially, when my father decided to come here, and we
1:28:19 > 1:28:18came here, there were a lot of questions at protests when we opened
1:28:19 > 1:28:18up. But the longer we are here, and people can come in and see what we
1:28:19 > 1:28:18do, the less I hear about that. The process was developed by the man
1:28:19 > 1:28:18nicknamed Doctor Death, who at the age of 69 is living with Parkinson's
1:28:19 > 1:28:18disease, and is handing over the control of the company to his son,
1:28:19 > 1:28:18among others. Perhaps not surprisingly, he is often asked if
1:28:19 > 1:28:18he will one day donate his own body to the exhibition. Of course...
1:28:19 > 1:28:18Giraffe is climbing trees, a parade of horses heads, and a parrot hiding
1:28:19 > 1:28:18in an outhouse. It looks at the animal kingdom will provide rich
1:28:19 > 1:28:18pickings in the near future. In fact, Doctor Van Hagen says his last
1:28:19 > 1:28:18unresolved ambition is to see a blue whale. I think he's going to need a
1:28:19 > 1:28:18bigger warehouse. Possibly not everyone's idea of a fun day out,
1:28:19 > 1:28:18but if you are interested, the next exhibition is animal theme. It opens
1:28:19 > 1:28:18in Germany later this month. That is your lot for this week. Coming up
1:28:19 > 1:28:18next week... Join us in Japan, where calm and celebrate the 50th
1:28:19 > 1:28:18anniversary of the world's first high`speed train. And, stopwatch in
1:28:19 > 1:28:18hand, she goes behind the scenes with their high`speed cleaning
1:28:19 > 1:28:18group. It is amazing how quickly these cleaners work, but it is not
1:28:19 > 1:28:18just about cleaning. If they take longer than their allotted time,
1:28:19 > 1:28:18this train could be late, and believe me, that is not an option
1:28:19 > 1:28:18here in Japan. Join us for that if you can, and in the meantime, don't
1:28:19 > 1:28:18forget we are all over social media. Our website is definitely worth
1:28:19 > 1:28:18checking out. You can find details for that on your screen now. For me
1:28:19 > 1:28:18and the team, it is Chow, oppressed. The weather is starting the weekend
1:28:19 > 1:28:18on an energetic note, with the temperature and humidity building
1:28:19 > 1:28:18over the near continent in the past couple of days, transforming into
1:28:19 > 1:28:18thundery showers that will work their way across many parts of the
1:28:19 > 1:28:18UK during Saturday. It will be a fairly slow process. It will always
1:28:19 > 1:28:19be difficult to get the detail right, you can see