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Probably noticed we are having technical difficulties, and we cant bring you tonights look at the front pages in the papers. You can follow tomorrows papers today on oui follow tomorrows papers today on our website. Instead, the travel show. Turkeys sunken treasures. Its a wonderland down there. The tragic and Beautiful Life of a loggerhead turtle. Oh, yeah, theres hatchings there are so many. This wasnt. Wasnt part of the plan. And a beginners guide to day of the dead. This morning, when i woke up, i didnt think i was going to be in the day of the dead parade in mexico city theme music plays. Turkeys aegean coast. Its where you will find some of historys big hitters. Ancient and evocative ruin settlements, like pergamon and troy, and also here, the greek city of ephesus, which has been beautifully restored. Here it is, the library of celsus. It was the Third Largest in the ancient world and the reading room had over 15,000 documents in it. It might look beautiful now but into the 19705 it was just a pile of rubble. But looking pretty good, right . We are hardly off the beaten track here. You may well recognise the names of some of the local towns. Bodrum and marmaris are now as well known for their holiday resorts as they are for their classical heritage. This is kusadasi, a little further up the coast, a package destination popular with northern europeans. These days its Star Attraction lies at the bottom of the sea. In 2016, authorities sunk a giant airbus jetjust out here in the bay. They said it would attract divers and crucially act as an artificial reef to house the wondrous marine life that lives here in the water. Were here, three years later, to see if it actually worked. The project here was the first time a plane that big had been sunk for tourism purposes. Butjust this year, there have been a succession of similarity ideas. 0ff turkeys north west coast, an even bigger airbus was lowered to a depth of 30 metres injune. Bahrain submerged boeing 7117 as part of wider plans to create an enormous underwater theme park. And injordan, in the red sea, near aqaba, theyve installed a military museum, comprising tanks, troop carriers and a helicopter, all in battle formation. Baris was one of the masterminds behind the plans here in kusadasi. Id love one. What flavours . It was a complicated undertaking. Which began when the plane was split into five parts, and driven here from istanbul. Why did you chose this specific spot in this giant coastline . The wrecks really close to the bay. The journey just takes a few minutes. Tagmac, who is my guide, does it regularly, in fact, he was also involved in getting it out to its final resting place. And over those years, have you seen the plane change . In four years, marine life get very rich, we have many sea bass around the plane and there is a turtle sometimes we see around the plane. And so in this big vast ocean, why would fish come to live at the plane . Because it is protection for them, like a house, and there is no Dangerous Things for the them living there, because its clean, all clean. One, two and three. It is 80 metres down from the surface and immediately i can see some of the changes i came here looking for. Little sponges and coral are appearing on the side and schools of fish glide gently past. The sea currents have wrenched one of the wings free from the plane, providing more tempting nooks and which Sea Creatures can hide. But its a life hasnt been totally obliterated. There is just enough left to let you live out a few of your childhood dream. Its a wonderland down there. Yes, very good. Theres quite a lot of fish. Yes, it is many fishes. Especially inside and underneath the wing. And what do you think the future is . The future will be very nice because its already four years pass and many fish start to live in the aeroplane. Under the wing, there are many marine life. Inside the cabin, there are many marine life, seabass, seabream. It was beautiful, the way the light came in the windows, how there was fish but there was also coral and clams and a lot of animals growing on the hull of the ship itself. Yes. I havent seen anything like that before. That was beautiful. Thank you. Awesome dive. Good diving. And if youre thinking of planning a Diving Adventure soon, here are some things we think you should think about. Be very cautious if you are planning to swim with whales or dolphins. Some Research Shows that contact with tourists can be traumatic and stressful for the creatures. Even when they can choose to come and go as alike. In fact, new zealand has recently banned the practice altogether, after an increase in calf mortality rates among bottlenose dolphins. At the very least, do some reading up about the company you are planning to book with. There are some great ecotourism products under way that offer chances to get involved, from helping tackle invasive lionfish in belize, to clearing the seas of plastic waste, to Citizens Science programmes on the Great Barrier reef. Dont expect them to be any cheaper than a regular holiday, but you will get a totally different experience of your destination. Youll meet