to travel on the cheap. i was earning very good money, putting frozen pies in a box. you can absolutely fund all this traveljust by moving around and working. and the final curtain at broadway s longest running show. this is the first show i ever saw on broadway, and it s my broadway debut, so it s a beautiful, beautiful full circle moment for me. sitting halfway between the scottish mainland and norway, the shetland islands have a unique combination of cultures, and today, the sleepy town of lerwick is facing an invasion from a long dormant foe the vikings. cheering. so this is up helly aa. it is one of a number of viking festivals that take place in shetland every year, and this one, in lerwick, is the biggest. up helly aa is best known for its night time procession. almost 1,000 people carry flaming torches through the streets, then set fire to a replica viking ship. the day begins with a march through the town, led by the jarl squad, a group of around 60 locals, kitted
cenotaph. army personnel and members of the publicjoined the rest of the uk in a two minute silence at 11am. good afternoon. now, the travel show. coming up on this week s show. the atmosphere is brilliant. you ve got the singing, lots of shouting. that s so good. that s so tasty. some people want train sets, i wanted a castle. scotland is a perennialfavourite when it comes to travel. from its rugged and dramatic highlands to its vibrant cities and festivals. considering its relatively small size, scotland really does punch above its weight when it comes to tourism. and this week we re looking back at some of our favourite travel show adventures there, kicking off with the time i headed to shetland to experience something that s firmly based in the islands viking past, although a big change is under way. sitting halfway between the scottish mainland and norway, the shetland islands have a unique combination of cultures. and today the sleepy town of lerwick is facing an invas
really happy. it is good that they are letting go take part in the they are letting go take part in the lerwick one.- in the lerwick one. which is brilliant- in the lerwick one. which is brilliant. could in the lerwick one. which is brilliant. could you - in the lerwick one. which is brilliant. could you imagine | brilliant. could you imagine yourself taking part in the future and becoming a member of the jarl squad squad? yes. would like the jarl squad squad? yes. would like to the jarl squad squad? yes. would like to wear- the jarl squad squad? yes. would like to wear the - the jarl squad squad? yes. - would like to wear the armour? as the day draws to an in lerwick, festivities start to heat up. i m standing here with a lot of proud parents as the members of thejunior members of the junior procession members of thejunior procession light up their torches and get ready to set off across town. but hopefully we can catch sight ofjoni. behind the jarl squad, they are notjust i
not long after thejunior procession, it s the grown ups turn. scottish reel music. the atmosphere is brilliant. you ve got this singing, lots of shouting. cheering. they ve turned off the street lights, so you ve just got this torchlight around, but you do have to be a bit cautious, because if a gust of wind comes by, the embers fly from the torches and land on your clothes, so you have to be vigilant, or you will go home with a few holes! as the adult procession passes by, we don t see many women taking part, but any controversy hasn t stopped crowds of people turning out to watch. did you have any feeling yourself about girls being allowed to participate? yeah, well, our boys are involved, we have two