So, this is the adriatic sea. Over the horizon is the long outstretched boot of italy. And over that way are the small coves and marinas of little montenegro. The historic towns along this coastline seem unspoiled, but dont be fooled. The stretch has had billions of euros poured in since the country gained independence from serbia almost 20 years aGo luxury flats and hotels, homes for superyachts, and enormous infrastructure projects. But there is a colourful Old Montenegro that some say is at risk of being forGotten. Could the old balkan Sea Stories of pirates and merchants, sailors and fishermen be replaced with a glitzy new chrome plated future . There are some people who are trying to stop that from happening. From the explorers telling old stories with new tech. Laughter. That was amazing we are trying actually to. To discover all the story behind them. To the drivers of these beautiful but treacherous mountain roads. Oh, my Gosh why doesnt he move over . youre Good she gasps. He
Before we get to the weekend, friday brought some very big differences across the uk. We had sunny skies in western scotland, and in northern ireland, temperatures reached 27, the hottest its been all year. It was quite a Bit Cooler here at the oval for the test match, where we struggled with bad light. Doesnt look quite so gloomy for saturday. Very misty, murky conditions, though, in bristol, where weve seen Rain Pushing in earlier on in the night and into South Wales as well, with some thunderstorms, too. Thats Going to be clearing away later, and its Going to be quite a warm start to saturday, muggy as well. And because of that weve Got extensive low clouds, some mist and some fog around for england and wales, so things may improve a little. It may cheer up a bit, but there may not be too much sunshine around, more cloud producing a few showers here and there. Looks dry for scotland, northern ireland, sunny for the most part, but that low cloud retreating back to the East Coast of s
From the explorers telling old stories with new tech. . . That was amazing! we are trying actually to. . . . . To discover all the story behind them. . . To the drivers of these beautiful but treacherous mountain roads. . . Oh, my gosh! why doesn t he move over?! you re good! he was going so fast. See, you. . . Now, your tolerance, building up. . . And the locals in love with montenegro s maritime show stopper. . . . . Off limits to all but the richest visitors. Go, go, go! go, go! pull! you, a little bit. Now you. It s me and andrea against a bunch of hardened montenegrin fishermen. And you know what? we re not losing! 0k. Come on. 0h, she s catching up! we can t let this old lady beat us. No, no! faster! will be a crash! no! don t crash! actually, we are stronger than guys. Yes. As long as we don t come last, i don t care. Yes. We re in kotor bay oneofakind world heritage landscape ringed by historic towns and villages. Those fishermen they re so fast! how are they so fast?! my arm
Turkey inherited a disparate group of cultures and began a process of rapid modernisation under its founder, ataturk. Im travelling the country to understand how all of these diverse cultures were brought together. From the Burial Grounds of the god kings of ancient anatolia. To the turquoise coast, where Queen Cleopatra is claimed to have once bathed. To an original ottoman coffee house in gaziantep. And the hotel frequented by the founder of the republic here in istanbul. Welcome to turkey. Now, this has to be the best possible way to arrive in istanbul down the mighty bosphorus. Its this body of water that separates the city, but also separates continents. And look at that, that silhouette with the domes, the minaretsjust popping up above the horizon. That is dolmabahce palace. Thats where the founder of the republic, Mustafa Kemal ataturk, set about the business of transforming turkey. And from the past to the present, this is taksim district, the heart of modern istanbul. Getting