new people and hopefully do some good along the way. A couple of tips for avoid damaging corals first, find a reef safe sunscreen. The chemicals in many shop bought brands can be harmful to the ecosystem. You should also wait at least half an hour after putting the cream on so it doesnt wash directly off, onto the corals. And obviously dont touch anything. That especially means watching what youre doing with your flippers when you are down there. Still to come. From Strawberry Fields to the forest in a stadium, our guide to the very best travel stories happening right now. And i meet the woman who, at 96 years old, is still protecting turkeys marine life. So dont go away. This week we are exploring turkeys west coast. Im still in the holiday town of kusadasi and, before we head off, ijust wanted to go out and see this particular landmark. Walking around in kusadasi, you cant help but notice that one of the hilltops is covering a rainbow. These are the rainbow houses and we thought wed take a look. More than 400 of the homes here in tepe neighbourhood were colourised last year, as part of a project run by a paint company. It looks great from a distance but its also lots of fun close up. The aim was that it would make tepe a much more liveable environment. These homes had been earmarked for demolition. Welcome to your rundown of some of some of the biggest travel news, stories and events happening online and in the world right now. Here is our guide to some of the best. Although its over 52 years since the fab four first sang Strawberry Fields forever, now the actual Strawberry Fields are open again, hopefully forever. The liverpool gardens, immortalised in the beatles song, also lain derelict and abandoned for 70 years, but have not been reopened along with the visitor centre, cafe and shop, meaning that you can now finally step inside this famous gates and relive a piece of pop music history. My brother, john, would be very interested in the Strawberry Fields project being reopened. I think he might want another wonder around the gardens, and looking at the plants and seeing whats going on. Yeah, i think he would be interested. Here is a timely reminder to behave yourself if youre thinking of heading to venice. Two czech tourists have recently been fined 3000 euros each for obscene acts when they were caught skinny dipping in the canal near piazza san marco. And back injuly, two german backpackers got hit with a fine for almost 1000 euros for brewing coffee on a camping stove at the foot of the rialto bridge. The moral of the story, make sure you respect venice or you could end up going home a lot poorer than when you arrived. If youre looking for a spectator sport with a difference, a stadium in klagenfurt, austria, is now home to the largest public insulation to ever happen in the country. For the forest aims to get people thinking about the forest and nature, and how to do better by them, and runs until the end of october, when the Football Team moves back in. What we do now is that we take something from daily life, and we put it in a new context. That means that, when the people come in here, that what i think will happen, they will have a completely new view. And the un has awarded costa rica the 2019 champions of the earth award, the organizations highest environmental honour. The country has been given the award for showing that sustainability is achievable and economically viable. 98 of its energy comes from Renewable Energy sources and, back in 2017, it made headlines by running solely on renewables for 300 days. Well, while the trick or treaters around the world are gearing up to mark halloween, at the end of this month, in mexico and south america, they are getting ready for the day of the dead celebrations, which start at the beginning of november. Whereas halloween is a dark night focussing on horror and mischief, dia de los muertos festivities are best summed up as a macabre but colourful life affirming celebration. In my opinion, perhaps the best place to see the whole thing unfolds in mexico city, where ijoined the party back in 2016. This morning when i woke up i didnt think i was going to be in the day of the dead parade in mexico city but i guess it kinda proves, if you just act like you know what youre doing, anything can happen. The day of the dead traces its roots back to some 3000 years, to the rituals honouring those who passed away in pre Columbian Meso america. Dont forget to share all your adventures and stories with us on social media. And who knows, maybe next time you could be trending in travel. I have moved a few hours down the coast to the mula region, to the junction of the aegean and mediterranean seas. Welcome to iztuzu beach here, just a few kilometres away from the sleepy little beach town of dalyan, here in turkey. 