my name is reece parkinson, bbc radio ixtra. the gig begins, and i am loving it!. done! er... 13.1, all right, it's climbing. i am going to inject myself now, so let me give myself... ..let�*s say three. three, yeah, and give an extra one for luck. over nine million people have type one diabetes globally. i'm still learning to live and travel with this condition. but what this trip has taught me is, wherever i go in the world, type one will always be there with me. it's a case of knowing not everything will be perfect all of the time. but if i treat myself with kindness, then there's nothing that will stop me seeing or doing, anywhere i decide to visit. well, all of us at the travel show wish reece the very best at managing his condition. and we hope to see him playing loads more back—to—back bangers at gigs around the world in 2023. and although the party season may be done and dusted for another year in the northern hemisphere — in the southern hemisphere, the festival season is just heating up. taking place in new zealand is the rhythm & vines festival. it was