'0ui’ 'our town will come just amazing how our town will come together and rally round everyone and help support people. i have some friends that have lost their homes andi friends that have lost their homes and i have got friends were there entire neighbourhood burned down but their house was spared. it is most like when a tornado goes through, all houses get demolished but one, and it is kind of like that here, the fire chose what it was going to do and it was just really scary. the fire chose what it was going to do and it wasjust really scary. can you think about what might happen when these fires finally are but don't and how you as a community recover and rehouse yourselves? our town, we are in a very heated recreation area, and some of the resorts have completely burnt down, one of the lakes, boats caught on fire, you would never think about being on the water would catch on fire but the fire just blew through. it will be a lot of rebuilding. there are some subdivisions, i think

the camp right now is 536 homes have been lost. our town is great and eve ryo ne been lost. our town is great and everyone is going to help each other. how likely are you to want to carry on living in that part of california if these fires are becoming more and more regular?” continually, just because things, i love this time, but you have times when you are like i want to move and they don't want to live her any more and things like that, but in my subdivision where i live i would never think evra but i would have been evacuated and i was. one was packing my house it was about 109 degrees out but you could feel that heat. and it is scary. i have been talking and thinking about relocating somewhere else in a couple of years and itjust might make me do it sooner. it isjust really scary. you think you're safe in the subdivision and you would

never have thought it would burn down ina never have thought it would burn down in a forest fire. really grateful for you to the doctor was. glad to see you were safe. thank you. thank you. let's take a look at the weather. you. it was a weekend for the gardeners. we will see some continue across western areas of the uk and some will return towards east anglia and the south—east on monday morning. the south—westerly breeze continues. further north and west a good deal more fresh as we start monday morning. the breeze not as strong as it was today. a blustery day. lines of showers through east anglia and the south—east. some for the south west, the midlands and yorkshire. and a scattering across scotland. a lot of sunshine between the showers on monday afternoon. winds lighter than today. temperatures back on the up, widely in the 20s. 25 degrees in the south—eastern corner.

and confirmation that the wins will not be as strong, and they get lighter through the coming week, a few showers here and there but if anything, temperatures will be creeping up. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... geraint thomas crosses the finish line in paris to become the first welshman to win the tour de france. it looks like it's gone crazy back home. so i'm looking forward to getting back and celebrating with everyone, but at the same time looking forward to a bit of normality as well, watching breakfast tv in bed with coffee. five people die, hundreds of buildings are destroyed and tens of thousands flee their homes, as wildfires rage across northern california. at least 1a people have been killed in an earthquake which struck the popular indonesian tourist island of lombok. now on bbc news, the travel show.

hello, and welcome to the travel show. coming up this week: rajan follows in the footsteps of lawrence of arabia injordan. we swap water for wine and get a soaking at a festival in spain. and our global guru has some tips on where to find the best september sun around the world. this week, we're injordan, which is marking the centenary

of the culmination of the great arab revolt, when much of the middle east rose up against the ottoman empire. it was also the inspiration for the classic 1960s film, lawrence of arabia. so we sent rajan there 100 years on. head south from the capital amman towards the saudi arabian border, and you find yourself in another world. wadi rum. a natural wonder, a geological phenomenon. a valley that is just basically huge swathes of red sand surrounded by mountains and ridges of really strange shapes made of sandstone and granite. astonishing.

so otherworldly is wadi rum that it's actually been used by hollywood as a stand—in for mars. it's now also the scene of a thriving tourism economy run by local bedouins. wadi means "valley" or "channel," and it's hard to believe this was actually a seabed many hundreds of thousands of years ago. today it pulls in an eclectic mix of backpackers, tour groups and hardcore climbers. but i'm not here for the climbing — thank god, it's boiling — but to witness a little bit of history being re—created. it's all to do with the great arab revolt of the early 20th century when this region was ruled by the ottoman empire, and the famous british adventurer and army officer te lawrence joined the guerrilla attacks with the arabs. caring nothing for the ordinary way

of life, this soldier philosopher. the armed revolt was led by faisal, the sharif‘s son, and co—ordinated by lawrence of arabia, who through folklore has since been depicted as an altruistic swashbuckling hero — mistakenly so, according to this expert. he used the arabs for his ambitions. this is the big deception by the british to the arabs. because when the arabs have a kind of treaty with the british, to give the arabs a kind of independence in all of this area, and to support the arabs in the economy and social aspects. the allies were to row back on this promise, but the attacks on the ottoman supply lines on the hejaz railway route, which ran north to south through what is nowjordan, proved to be highly effective. this is a reconstruction of one

of the original trains on the hejaz railway, and it used to carry pilgrims and supplies to the ottoman troops. i'm going to take a trip now through the stunning landscape. it's baking hot out there. i hope it's cooler inside. check this out. every little boy's dream! blows whistle this is a glorious feeling.

