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Could smartphones be putting skiers' lives at risk?

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In this week's Travel Show, we find out why.

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In this week's programme...

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Ski apps for smartphones that measure your top speed.

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We head to the Balkans to discover a classic Kosovan spirit.

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We touch down in Singapore for a 60-second stopover.

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And if you couldn't make the London Olympics in 2012,

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we've news on how you can now get to experience some of the venues.

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Hello, and welcome to The Travel Show, with me,

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Henry Golding, coming to you this week from Thailand.

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Now, over 20 million people come here on holiday every year,

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but luckily only a few of those get lost in the Thai jungle.

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But you can find out how I got on when that happened to me

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later on in the programme.

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But first...

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If you were hooked by the Winter Olympics in Sochi recently,

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If you were hooked by the Winter Olympics in Sochi recently,

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then you might have been tempted to think about

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booking a skiing holiday.

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But, as Emma-Jane Kirby now reports from Val d'Isere in France,

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the need for speed, or rather new ways to monitor it,

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could be compromising safety on the slopes.

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Welcome to Val d'Isere, and today it really is the skier's paradise.

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But to make your day even better, a new ski app for your smartphone.

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It'll tell you everything you've ever wanted to know

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about your descent down the mountain.

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So, the ski app basically works like the GPS in your car.

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You simply hit record, pop it into your pocket,

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and then, at the end of the day, it will tell you

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exactly where you've been, how far you've been,

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and more to the point, how fast you've gone.

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And everyone here seems to be using them.

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90kph.

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What did you get, Matthew?

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The Goldsworthy family say ski apps have made their holidays

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much more lively.

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Allows you to be competitive, and know if you're winning or losing.

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Ah, now, you're looking at your brother, there.

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He's your twin, isn't he? Yeah.

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Who's winning?

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Um... Me at the moment. You at the moment?

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This holiday he's winning, but in Tignes last year, I beat him.

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Speed may give a headrush to holidaymakers...

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but to the ski resort's safety patrols, it simply means headaches.

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You can see people at the top of the lifts

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playing with their telephone,

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cos they're a technology telephone addict.

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So we're a bit worried about that, because that kind of people

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turn off the brain and just race with the ski app.

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Ski apps do seem to be rather addictive.

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I was the fastest. No, no, no!

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Even when the weather changes for the worse.

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We share it on Facebook every day,

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so we are skiing eight days,

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and eight days I posted on Facebook and you can see it.

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I've no idea how fast I'm going now,

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but it certainly does seem as if I've picked up some speed.

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The Alpine Doctors Association, Medecins de Montagnes,

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is concerned that over the last ten years

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there's been a hike in serious injuries on the pistes.

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Phew!

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Well, let's see how fast that was...

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with the use of my handy app.

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Now, that's...

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That's quite surprising, actually.

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60kph, and I didn't think I was going very fast.

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That's really quite sobering.

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There are no statistics to prove that ski apps are behind the increase

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in accidents on the slopes, but this Alpine doctor has his suspicions.

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When people come in to see me with an injury,

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I routinely ask them how fast they've been going -

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it's important for me to know how much force is involved

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in the accident - and I've noticed that over the past month or so,

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people have been able to tell me exactly how fast they've been going,

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because they've been using a ski app.

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We asked one ski app company, Ski Tracks,

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to respond to the concerns raised about these products.

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They sent us this statement.

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No-one understands the thrill of speed better than this man.

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HE SPEAKS FRENCH

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Xavier Cousseau holds the world speed record for monoskiing -

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212kph.

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So, I'm going to give you helmet,

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because you need helmet to go down, OK?

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Here, on a specially secluded slope at Plagne Montalbert,

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he's set up a speed gun...

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Voila!

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..encouraging skiers to bomb down it as fast as they can.

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After congratulating skiers, he then gives them a warning.

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Perfect!

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98.63kph.

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98.63.

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OK, it's good to do that here, but never do that on a normal track.

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Some people, they say, "Hey!

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"Yesterday, with my app, I was over 130."

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But going 130kph on a normal slope is really dangerous,

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because if you can't control your skis,

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or if you hurt somebody, you can kill yourself.

