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of the travel show�*s favourite adventures in thailand, including henry golding trying out the country's national sport in bangkok. this week, i look back at some of our top trips to thailand. henry is rolling with the punches. look at his abs. mike gets stuck in. i am knee deep and still sinking further. carmen tries a technical solution to pollution. i am cleaning the beach.

hello and welcome to the travel show. it is hard to believe it has been around a whole year since life changed for everyone in the uk thanks to the covid pandemic. the vaccination scheme is giving everyone hope that we will soon be able to travel. in the meantime stay with us for some escape, inspiration and tips before we hit the road again. this week, we are focusing on that tried and true traveller favourite, thailand. we kick off, literally in the thai capital of bangkok, where back in 2017, we convinced henry to train like a champion and try his hand at the country's national sport.

muay thai is said to have been developed by thai warriors on the battlefields of the 14th century. it became known as the art of eight limbs because our hands, shins, elbows and knees are all used as points of contact. really quite high octane. these fighters are astonishing, watching up close and personal. but some bright spark at the travel show decided it was a good thing for me to try it out first hand. so tomorrow morning i'm heading over to an actual muay thai camp that trains muay thai fighters from all over thailand. ijust hope that i come out the other end not too bruised and banged up. i head 45 minutes to the north of bngkok to the gym for some

of the country's top champions live and train. tourists who want to get fit can stay at camps like this throughout thailand. but this place is known as the toughest. how is the experience been so far? good. really, really tough. they are the best. i am training two hours a day, and that is supposed to be the real tough stuff. here they train six or seven a day. these guys train twice a day every day.

they are determined to make me sweat even more. it is all about balance. you always think of leaning into a punch. actually, in muay thai, you have to stay pretty much dead centre, keep your weight evenly distributed. it is weird. it is like breaking habits. children here start learning from a very young age. it takes years to master the practice. i'm about to step in the ring with someone who is a top contenderfor muay thai injapan.

he looks really mean. look at his abs. i've got a fair way to go yet. practice. basics. whistle. thank you. i think i'm going to have to call it a day. these guys are finely tuned athletes. i have had the tiniest of training here. it has been absolutely amazing but my time here is done.

greatjob from henry there, channelling his inner warrior. next, a local community battling to save its wildlife. back in 2019 we sent mike to the coast where conservationists have found an ingenious, though rather muddy, solution to an ongoing conservation challenge. few international travellers venture here but in recent years the amazing transformation of its ecosystem has began to draw people like me. it might not be one of the most beautiful ecosystems it's actually quite full of life.

crocodiles, crabs, birds, all kinds of wildlife here. there a monkey right here. with a crab in its mouth. this place is quite an experience. the shellfish, shrimps and crabs which thrive in this environment were almost at the brink of collapse just a few decades ago because of the dramatic loss of one simple thing. mangroves. industrial shrimp farming left the mangrove forest decimated and with it the fragile ecosystem which the villagers depended on to survive.

but the local people began to fight back. this man helped bring hundreds of people from nearby villages to repla nt the mangroves. eventually their work began to pay off and it caught the attention of royalty. when i knew i was going to be

planting mangroves i thought these will give good traction, they are waterproof. apparently this is not the right choice. i wear these. i put these on my feet, and we go almost waist deep in mud and plant mangroves. i am ready. three, two, one. this is really... i am knee deep and still sinking further. how does it work? one. i've got one. you plant it in just like a normal tree. over 32 years since the replanting began, the mangrove forest has regained a third of what was lost. 0k. one fact about the mangrove tree.

they are shaped this way like a torpedo, because they fall from the trees. they go. they are supposed to stick in the ground. they basically plant themselves. there we go. mangrove forest, one step bigger. high five. and of course, there is more than one way to get clean after a day exploring the mangroves. i am told that years ago local kids found another use for these boards. it is great to give something back when you are a traveller. but, it is even better if you can have a little fun along the way. mike getting good and messy there on the thai coast. won't it be nice when we get to have adventures like that again? followed by a nice

warm shower of course. do stay with us because we have got more great memories coming up. this is a feast. it is only once a day. but it is a good feast. time now to head to thailand's famous sandy beaches. it has beautiful coastline which makes it a huge draw for tourists. that is not always good news for the environment. in 2019 we sent carmen, not to catch rays, but to join a clean—up mission. cleaning up thailand's beaches has become a priority for a network of volunteers called trash heroes. the

group operates in 25 cities across the country. cleaning the beaches of trash and tiny pieces of cigarettes seems a never—ending task. but the trash heroes here could soon have some help. why do we need a beach robot here? because of the trash. so many tourists come to the beach. if the beach gets dirty they will not want to come. how does it work? the robot is digging in the sand, checking to separate the sand out. how much rubbish do you collect?