huge, vast arid desert around me, big granite mountains on either side. just how you'd imagine it. my god! horses! go low. whoa! that's a bomb, i think you'll find. that's a bomb. 0h! what the hell! that is loud. so, what i'm guessing is that this train is being hijacked

and that a bomb has been exploded on the line and we can't move. we've been well and truly hijacked. i tell you what, for a re—enactment, it's pretty realistic. i'm actually scared. even though i know they're blanks. yeah, i'm coming. what the hell? hey! hey, look, my parents were indian! my parents were indian! i'm on the same side as you. yep, hands are up. i get it, i get it. yeah, yeah, yeah! you can'tjust leave me here!

i'm being abducted! 0k, 0k. hands are up, hands are up! please don't shoot us! it's scary! the constant attacks on the ottoman‘s railway supply lines worked. the war ended, and several new nations, syria, iraq, lebanon and jordan, were formed. the origins of the middle east that we know today can be traced back to these attacks on the hejaz railway and the subsequent carving up of the region by the brits and french. i've got to say, that was a pretty memorable experience,

and if they talk today about how tourism should be immersive and experiential, well, that is doing it in spades. the project started by recruiting local community teams, and we provided the horses. so now we're achieving one of our main objectives, which is to create opportunities for the local communities. for the bedouins, they feel honoured actually. they're carrying the heritage down from their fathers and grandfathers. most of them are descended from the actual fighters that fought in the arab revolt. wow, wow. war veterans who were experts in horsemanship were hired to train the actors. it was really tough actually. the logistics were really tough.

we were supported by the corporation that runs the railways. so we managed it. i notice you don't have anybody playing lawrence of arabia. there is no te lawrence driving them. yeah, we couldn't find the blonde guy! well, maybe that's appropriate anyway, because in more ways than one then, thejordanians have reclaimed ownership of their proud arab revolt. well, do stick with us on the travel show, because coming up: our global guru simon's here with tips on the quickest and cheapest ways to board your boat in new york. and we head to spain for a wine festival where everybody

goes home soaking wet. the travel show, your essential guide wherever you're heading. welcome to the slice of the show where i try to help you make the most out of travel. coming up: getting from plane to boat by train in new york. and the best escape for september sunshine. first, though, i'm here in the netherlands, where there's great celebration about the final completion in amsterdam of the north—south metroline. i've been watching the construction of this troubled project for over 15 years, and it's finally connecting the communities on the north side of the 1] river with the rest

of the city, and opening up some of the fascinating southern neighbourhoods of amsterdam. next, bernadette harper and her adult daughter are seeking some september sunshine. they stipulate: bernadette, in september you don't need to fly more than three or four hours from the uk. the islands of the southern mediterranean are at their very best at that time of year, and the sea is at its warmest. cyprus and malta both have lots to offer, but my favourite island is crete, and in particular, the resorts of elounda in the east and chania in the west. they both have a lovely waterside settings and are laced with history. carol brown is off to new york, but she's not staying there any

length of time because she is going to the cape liberty cruise terminal to board a ship. cape liberty cruise terminal is tucked away in an industrial area in a corner of newjersey, handy for newark airport but not forjfk. the only way to get there from jfk is an on—demand car service such as uber or lyft, or a taxi, and both of those will cost well over $100. so instead i suggest you catch the scheduled bus to grand central terminal in manhattan. choose one of the many hotels around there. next morning, you will inevitably wake early because ofjet lag and you can watch the city come to life. then, catch the path train to hoboken and transfer

to the hudson—bergen light rail and go to 34th street, where finally you will have to pick up a taxi for the last couple of miles. that whole journey from manhattan will cost around $15, and you will be able to amaze your fellow cruisers with your intrepid adventure. finally, geraldine smee has a question about that moment when the hotel receptionist or the waiter hands you the credit card device and says, which currency would you like to pay with? always choose the local currency. the opportunity to pay in your own currency is known as dynamic currency conversion and is presented as a great service to the customer, allowing you to know to the last pennyjust how much that mealjust cost, but it is a moneymaking exercise with a dismal rate of exchange.

if you choose local currency, although you will not know exactly the rate at which your bank is going to exchange those euros for pounds, it is guaranteed to be better than the rate the waiter is offering. if you want some advice, e—mail me and i will do my very best to find an answer. bye for now and see you next time. thanks, simon. well, to end this week, la rioja in spain is well known for producing some of the country's finest wines. there is one town where they celebrate their devotin in a special way. we sent arafat to join in the fun, and this one got messy. —— we sent arafat to join in the fun, and this one got messy. -- graph are. there are over 500 wines

in la rioja, so making and drinking wine is a way of life here. it is also my favourite part of the country and i was born here. today is a very special day, it is la batalla del vino, the battle of wine. people have been waiting the whole year to celebrate this. i haven't been here since i was a kid, but i can guarantee you this is going to be very special. the annual battle is part of the week—long haro wine festival. it is steeped in religious tradition. the celebrations take place every year on st peter's day to honour him. back in the 17th century, a wine fight erupted during the st peter's celebrations, and ever since, locals and tourists alike have been recreating it.

