It will still be two million kilometres away. Now its time for a look at the weather with ben rich. It is staying well away and i am going to fog on things a lot closer to us in the atmosphere which are a lot more innocuous. It is looking pretty quiet out there. Dry for the vast majority and spells of sunshine as you can see from our earlier Satellite Image. The cloud is now breaking up across the north of scotland. Cloud breaking up to reveal some spells of sunshine. Across Eastern Scotland and North East England were yesterday it was warm at 17 or 18, to as temperatures down a little bit. Nine, ten or11. I temperatures down a little bit. Nine, ten or 11. I attempt us across parts of South West England. To this evening we will see some clear spells across easter in scotland. That will allow temperatures to drop. They could be A Touch Of Frost in places where it stays a bit cloudy it was the south east and north west it is not going to be quite as cold. Tomorrow is another fine day. 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Its time for The Travel Show. This week, i look back at some of our top trips to thailand. Henry is rolling with the punches. Look at his abs. Mike gets stuck in. I am knee deep and still sinking further. Carmen tries a technical solution to pollution. I am cleaning the beach. Hello and welcome to The Travel Show. It is hard to believe it has been around a whole year since life changed for everyone in the uk thanks to the covid pandemic. The Vaccination Scheme is giving everyone hope that we will soon be able to travel. In the meantime stay with us for some escape, inspiration and tips before we hit the road again. This week, we are focusing on that tried and true traveller favourite, thailand. We kick off, literally in the thai capital of bangkok, where back in 2017, we convinced henry to train like a champion and try his hand at the countrys national sport. Muay thai is said to have been developed by thai warriors on the battlefields of the 14th century. It became known as the art of eight limbs because our hands, shins, elbows and knees are all used as points of contact. Really quite high octane. These fighters are astonishing, watching up close and personal. But some bright spark at The Travel Show decided it was a good thing for me to try it out first hand. So tomorrow morning im heading over to an actual muay thai camp that trains muay thai fighters from all over thailand. Ijust hope that i come out the other end not too bruised and banged up. I head 45 minutes to the north of bngkok to the gym for some of the countrys top champions live and train. Tourists who want to get fit can stay at camps like this throughout thailand. But this place is known as the toughest. How is the experience been so far . Good. Really, really tough. They are the best. I am training two hours a day, and that is supposed to be the real tough stuff. Here they train six or seven a day. These guys train twice a day every day. They are determined to make me sweat even more. It is all about balance. You always think of leaning into a punch. Actually, in muay thai, you have to stay pretty much dead centre, keep your weight evenly distributed. It is weird. It is like breaking habits. Children here start learning from a very young age. It takes years to master the practice. Im about to step in the ring with someone who is a top contenderfor muay thai injapan. He looks really mean. Look at his abs. Ive got a fair way to go yet. Practice. Basics. Whistle. Thank you. I think im going to have to call it a day. These guys are finely tuned athletes. I have had the tiniest of training here. It has been absolutely amazing but my time here is done. Greatjob from henry there, channelling his inner warrior. Next, a local community battling to save its wildlife. Back in 2019 we sent mike to the coast where conservationists have found an ingenious, though rather muddy, solution to an ongoing conservation challenge. Few International Travellers venture here but in recent years the amazing transformation of its ecosystem has began to draw people like me. It might not be one of the most beautiful ecosystems its actually quite full of life. Crocodiles, crabs, birds, all kinds of wildlife here. There a monkey right here. With a crab in its mouth. This place is quite an experience. The shellfish, shrimps and crabs which thrive in this environment were almost at the brink of collapse just a few decades ago because of the dramatic loss of one simple thing. Mangroves. Industrial Shrimp Farming left the Mangrove Forest decimated and with it the fragile ecosystem which the villagers depended on to survive. But the local people began to fight back. This man helped bring hundreds of people from nearby villages to repla nt the mangroves. Eventually their work began to pay off and it caught the attention of royalty. When i knew i was going to be Planting Mangroves i thought these will give good traction, they are waterproof. Apparently this is not the right choice. I wear these. I put these