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There's no doubt that ski apps do give us a lot of fun on the slopes -

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and who knows?

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Maybe even seeing our true speed before us

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will give us a bit of a reality check

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and will slow us down.

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Emma-Jane Kirby, reporting there from Val d'Isere

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in the French Alps.

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And if you're thinking of heading to Europe on a skiing holiday,

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here's three things to think about before you go.

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Keep an eye out for hidden costs when flying.

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Prices on budget flights may soon rack up

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once you add on extra luggage charges

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for skis and other equipment.

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Check the small print of your winter sports insurance.

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Some policies won't cover you if you have an accident off-piste.

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And if you're looking for out-of-season skiing, try a glacier

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like the Hintertux in Austria,

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which is open 365 days a year.

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Police patrols have been beefed up around Kun Ming railway station

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in southwest China following last week's knife attacks

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which left 29 people dead and 143 injured.

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Tourism officials have called for increased security

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throughout the province.

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Travellers at the local airport will face advanced screening

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and extra checks on their luggage.

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Tourists will be able to take a peek inside the gardens of the Pope's

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summer residence for the first time in 400 years from this week.

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The gardens at Castel Gandolfo near Rome

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cover 30 hectares and include ancient Roman ruins.

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A ticket to the grounds will cost ?21.

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And finally, some music with a difference.

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RHYTHMIC BEAT

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That's the sound of an underwater concert.

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It's one of a series of shows from Wet Sounds,

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which is currently touring pools in Europe.

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Swimmers can dip their head beneath the surface

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for a unique musical experience.

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So we embarked on a whirlwind trip to learn about this complicated land

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with a drink known as Rakia, or Rakija.

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Though language, culture and religion may divide Kosovo

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and other former Yugoslavian countries,

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they all share a love for this ubiquitous fruit brandy.

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Everywhere we went, there was Rakija -

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a judge's party, a lingerie shop, even a monastery.

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We're going to try and get a bottle.

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On our way to the monastery, we saw Kosovo's version of peace,

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a series of barriers and foreign soldiers

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stationed to protect this Serbian Orthodox monastery

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in a now Albanian majority country.

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Monks living here produced wine from 14th century.

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Monks living here produce Rakija.

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What makes it good? I give you taste, you tell me.

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OK. Come.

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For nearly 700 years,

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wine and Rakija helped support the Serbian monks.

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In the mouth it has to be soft, but here it has to be strong.

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Yeah.

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I imagine this can get you through a pretty rough Balkan winter.

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And a nice Balkan summer.

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As we toasted, I couldn't help but wonder how often

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a Serb and Albanian Kosovar actually shared a drink these days.

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You guys seem pretty peaceful right now.

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I was always peaceful. We grew up in the same country.

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His friend needed more Rakija for his bar. Let's go.

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So we headed to his producer's house in Orahovac,

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a town renowned for its rich soil and production of Rakija and wine.

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Here we got a lesson in home-made distillation.

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Sockebe greeted us in typical Kosovar fashion.

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With a warm handshake, something to drink and far too much food,

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which was quite literally farm to table.

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Two hours now of eating and drinking home-made drink and food.

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Life is good.

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Sockebe's story is common in the Balkans.

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During the Yugoslav wars throughout the '90s, jobs became scarce.

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But there was plenty of fruit and people used it

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to turn centuries-old family traditions into a business,

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supplying bars with home-made Rakija.

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That is tasty.

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While illegal, it can be found everywhere

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and it's coveted over factory-produced bottles.

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That day, Sockebe was making plum Rakija

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and friends, neighbours and the entire family rushed to help

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with the precision of a pit crew.

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At its best, Rakija tastes anywhere between a tasty grappa

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or a fine cognac, depending on ageing and type of fruit.

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At its worst, Rakija tastes more like embalming fluid.

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Really, I think you could preserve bodies with it.

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Unfortunately, it's impossible to know before tasting.

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80% alcohol.

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Sometimes you've just got to follow the local customs.

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Stay with us here on The Travel Show,

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as there's plenty more to come, including how I got on

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when I got lost in the jungle here in Thailand.

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Just enjoy it. Drink some water real quick.