four kilograms of trash from 80 metres. i am dying to have a go. that is forward and backwards? left and riuht. and right. this controls the speed. if you push this down, this will dig in the sand. if you push this down, this will dig in the sand-— in the sand. this is great. i am cleanin: in the sand. this is great. i am cleaning the — in the sand. this is great. i am cleaning the beach. _ cleaning the beach. the team is working on a second prototype that will also take the shales out of the trash. sought—after spying —— so satisfying. there is a focus on getting the next generation to think differently about how they treat the beaches, to protect this landscape for the future.

carmen doing her bit there on the beach. now to dig deep into the travel show archives, back to 2014. henry, before he became a hollywood star, everything was going just fine, then he got lost. this barefoot explorer survival expert dave. for years he has been teaching trekkers basic survival skills that can mean the difference between life and death. i am lost. i need your help. what is the first thing i can do? you i am lost. i need your help. what is the first thing i can do?— the first thing i can do? you cannot be that lose _ the first thing i can do? you cannot be that loss. i— the first thing i can do? you cannot be that loss. i have _ the first thing i can do? you cannot be that loss. i have one _ the first thing i can do? you cannot be that loss. i have one bar - the first thing i can do? you cannot be that loss. i have one bar on - the first thing i can do? you cannot be that loss. i have one bar on my| be that loss. i have one bar on my mobile phone- _ be that loss. i have one bar on my mobile phone. do _ be that loss. i have one bar on my mobile phone. do i _ be that loss. i have one bar on my mobile phone. do i use _ be that loss. i have one bar on my mobile phone. do i use that - be that loss. i have one bar on my mobile phone. do i use that now. be that loss. i have one bar on my| mobile phone. do i use that now or saveit? i would wait. save it? iwouldwait. . ., . , save it? iwouldwait. . ., . save it? iwould wait. . ., . i would wait. the chances of as caettin i would wait. the chances of as getting rescued _ i would wait. the chances of as getting rescued now— i would wait. the chances of as getting rescued now are - i would wait. the chances of as getting rescued now are slim. l getting rescued now are slim. you have got a night in the jungle

to spend. tomorrow we will walk around just a little bit. dave's most important tip is to keep hydrated. without water at the body and brain soon going to shut down. that is what we need to sort out first. we are hoping to find water in the bamboo. even in the dry season there is water and bamboo. it tends to be cool, temperature wise. there could be this much water in here, there could be this much. we can cut up in here. there we go. let us have a taste.

that is good. that is very refreshing. dave originally worked in the shipyards of virginia. when the work they are dried up he decided to head to asia, his home ever since. how did you get involved in these survival techniques? i have been interested in plants all my life. back in america, there were dozens of plants. here, there are dozens of plants. here, there are dozens of plants in my yard. i had to sort out where i was going to sleep for the night. why is it so important to build a shelter. at certain times of the year, only a few degrees colder than body temperature, that can literally suck the life out of you. also, creepy crawlies, they can keep you from

sleeping and annoy you. tie everything is many times as you can and make it as tight as you can. that is stable? mil can and make it as tight as you can. that is stable?— that is stable? all we've got to do is ut that is stable? all we've got to do is put some _ that is stable? all we've got to do is put some across _ that is stable? all we've got to do is put some across and _ that is stable? all we've got to do is put some across and then - that is stable? all we've got to do is put some across and then we i that is stable? all we've got to do| is put some across and then we are done. holding my breath. holding my breath. that is reasonably comfortable.— breath. that is reasonably comfortable. ., ., ., comfortable. you might want to take our knife comfortable. you might want to take your knife off- _ comfortable. you might want to take your knife off. what _ comfortable. you might want to take your knife off. what about _ comfortable. you might want to take your knife off. what about a - comfortable. you might want to take your knife off. what about a pillow? | your knife off. what about a pillow? there we go. there is your pillow. that is extremely comfortable.