on my feet, and we go almost waist deep in mud and plant mangroves. I am ready. Three, two, one. This is really. I am knee deep and still sinking further. How does it work . One. Ive got one. You plant it in just like a normal tree. Over 32 years since the replanting began, the Mangrove Forest has regained a third of what was lost. 0k. One fact about the mangrove tree. They are shaped this way like a torpedo, because they fall from the trees. They go. And of course, there is more than one way to get clean after a day exploring the mangroves. I am told that years ago local kids found another use for these boards. It is great to give Something Back when you are a traveller. But, it is even better if you can have a little fun along the way. Mike getting good and messy there on the thai coast. Wont it be nice when we get to have adventures like that again . Followed by a nice warm shower of course. Do stay with us because we have got more great memories coming up. This is a feast. It is only once a day. But it is a good feast. Time now to head to thailands famous sandy beaches. It has beautiful coastline which makes it a huge draw for tourists. That is not always good news for the environment. In 2019 we sent carmen, not to catch rays, but to join a clean up mission. Cleaning up thailands beaches has become a priority for a network of volunteers called trash heroes. The group operates in 25 cities across the country. Cleaning the beaches of trash and tiny pieces of cigarettes seems a never ending task. But the trash heroes here could soon have some help. Why do we need a beach robot here . Because of the trash. So many tourists come to the beach. If the beach gets dirty they will not want to come. How does it work . The robot is digging in the sand, checking to separate the sand out. How much rubbish do you collect . Four kilograms of trash from 80 metres. I am dying to have a go. That is forward and backwards . Left and riuht. This controls the speed. If you push this down, this will dig in the sand. This is great. I am cleaning the beach. The team is working on a second prototype that will also take the shales out of the trash. Sought after spying so satisfying. There is a focus on getting the next generation to think differently about how they treat the beaches, to protect this landscape for the future. Carmen doing her bit there on the beach. Now to dig deep into The Travel Show archives, back to 2014. Henry, before he became a hollywood star, everything was going just fine, then he got lost. This barefoot explorer survival expert dave. For years he has been Teaching Trekkers basic Survival Skills that can mean the difference between life and death. I am lost. I need your help. What is | the first thing i can do . | be that loss. I have one bar on my| mobile phone. Do i use that now or save it . Iwould wait. ,. Getting rescued now are slim. You have got A Night In The Jungle to spend. Tomorrow we will walk around just a little bit. Daves most important tip is to keep hydrated. Without water at the body and brain soon going to shut down. That is what we need to sort out first. We are hoping to find water in the bamboo. Even in the dry season there is water and bamboo. It tends to be cool, temperature wise. There could be this much water in here, there could be this much. We can cut up in here. There we go. Let us have a taste. That is good. That is very refreshing. Dave originally worked in the shipyards of virginia. When the work they are dried up he decided to head to asia, his home ever since. How did you get involved in these Survival Techniques . I have been interested in plants all my life. Back in america, there were dozens of plants. Here, there are dozens of plants in my yard. I had to sort out where i was going to sleep for the night. Why is it so important to build a shelter. At certain times of the year, only a few degrees colder than body temperature, that can literally suck the life out of you. Also, creepy crawlies, they can keep you from sleeping and annoy you. Tie everything is many times as you can and make it as tight as you can. | that is stable . Is put some across and then we are done. Holding my breath. Holding my breath. That is reasonably comfortable. You might want to take |your knife off. What about a pillow . | there we go. There is your pillow. That is extremely comfortable. Henry, getting some tips from dave, who is still out there, teaching Survival Skills. To finish the show, time for something more relaxing. Across the world thailand is known for buddhist monasteries, where people spend their life in contemplation and meditation. Back in 2014. The first duty of the new day is collecting alms, food from the local community. There is a number of routes from this monastery, the monks go into small groups. As i am soon to find out, this is not the only source of sustenance for the monks. There ouo. , only once a day, but it is a good feast. Next, one of my daily duties. You might have noticed that the task of sweeping up is given to the