30 years ago, no one really knew about the beach, but 30 years ago they also were not paying much attention to what was happening underneath the sands. This is one of the most important nesting sites for europes population of endangered loggerhead turtles. Every summer, thousands of hatchlings push their way up onto the beach and crawl down into the ocean. That is still the case largely because of the work of this woman. June haimoff, who is now 96, stopped a Hotel Development in the late 80s that would have spelt total destruction for the breeding grounds. She has devoted the last three decades of her life to the turtles, winning turkish citizenship and an mbe along the way. The government had a plan to develop this for tourism and it included not only included a vital part of it was a road down the middle of the beach. I spoke up, i said, please, dont put a road and i was helped. I did not do it alone. Some said i was mad, others said i was a spy a spy . A spy for greece. It is true. It sounds funny to us but that was actually written in a newspaper at that time. Whats happened here now, what is the situation like . Very good. The government here respects and knows about this beach. It is under protection. No one can come here at night and start flashing lights around, looking for the turtles, ordigging up nests, because there would be curious people who would like to do that. It would take a lot of fire in your heart to put all that energy and time into saving these turtles . I do have some fire in my heart. I can tell. Ive still got it. I can tell. Well, i think if turtles could erect statues, there would be one of you just right over there, just off the coast, built by loggerhead turtles. It is interesting what you say because, in the village, they plan some kind of edifice to me, i think, in dalyan village. I said i would rather have it at the beach if they do one and could they, please, you know, not make it too big or grand. You riding a turtle. . That is not allowed. Well, actually, now that you mention it, that would not displease me. These are pictures from the old days on the beach. June has become known as captain june here, by the locals. She has set up a foundation and that has paved the way for others to make this stretch of coastline an important part of turkeys conservation scene. And about ten years ago, just a few minutes walk from junes hut down the road, they opened this facility the locals call it a turtle hospital, because the sick and injured turtles are brought here for rehabilitation and hopefully released, if things go well. What happened here, ouch . A boat crash, unfortunately. Can you see the wound . It has a big wound and. I can show you the rest. Wow. The rest of the shell is ok but the wound is too big. Unfortunately a boat crashed this side and break. The propellerjust cut, cut, cut. Probably. New arrivals come from all over this stretch of coastline, chiefly loggerheads and green turtles. For many, like this guy being patched up with bees wax, it is the same old story. In a fight between a shell and a boat propeller, there is only ever one winner. That looks like its a really deep wound. So was it much worse when the turtle first arrived . Yeah, it was worse. It is an important and a deep injury still, i can say, but when it came to us, we could see the intestine inside. We put some cream which is antibacterial and then we use bees wax to close. Seal the shell. So it is good for infection again. As night falls, i am offered scrubs and a rare insight into a turtle postmortem. And away we go. This one has been dead for 20 days. The team here are looking for the cause. I know plastic pollution is something we talk a lot about these days. How often do you find plastic inside them . 35 to a0 , unfortunately. It is general marine litter, not only plastic but most of it was plastic. 35 , 40 is a big number so that shows us that turtles are in danger. But happily, however this one a die, it appears ocean litter was not to blame. When the team does not find a cause of death, how does it make everyone feel . If you do not find any plastic, which is good for us, we feel happy the turtle didnt eat any plastic but, if we do not know why it died, of course, it feels a bit weird because we are curious and we are thinking maybe the turtle might drown in the sea because of fishing net or maybe there was an infection but we did not see it. Of course, we want to know. With a little smile because there is no plastic. Yeah, sure. But lets not forget why we are here. The turtles under iztuzu beach. The beach itself actually closes at 8pm to the public, but we have been given special permission by the authorities to join the team here tonight to uncover some nests. We have to keep some precautions in mind. No bright lights, only these red ones, which are invisible to turtles eyes, and we have to be a little bit quiet so lets continue and zip it. This is a real privilege. Vulnerable nests have cages put around them to protect them from foxes. It doesnt take long for the volunteers to find one thats recently hatched. 0ne empty turtle egg, that one probably hatched and left. Eggshells are counted and there is a thorough search for any casualties. And then, just a few more yards along, one of the volunteers disturbs a fox sniffing around another cage. You can see babies moving inside. 