senor. this is my uncle, a loyal soldier of the wine battle. how much wine are you putting in it? 15 litres, more or less. we have three or four boxes like this. 60 litres, i like that, that sounds like... yes. too much. now i am ready for the battle. white, red, and an important detail — glasses, so as to avoid the wine getting into my eyes. let's go. i would love this one actually. i cannot wait.

although this is great fun, there is a serious side to it. it is all about paying homage. every summer, thousands of winemakers, locals and a growing number of tourists arrive to not only honour st peter, but to give thanks to the grape and his contributions to the town's culture. the festival begins with a pilgrimage to the church. you are supposed to respect the tradition and not start the battle until you go to church. you can see that is not happening. my friends, this is the problem.

you are coming back, they recognise you and... trying to get up there is going to be a battle in itself. what does this festival mean to you? this festival is tradition, and for people from haro, tradition is very, very important. we have been celebrating this festival for 150 years, and it is great. it grew from little to that big thing, that festival. so what do you think wine means to people in la rioja? wine is everything for us.

it is our way of living. we instead of blood, we have wine. it is our landscape, it is our world, it is everything. as the spontaneous battles continue, ijoined the pilgrimage to the local hermitage at san felipe church. so early in the battle, but yeah. you know one thing that i really love, the smell of wine in your clothes is fantastic. it's great to be back. it's official now.

now, the battle has begun. we are getting into the thick of it. i am going to engage in battle with somebody. drumming music somebody tell me when it's finished. although i'm a local boy, tourists are very welcome. but do come prepared — old clothes and eye protection are essential. and of course, you will need your weapon of choice. so, the battle is over.

i think i lost it miserably, but i loved it because i had a great time and i will come back next year. well, that is all we have got time for on this week's show but coming up next week... as south africa celebrates the 100th anniversary of nelson mandela's birth, we head tojohannesburg to discover a new site. this trail runs right through the heart ofjohannesburg and since it was opened, it attracts more than 600 visitors each weekend. -- 4000. and also travels to cape

town to meet the young ballroom dancers helping to keep mandela's dream ofa dancers helping to keep mandela's dream of a rainbow nation alive.” hope that hard work pays off. so dojoin us if you can, and in the meantime, don't forget you can keep up with us in real time while we are out on the road by signing up to our social media feeds. details on the screen now, but for now, from me and the rest of the travel show team, it is goodbye. good evening. at last, a good spell of steady rain across most parts of the country. shame it coincided with the holiday weekend and some blustery conditions. the seas whipped up here in stornoway earlier but it wasn't grey skies all the way. plenty of sunshine in orkney and more of you finished the day with sunshine as the weather front

that brought the rain pushed east. we still have an area of low pressure to the south of iceland, circulating cooler air into north and west of the uk but the story this week shows that that circulation weakens. southerly winds develop and it will bring a bit more warmth to southern and eastern areas later. it will be a week in which, after a weekend of rain and strong winds, it turns less windy, some showers to the north and west and things gradually turning warmer. even tonight not desperately chilly, in southern and eastern areas in particular we still have some cloud, some showers too. a few showers push into wales, the midlands, part of south—west scotland, maybe clipping northern ireland. clear skies in between. temperatures in scotland into single digits. most, though, double figures. staying mild and muggy towards the south—east corner. rush hour on monday could bring bursts of heavy rain in east anglia and the south—east. bursts of heavy rain showers in the midlands,

towards yorkshire, and more showers across scotland. drier weather in between. more sunshine tomorrow afternoon than this afternoon. the winds lighter than today and temperatures up, especially to the south and east, 25 degrees the high here. 19 to 21 the maximum in scotland and northern ireland. a fresher night taking us into tuesday. a bright start for most but cloud increasing through the day, bringing the odd shower here there. the focus on the wet weather will be the highlands and ireland as the breeze picks up but temperatures widely high teens, low 20s. into wednesday, another fine start. with the wind still in the south westerly direction, we keep temperatures in roughly around the low to mid 20s across many areas. warmer in scotland and northern ireland. here we finish the day with more cloud and a scattering of showers. longer spells of rain on wednesday night into thursday. not much of an impact in the south and east due to an area of high pressure. the likes of london get warmer as we go through the week, but even further north the showers will gradually fade.

this is bbc world news today. our top stories... caught on the mountain... the moment trekkers run to escape landslides as a powerful earthquake hits the indonesian island of lombok. at least 14 people are dead, and there have been more than 100 aftershocks. zimbabwe's ex—president breaks his silence on the eve of the country's election. robert mugabe says he won't be voting for the man who forced him out of office. the new york times has sent donald trump a stern warning — calling his attacks on the news media "dangerous and harmful." and victory for britain's geraint thomas — the first welshman to win the tour de france. all the details coming up in sport.