most enlightened person in the monastery. That is why i am doing it. And now, a chance to meet some of the foreign monks as they finish theirjobs. Some of them have had rather colourful previous lives. I used to be a photographer. What kind of pictures . Successful . Yes. Successful enough. Turns out that michael was also the manager of model claudia schiffer. Mostly my family thinks, i should have a family, make lots of money. No more health insurance. Nothing at all. No safety net. It is quite simple. You train yourself, seven, eight, nine hours. Your mind becomes peaceful. | this experience is much better than all the money that you have. Has not completely forsaken his old life. He is still curious about english premiership scores, arsenal especially. And he thinks the abbot is a secret liverpool fan. Monks have to observe 227 strict presets or rules. My efforts were rather pathetic. In truth, as i left, i realise i did gain something out of the experience. In that short period i appreciated the routine, the simplicity, and the absence of empty choices you frequently have to make in the outside world. The point though is that most of us live in that world. Taking some time to find himself back in 2014. That is all we have time for on this programme. Next week, we head underground in edinburgh, to find out how one iconic st dealt with epidemics the Showpiece Palace that tragically collapsed in december. From me, goodbye, see you next time. A sunnier day than yesterday for many as well. Beautiful blue skies overhead from county armagh. Slightly different across the far south west of england. That was cornwall earlier on. Cloud here. One hour earlier Satellite Image the cloud is starting to break up name across the South West England and Northern Scotland where it has been pretty cloudy so far. Most areas will see some spells of sunshine through the afternoon. Lots of sunshine for some. Was very warm yesterday across Eastern Scotland and North East England at 17 or 18, today a little bit cooler than that. The wind is just coming today a little bit cooler than that. The Wind Isjust Coming In Off Today A Little Bit cooler than that. The wind is just coming in off the north sea so there is temperatures can stay instead pegged back to nine or10 can stay instead pegged back to nine or 10 degrees. To this evening where we see clear skies particularly to Eastern Scotland and northern england, midlands and wales, it will get cold enough of frost in places. Is called elsewhere where we keep more in the way of cloud but High Pressure was going to be in charge of the scene to start the new working week and that means more fine settled weather although it will be breezy across North Western area south through Northern Ireland and scotland that breed will introduce more in the way of cloud, perhaps splash of Rain The High Ground in western scotland. Some sunny spells once early mist has cleared. Patches of Cloud Abandon temperatures generally between 11 and 14. Not far from where they have been over this weekend. As we move into tuesday hoping she will still be fairly close by the centre of the high pulls out into the near continent. A frontal system approaching from the west which will take its time to move in. Tuesday is a largely dry day for most. Some rain later in the day and Northern Ireland in western where it will also be turning quite windy. The sunshine further south and eastern temperatures getting up to 12 or 13 degrees. There are some changes to come from midweek onwards. This frontal system moves through bringing some rain. So as to the north west and then some more active Weather Fronts pushing north west and then some more active weatherfronts pushing in from north west and then some more active Weather Fronts pushing in from the west during thursday and that will take us towards the end of the week. Gradually, after a dry start, the week ahead is going to turn wetter and a little bit windierfor some week ahead is going to turn wetter and a little bit windier for some as well. Briefly towards the end of the week it is going to start to feel a little bit colder. More weather for the west of the afternoon. That is all from you for now. This is bbc news with the latest headlines. The government has warned the European Union that any attempt to block the export of doses of Coronavirus Vaccine to the uk would be counterproductive. As summer looms can britons start planning for foreign holidays . This the response of cabinet minister, ben wallace. I think it would be premature to do that. It would be potentially risky. We are seeing growing variants and i think we have done a huge amount of work. The taxpayer, the nhs staff, my constituency has been in lockdown since september and i dont want ads to be thrown away. That to be thrown away. Meanwhile the uk governments warned its decision to slash billions of dollars from its overseas aid budget is illegal. A snapshot of life in england, wales and Northern Ireland todays the deadline for millions of people to take part