henry, getting some tips from dave, who is still out there, teaching survival skills. to finish the show, time for something more relaxing. across the world thailand is known for buddhist monasteries, where people spend their life in contemplation and meditation. backin contemplation and meditation. back in 2014... the first duty of the new d is collecting alms, food from the local community. there is a number of routes from this monastery, the monks go into small groups. as i am soon to find out, this is not the only source of sustenance for the monks.

there you go. for the monks. there ou:o. , for the monks. there ou-o. , , there you go. this is a feast. it is only once — there you go. this is a feast. it is only once a _ there you go. this is a feast. it is only once a day. _ there you go. this is a feast. it is only once a day, but _ there you go. this is a feast. it is only once a day, but it _ there you go. this is a feast. it is only once a day, but it is - there you go. this is a feast. it is only once a day, but it is a - there you go. this is a feast. it is only once a day, but it is a good l only once a day, but it is a good feast. next, one of my daily duties. you might have noticed that the task of sweeping app is given to the most enlightened person in the monastery. that is why i am doing it. and now, a chance to meet some of the foreign monks as they finish theirjobs. some of them have had rather colourful previous lives. i used to be a photographer. what kind of pictures? fashion.

successful? _ what kind of pictures? fashion. successful? yes. _ what kind of pictures? fashion. successful? yes. successful- what kind of pictures? fashion. - successful? yes. successful enough. turns out that michael was also the manager of model claudia schiffer. mostly my family thinks, i should have a family, make lots of money. no more health insurance. nothing at all. ida no more health insurance. nothing at all. ., , all. no safety net. it is quite - all. no safety net. it is quite simple. | all. no safety net. - it is quite simple. you train yourself, seven, eight, nine hours.

your mind becomes peaceful. this experience is much better than all the money that you have. michael has not completely _ all the money that you have. michael has not completely forsaken - all the money that you have. michael has not completely forsaken his - all the money that you have. michael has not completely forsaken his old | has not completely forsaken his old life. he is still curious about english premiership scores, arsenal especially. and he thinks the abbot is a secret liverpool fan. monks have to observe 227 strict presets or rules. my efforts were rather pathetic. in truth, as i left, i realise i did gain something out of the experience. in that short period i appreciated the routine, the simplicity, and the absence of empty choices you frequently have to make in the outside world. the point though is that most of us live in that world.

taking some time to find himself backin taking some time to find himself back in 2014. that is all we have time for on this programme. next week, we head underground in edinburgh, to find out how one iconic st dealt with epidemics almost 400 years ago. and mike is in zanzibar, to visit the showpiece zanzibar —— of the showpiece palace that tragically collapsed in december. from me, goodbye, see you next time.

it is the spring equinox today. there will be a little bit of sunshine for some of you. high pressure in charge. it has slipped southwards. winds coming in from the north and west instead of from the east. that will bring a big difference to some areas because sea temperatures around the uk are at their coldest at the moment, get the wind off the sea, it will feel chilly. today with winds from the north—west, it is here with the best of the cloud breaks will be. we will see some sunshine returned later in shetland and the far north of scotland after a wet and windy spell. sunshine continues in the south. this is where the peak of the

day's warmth will be, moving away from western scotland, where it was yesterday. that is because of that shift in wind direction, which will now go into a northern direction overnight, patchy rain and drizzle for scotland and northern ireland, and across the midlands also. it will be a colder night than last night. they could be a touch of frost in one or two areas. quite a murky start to sunday for some. the rain will ease off. more cloud into the far north of scotland. a few spots of rain. elsewhere, a better chance of sunshine on sunday afternoon. temperatures will be down afternoon. temperatures will be down a little bit. a colder air mass in place. with the colder air, and

clearer skies, mandy morning could beat chilly. there could be frost as we head into the start of the new week. —— monday morning could be chilly. next week, rain will be developing at times, further south drier and milder.

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