till september. the photo platform instagram has transformed the art of travel into a race to the globe's most photogenic spots on this edition of arts and culture we're looking at the dark side of insta travel beyond the pretty pictures also on the show our food reporter megan reed takes us on her own travels sampling the tasty treats taipei has to offer. and if you like why and chocolates and bagpipes then a bow gary in the wedding is the place where you just don't drop your crown. before we set off on those journeys the great fantasy author j. r. r. tolkien once wrote not all those who wonder are lost talking of course didn't

travel with a selfie stick or use any hash tags still his words have become the motto for young travellers who are anything but lost in fact they know exactly where they're going and what photos they're going to take when they get there to put on instagram now it is know it delete backed off is safe from the hype and the results are often destructive or just plain annoying. the other new party that picturesque glued to commute charms not only residents it's become a mass phenomenon 1st on the internet then in the real world. the perfect instagram photo unique and so who originally we thought cat in a window in a man kind of shut the door i don't know if you can and you forget that this is like a residential area but coming to appreciate it not explained it is a thing that's a big. video and photo shoots have now been downed the residents have had enough.

if these instagram was would only spread themselves around paris more they would disturb the residents here are a lot less. dense to travel can affect any photogenic location some people will do anything to get that perfect shot up poppy field in california 50000 visitors in just one weekend this was the result of helicopter also landed tourism researcher desmond we says this is a big problem for the travel sector and the environment is not the fact that they get too many tourists which is a fact but they get too many tourists who only stay for one hour to pick that picture is the graeme and the disappear this is because probably. doesn't detract from the beauty of a place if it's exploited as a motif the troll tongo is a seemingly isolated cliff in norway but how idyllic it is depends on the framing the number of visitors has exploded. travel blogger melissa schumacher

says people are in denial about what happens behind the smartphone camera it's not one thing ought not i believe that in many places reality no longer quite match is what's conveyed on instagram there are so many places you have to queue to take a picture you have a whole photo backdrop this. is a justin bieber used to gorge in southern iceland as a backdrop in a video the photo hunt began the environmental authorities were forced to close the area for a while. the spot moved what's challenging is that many places that are not prepared for tourists become a tourist mag that for example some waterfall gets hyped and all of a sudden streams of visitors come in but there are no toilets there are no garbage cans in the end nature suffers because so many tourists come there no infrastructure is created for them or that i'm in for the physical shuffleboard of instagram fame has a major impact and brings

a new generation of young digital savvy tourists. would you eat a dish called the flies head or 1000 or egg well d.w. presenter meghan lead did and she loved them her goal in every tour of the taiwanese capital continues and the last installment of our series tasty taipei this time meghan's guide and co reported suits and one has her dining and a 5 star hotel. tag another pretty tread on oh we need a fabric a yeah you. know. your dog yeah if you had a good board member let me know. if you are looking for really good modern cuisine in taipei you could go to the u.n. restaurant w.

taipei the curling team has infused classical dishes with stylish innovation creations autistic colorful and sometimes look too good to eat 1st up braised beef noodles. just. very favorite and the temperature just perfect. and if i'm told it's just right. the. dentist very well done take. advantage of what they say about spaghetti you know when it's green to choose. and very very to eat you. brave brave brave brave feet. so here we have to be from you know 1st of all and every time you know select different kind of both know it alls for people to try and show so it's really something very special it's true and one thing you must try when you're here in

taipei and off in the 31st floor in 5. point very different meaning you amazing food and just the way you want. and the. promise of you soon and taking down 2 more cuisine this is taipei castro to me like you've never seen it before. time to try a d. trying to run a spot in braised stock. you don't so look at the drop in coke for more than 2 hours. to. be consistent i'm sure. to begin. the frenchie days pretty bright futures what do you think was the theme so you get in

this like small ball all of this present. crunch in the case of different teams sensation. friend and also chris key the celery and the rest well it's just like. you know. yeah yeah yeah describe all this like different feelings in your mouth so rich it's not simple it's rich and rich is never simple yeah even though taiwan is such a small item and they have to diversity and we have the features of a really fast aquatic and agricultural technique see here that we have all this food that can be presented like this it's hard to pinpoint just one favorite national dish because it seems it's very proud of everything would be everything that i think printed thank you for coming in that's how lonnie you know wonderful

experience thank you for introducing the entirely new who believe i'm a fan of pan. and back to europe now where fewer and fewer couples are choosing to get married but in our series europe ties the knot we've been meeting young lovebirds going against the trend this time we're heading to bug area where newlyweds antonia and victor have agreed to show us the wedding rituals and their. country now pressure to get it right guys. probably would also doesn't tell you know what my crown actually fell off. earlier the priest told me several times how important this moment is how sacred. areas stunning natural landscape is the perfect backdrop for antonio who bunch and victorious center also dream wedding it's here they feel most at home. but their wedding we can

begins at the foot of the troyan ball can mountain in the town of some part of. the exchange vows at the local church in nepal garion orthodox wedding ceremony. during a centuries old tradition the bridal couple are crowned the best man or a cohen borrow exchanges the crowns on their heads 3 times to symbolize jesus his crown of thorns after the crowning the couple drank wine from a common cup to show that from now on they are to share everything in good times and in bad and to sweeten their future life there is chocolate. the ceremony takes close to an hour from now according to church law the door send off and antonio who bunch of us are managed wife. the day after the ball gary an orthodox church wedding guests head for

a meadow on the troyan dolphin mountain at an elevation of 1800 meters. then the musicians play the governator a kind of bagpipes that's been played across the balkans for centuries. victorious send off now has to undergo a shaving ritual. now a victor can go and fetch his bride the flag goes along it's traditional for bachelors to ask the parents of the future bride for her hand in marriage if they agree the flag is hoisted on to their roof. afterwards the maid of honor removes antonio evansdale this symbolizes her transition from innocent made in to mature young bride. the finale of the traditional wedding ritual is the horror show

a bulgarian folk dance. we'll find a way we will. get picked or send it off and antonio who can incorporate some of the magic from the party into their daily lives there is certain to have a bright future. and you can catch our whole series europe ties the knot as well as tasty taipei on you tube of you tube dot com slash did w. your own max now this weekend marks the end of the 53rd montoro jazz festival in switzerland and him on twitter they've got a pretty broad definition of jazz this year's headliners included elton john the legendary rock band is easy top we'll leave you now with some highlights from the festival for me and all the crew here in berlin thanks for watching.

leaving. folk icon joined by as has been on the phone for more than a yeah last week she also said farewell. with songs from 6 decades. his career that has lasted just as lone tom jones the last time i got on with learning hell. i'm going to go. to a church. and this band has been going in various constellations since 96 the challenge of power one of the issues highlights at the montreux jazz festival. can. be. good. to.

see. how to cover more than just one reality. where i come from we have a transatlantic way of looking at things that's because my father is from germany my mother is from the united states of america and so i realized fairly early that it makes sense to explain different realities. and now here at the heart of the european union in brussels you have 28 different realities and so i think people are really looking for any journalist they can trust for them to make sense of. pride in this box office. work a double.