0hh, yeah, they are hatching whoa theres a lot, wow. Alright. There are so many. This wasnt. This was not part of the plan. The babies havejust woken up. Put me back inside, it is scary out here. Be safe, little guys, watch out for big fish and plastic bags. I will see you in a while, hopefully. What an incredible wonder of nature to witness to end the programme. Coming up next week. Rajan heads into the Arabian Desert to explore a hidden city thats laying relatively untouched for thousands of years. Ive got to say, i am blown away. This is an epic landscape. If you are on social media, so are we, just search bbc travel show to find our adventures. From myself, mike corey, and the rest of the travel show team, here in turkey, it is goodbye. Hello there. It is cold at the moment across the northern half of the uk but the weather pattern will change over the next few days. Instead of this really cold weather we will find temperatures rising day and night and it will turn claudia and there will be rain around as well. We will find these weather fronts making further progress across the uk. At the moment they are essentially blocked by an area of High Pressure keeping it dry and cold with plenty of sunshine again on wednesday across scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland. If you wish ouis as and Northern Ireland. If you wish ours as well. But towards the south and south west we are close to the weather fronts which is why we will see more rain full the cloud shield may push further northwoods into wales towards the midlands as well. 0n the whole, those wednesday temperatures are similar to what we saw on tuesday. Into the evening in the rain starts to make further progress into south wales, perhaps towards hampshire as well. And this is the weather front here. Not makes progress because of the High Pressure sliding away into continental europe. At the same time, those weather fronts approaching will be very weak and it is light and patchy rain and drizzle that will be affecting Northern Ireland pushing eastwards across england and wales. A little misty and murky, there will certainly be much more cloud around in the best of any brightness and sunshine probably northern and eastern part of scotland. Still only 10 degrees further south, 13 or more. The first weather front is very weak, the next weather front is very weak, the next weather system coming in has more about it. It will bring more rain and most of that will track its way across wales, the south west of england in the morning and then up towards the midlands towards the south east of england in the afternoon. Further north, any rain is light and patchy and, again, much of scotla nd is light and patchy and, again, much of scotland may well be dry. Temperatures rising a little here and further south we are looking at highs of 15 or 16 degrees. 0n friday, milder air is headed away. At the same time it is more u nsettled at the same time it is more unsettled in this low pressure is approaching and the wind will pick up approaching and the wind will pick up and we will find this more active weather front bringing some rain on saturday. Not a promising start to the weekend although as the rain pushes through it should improve in much of england and wales, quite wind in the south west with a few showers for the wranglings onto north east of england into scotland and the temperature, 11 1a degrees. A bit more uncertainty as we head into the second half of the weekend and beyond. All because things are slowing down in this area of low pressure will be dominant stop at the moment it looks like it will be more across southern parts of england and wales. Working its way into the midlands and east anglia. Further north, not a lot of rain, a better day than some days for scotla nd better day than some days for scotland and the north east of england. In those temperatures ten, 13 degrees. Into the outlook. A lot depends on the position of this area of low pressure. At the moment it looks at low pressure will be more towards escape at that local be further north. There is another coming in from the atlantic. We have High Pressure to the north of scotland, High Pressure to the north of scotland, low pressure across southern parts of england and wales means more of an easterly breeze. The Northern Areas the air may come from scandinavia where it will be cold aware is further south the air is not particularly cold and we will not see the temperature change that much at all. But it does look quite u nsettled. Much at all. But it does look quite unsettled. There will be rain at times. Temperatures dropping in edinburgh and belfast. If the low pressure is more dominant, rain will arrive more widely. Welcome to newsday. Im kasia madera in london. 0ur headlines borisjohnson gets what he wants, a december snap election, as uk mps vote overwhelmingly in favour in a bid to break the brexit deadlock. Us politicians accuse boeing of putting profit before safety, as the company boss testifies over the 737 max plane crashes. On behalf of myself and the boeing company, we are deeply and truly sorry. Im rico hizon in singapore. Also in the programme for the first time, a Current White House official who witnessed president trumps ukraine call testifies about the concerns he raised. And we look at why parts of asia are seeing birth rates hit

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