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Grab a bunch of firewood so you have a lot more than you think you need

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and enjoy it. You're camping.

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Hello, I'm Michelle Jana Chan,

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and this is The Travel Show's new Global Guide

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on the world's best events in the coming month.

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# Somebody remind me where I am

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# Miami or Timbuktu? #

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First, if you've been having withdrawal

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symptoms from the Summer Olympics,

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and with two more years to go before the next one in Rio,

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why not head to London,

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where a clutch of 2012 Olympics sites

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are finally opening to the public.

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And if you've got a head for heights,

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you'll be able to get a fresh view of London

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from the ArcelorMittal Orbit,

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Britain's largest piece of public art.

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On a clear day,

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visitors can see over 30km from the top viewing platform.

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# Let's go

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# Right now. #

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If winter sports are more your thing,

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why not join the thousands of boarders

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expected at the World Ski Snowboard Festival

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in Whistler, British Columbia in April?

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The Shred Show draws in the best snowboarders.

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On April 20th at Big Air, they take off from a 20m table jump.

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The festival is bound up with outdoor concerts

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and all-night parties, too, for serious apres athletes.

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If you would prefer some late summer sunshine,

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then head to South Africa.

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With Cape Town crowned the world design capital,

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think urban regeneration, student fashion shows

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and street art.

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On March 15th, the Cape Town Carnival will take to the streets.

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There'll be over 1,000 performers, giant floats

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and live musicians on the Fanwalk in Greenpoint.

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Next, Australia, and if you find yourself in Adelaide this month,

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why not head to the Fringe Festival?

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There's cabaret, comedy, street performance and circus acts.

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At the Spirit Festival on March 15th and 16th,

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it's the very best in Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander culture.

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The same weekend, there are free concerts

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in the Garden of Unearthly Delights,

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plus carnival rides and so-called freak shows.

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If you want to see the biggest all-women off-road rally,

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then you need to head to the Moroccan desert in March.

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Competitors in the Rallye Aicha des Gazelles use quad bikes,

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four-wheel drives and motorbikes to take on the Sahara.

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There's no GPS, no mobile phones, no support crews.

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Just old-school navigation via maps and compass.

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Choose your path wisely.

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The winner is crowned in Essaouira on March 29th.

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Finally, the Oxford-Cambridge boat race on London's Thames River

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has been running since 1829.

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But there may be a different kind of rivalry in the wings.

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The goat race across town at Spitalfields City Farm

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pits two goats head-to-head

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on the same day as the men's boat race, April 6th.

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Each goat wears the colours of a university, of course.

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Cambridge won on the track last year, Oxford on the water.

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Let's see if it's boats or goats getting the most bets this year.

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That's my Global Guide this month - let me know what's happening

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in the place where you live, or where you love.

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We're on Twitter, Facebook and e-mail.

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Until next time, happy travelling.

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Exploring the interior

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is a great way to experience another side of Thailand.

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Away from the beaches and bars, I've joined a trek through the jungle

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in the Phang Nga Province in the south-east of the country,

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close to the tourist resort of Phuket.

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Hope we're not too far away. Yep.

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My jungle buddies and I set off in the early afternoon

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to navigate our way to and from a stunning waterfall climb.

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A situation that could easily happen - you're on a trek

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and you get distracted for a short while,

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and when you look back up, your companions are gone.

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Nowhere to be found.

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Now you're lost in the middle of the jungle. So, what do you do?

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This barefoot explorer is survival expert Dave Williams.

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For years, he's been teaching trekkers basic survival skills

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that could mean the difference between life and death.

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Dave, I'm lost - I need your help.

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What's the first thing I should do? Just relax, it's not that big a deal.

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You can't be THAT lost.

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I have a mobile phone, but the battery is very, very low -

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one bar left, and hardly any signal.

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What are my priorities?

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Do I use it now or do I save it?

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Well, you've only got one bar, we've got one hour of light,

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I would wait for that.

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The chances of us getting rescued now are pretty slim.

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Let's accept our fate, enjoy the night,

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we'll get a night in the jungle to spend, let's do this,

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and then tomorrow we'll figure out -

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we'll walk around just a little bit, find two bars, make the call.

