sakib's story is common in the balkans.throughout the ‘905, jobs became scarce. but there was plenty of fruit, and people used it to turn centuries—old family traditions into a business, supplying bars with home—made rakija. that is tasty. that day, sakib was making plum rakija, and friends, neighbours and the entire family rushed to help with the precision of a pit crew. at its best, rakija tastes anywhere between a tasty grappa or fine cognac, depending on ageing and type of fruit. at its worst, rakija tastes like embalming fluid. i think you could preserve bodies with it. unfortunately, it's impossible to know before you taste it. stay with us, because later on in the programme, i run into some unexpected visitors deep beneath the streets of vladivostok. and our global guru simon calder is here with his advice on the best things to see and do in lisbon, so don't go away. welcome to the slice of the show that tackles your questions about getting the best out of travel. coming up shortly, the ideal way to see rome with tod

that day, sakib was making plum rakija, and friends, neighbours and the entire family rushed to helps best, rakija tastes anywhere between a tasty grappa or fine cognac, depending on ageing and type of fruit. at its worst, rakija tastes like embalming fluid. i think you could preserve bodies with. unfortunately, it's impossible to know before you taste it. stay with us, because later on in the programme, i run into some unexpected visitors deep beneath the streets of vladivostok. and our global guru simon calder is here with his advice on the best things to see and do in lisbon, so don't go away. welcome to the slice of the show that tackles your questions about getting the best out of travel. coming up shortly, the ideal way to see rome with toddlers, and the challenges of rail travel in laos. but first, there's been lots of interest in the first nonstop scheduled flights between europe and australia. from march 2018, you should be able to fly from london heathrow to perth in western australia in 17 hours. one of the world's very longest air routes. tickets don't go on sale until ap