hello, and welcome to the travel show with me, ade adepitan, coming to you this week from ghana.ick back, relax and look at some of our favourite stories from the programme over the last couple of months. and if you tune in regularly, then you might remember that it was here in ghana, back in april, when i headed off to the twin villages of boabeng and fiema to meet some on the lookout for wolves. all great stuff but lets kick—off with rajan‘s truly epic journey across india. as the country prepares to celebrate its 70th anniversary of independence, in march, he set off to travel from gujarat in the west, all the way to assam in the east, and he met some amazing people, including the mystical dancing monks on the island of majuli. majuli island is home to 22 monasteries or satras. initially established in the 16th century by the assamese guru sankardeva. boys are instructed from a very young age in the religion he preached, vaishnavism, an offshoot of hinduism. the monks are celibate, and according to their beliefs, they worship only one god, follow a vegetarian diet and reject t

hello, welcome to the travel show, with me, ade adepitan. from bermuda, which this year is hosting one of the world's biggest sporting events, the america's cup, right here in the north atlantic ocean. the america's cup is the formula one of the boat world, the most prestigious event in sailing. over the past few weeks, six international teams have been racing across the waters of bermuda's great sound in superfast hydrofoil catamarans. and this weekend, the competition reaches its dramatic climax, with the start of the finals, when the titleholders, team 0racle from the usa, face their challengers for the cup. it is so exciting to be here. there's a real buzz in the air. now, over there, some of the teams are practising and i've never seen boats like these before. when they raise up out of the ocean on their hydrofoils, it's just an incredible sight. they are so fast, so awesome — it's like they're flying across the sea. this is a massive event and it's the first time bermuda has hosted the cup. tens of thousands of spectators have headed h

hello and welcome to the travel show with me, ade adepitan, coming to you this week from ghana.e to kick back, relax and look at some of our favourite stories from the programme over the last couple of months. and if you tune in regularly, then you might remember that it was here in ghana, back in april, when i headed off to the twin villages of boabeng and fiema to meet some very special animals. we'll check that film out again in a moment. and also not, we've got me cramming in as much as i can —— and also coming up, we've got me cramming in as much as i can during a six—hour stopover in rome. carmen gets a lesson in rickshaw road rules in tokyo. did ijust make that man crash? and christer heading out into the countryside in spain on the lookout for walks. —— on the lookout for wolves. all great stuff but lets kick off with rajan‘s truly epic journey across india. as the country prepares to celebrate its 70th anniversary of independence, in march, he set off to travel from gujarat in the west, all the way to assam in the east, and he met some amazing people, including the myst

hello and welcome to the travel show with me, ade adepitan, coming to you this week from ghana.let's kick—off with rajan's truly epic journey across india. as the country prepares to celebrate its 70th anniversary of independence, in march, he set off to travel from gujarat in the west, all the way to assam in the east, and he met some amazing people, including the mystical dancing monks on the island of majuli. majuli island is home to 22 monasteries or satras. initially established in the 16th century by the assamese guru sankardeva. boys are instructed from a very young age in the religion he preached, vaishnavism, an offshoot of hinduism. the monks are celibate, and according to their beliefs, they worship only one god, follow a vegetarian diet and reject the caste system. and here, at uttar kamalabari, the doctrine includes this special art form. this form of classical dance is now recognised by the authorities as a genre in its own right, and many of these monks have performed around the world. that was amazing, thank you very much indeed. i know you spend a lifetime learn