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Dave's most important tip is to keep hydrated.

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Without water, the body and brain soon go into shutdown,

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so that's what we need to sort out first.

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We're going to hopefully find some water in bamboo.

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Bamboo holds a lot of water.

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During the dry season, it has water inside it.

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This water is pure, it's a little bit sweet,

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and it tends to be cool temperature-wise.

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So, I'm going to take...

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and I'm going to make myself...

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There it is. ..a straw.

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There could be this much water in here...

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there could be THIS much water.

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It's a little bit late in the dry season,

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so I'll just expect a little bit of water here.

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We can cut up in here...

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There we go.

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Have a little taste.

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That is good. That is very refreshing.

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I just turned around and saw this, this is actually going to be tastier.

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Oh! Almost trod on it.

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Always look, it's, like, not a metre away.

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This is a fishtail palm. OK. This is everywhere.

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Oh, yeah.

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Oh, it's a big one. Oh, this is good.

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You're going to like this, mate.

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This one's actually tasty, this is something you would eat on purpose!

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THEY LAUGH

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Not just in these survival situations. Very coconutty.

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So you grab just the white bit right at the tip, there.

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Yeah. Just eat up until it starts tasting bad.

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You're right. Coconutty. It's very sweet, very coconutty, yeah.

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That sweet is carbs.

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Dave originally worked in the shipyards of Virginia.

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When the work there dried up, he decided to head to Asia,

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his home ever since.

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So, Dave, how did you get involved

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with all of the survival techniques?

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Well, I've been into wild, edible plants and stuff all my life.

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I just find it a very interesting subject.

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When I lived back in America, if you knew a dozen plants,

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basically, in my home state, you had it sorted.

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Here, I got a dozen plants in my yard.

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HENRY CHUCKLES

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With sunset fast approaching,

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I had to sort out where I was going to sleep for the night.

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So, why is it so important to build a shelter?

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Certain times of year, when it's a little bit cold, the ground is cold.

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It doesn't have to be but a few degrees colder

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than your actual body temperature

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to literally suck the life out of you.

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But you're also getting off the ground to get the creepy crawlies

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and things that are going to annoy you and keep you from sleeping.

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Go round everything as many times as you can to make

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it as tight as you can.

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OK! We've got the foundation going. Check this out, man.

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So, that's pretty stable.

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That's pretty good!

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Now, all we've got to do is put some slits across, and we are done.

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Holding my breath...

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Holding my breath.

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Ooh! Ah!

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That's reasonably comfortable!

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Hold on...just shift down a little bit.

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Shift down, get your weight right.

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You might want to take your knife off.

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Now, what about a pillow,

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bit of a shoulder rub?

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No!

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Oh, there we go! There's your pillow. Ahh!

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And that's your shoulder rub, there you go.

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This, ladies and gentlemen, is actually extremely comfortable.

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Found some water, I've eaten, I've built my shelter

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and the fire is going.

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Nightfall is coming, and I really want to make it through the night,

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I still haven't been found - any last-minute tips?

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Just enjoy it.

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Drink some water real quick, grab a bunch of firewood,

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so you have a lot more than you think you need, and enjoy it.

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You're camping. Cheers, Dave!

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What a brilliant time I've had, my man! Thank you.

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Excellent. Enjoy.

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Sadly, that's all we have time for this week,

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but I'm going to be saved at some point, fingers crossed.

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on our Twitter feed, or, of course, liking us on Facebook.

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All the details should be on your screen now.

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In the meantime, here's what's coming up next week.

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We'll be leaving the sweltering jungles of Thailand behind,

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as Ade heads to the world-famous Niagara Falls

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to find out why more people choose

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to holiday on the Canadian side of the falls than the American.

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Tourists have been flocking to the American

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and Canadian borders for hundreds of years,

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and the extreme weather they've been having here

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has made even more people want to come and see the frozen falls.

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Now, this is my first time here, and they look absolutely beautiful.

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Catch that if you can, but from me, Henry Golding,

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and the rest of The Travel Show team,

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wherever they are in the world, goodbye.

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Wish me luck.

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