the restoration of notre dame cathedral in paris, which was nearly destroyed by fire four years ago, is expected to be finished on schedule. you re watching bbc news. now it s time for the travel show. this week on the show, we re looking back at some of our favourite travel adventures so far this year, from taking the sting out of a dive with jellyfish in the philippines. gosh, these stingless jellyfish, they look like little mushrooms. we got it! ..to an uphill odyssey on france s mont saint michel. these are the last steps, ade. are you sure? yes. ..and jumping aboard a balloon with a view in switzerland. there s something quite magical about being up here. hello and welcome to the programme. and i am thrilled to report that spring has arrived in london at last after what seemed a very long, cold and wet winter. so it gives us a great excuse to start thinking about travel again and taking a look back at some of our favourite adventures from recent months here on the show.
watch your head! and i m journeying into the realm of the stingless jellyfish. humans are not part of their diet, so you re fine. this week i m in the philippines, on the island of siargao, some 700 kilometres south east of the country s capital manila. named after a native mangrove, the island became famous for its surfing scene, considered the best in the philippines. but the main draw for many is siargao s largely unspoilt natural environment. and when you are zipping around on a bike it s easy to see how stunning this place is. in 2019 siargao was voted the best island in asia, and was dubbed the next bali, with plans for further development on the horizon. in december 2021, everything changed. category 5 super typhoon 0dette hit the island off guard, with wind speeds of up to 195km/h. these winds caused huge amounts of damage, while storm surges flooded coastal areas. oh my gosh. so it has been a little over a year since super typhoon 0dette hit this island, but you can
kate forbes by four percentage points. now on bbc news, the travel show. this week on the travel show, i m in the philippines, finding out how the island of siargao is bouncing back after being hit by a super typhoon. we went through the worst in our lives, and we kind of helped each other bounce back. ok, so this leg down, this leg up. oh my god, are you serious? striking a pose for the human drones. watch your head! and i m journeying into the realm of the stingless jellyfish. humans are not part of their diet, so you re fine. this week i m in the philippines, on the island of siargao, some 700 kilometres south east of the country s capital manila. named after a native mangrove, the island became famous for its surfing scene, considered the best in the philippines. but the main draw for many is siargao s largely unspoilt natural environment. and when you are zipping around on a bike, it s easy to see how stunning this place is. in 2019, siargao was voted the best island in
about being up here. hello and welcome to the programme. and i am thrilled to report that spring has arrived in london at last after what seemed a very long, cold and wet winter. so it gives us a great excuse to start thinking about travel again and taking a look back at some of our favourite adventures from recent months here on the show. up first, let s remind ourselves of a trip that carmen took in march to the philippines. it s a fascinating country made up of more than 7,000 islands, but carmen chose just one of these to take the plunge and go swimming with some creatures you d usually be trying to avoid. carmen: i ve left siargao to visit sohoton cove national park on the island of bucas grande. which i m told is one of the few places on earth you ll find a certain rather slimy creature that s not normally that popular. jellyfish are amazing creatures. they re tough, and have been around for aeons. but with their foreboding tentacles equipped with venomous stings, it s
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