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Taking off is terrifying. i put my feet against the wall and slowly inch down to the pool. its hard to stay up with the constant pressure of the water pushing me backwards — and im told this is the easy part! 0k! we reach the tiny ledge overlooking the last 70 metres and prepare for our descent. what a view! oh, my god! its amazing! woo! ok, here we go! the waterfall is so close! this is amazing! so far, so good. but halfway down, im in for a shock. slightly unnerving that we are

Vaccine roll—out. in line with existing rules, visitors must provide a negative test result and wear ppe. the enforced family separations have been agonising for so many. for care homes, it remains a delicate balance between protecting residents and opening up to family visits. the governments full guidance will be published next week. daniela relph, bbc news. now on bbc news: the travel show. coming up on this weeks show: we are gonna go into freefall. i can do this. here we go. i cant believ...

Chose his eldest son, abdullah, to succeed him — hamzah became crown prince. 2004 was a pivotal yearfor the prince. he got married and was stripped of his royal title. the king made his own son second in line. prince hamzah has expressed veiled criticism before, but nothing like this. this crisis in a quiet corner of a volatile region has rattled neighbours, including other arab monarchies. theyve rushed to back the king. the kingdom already worried about discontent over an economic crisis mad...

With the constant pressure of the water pushing me backwards — and im told this is the easy part! 0k! we reach the tiny ledge overlooking the last 70 metres and prepare for our descent. you what a view! oh, my god! its amazing! woo! ok, here we go! the waterfall is so close! this is amazing! so far, so good. but halfway down, im in for a shock. slightly unnerving that we are going to lose the rock now and we are going to go into freefall. aah! 0k. i can do this. yep, this is good!

Your heartjust goes... imitates heart thumping quickly. and carmen accepted our challrnge to abseil down one of the largest waterfalls in the world in peru. the waterfall is so close! this is amazing! well, more from mike again now in this look back at some of our favourite travel show adventures in south america. and here is the time that he came face—to—face with one of the most beautiful and the most dangerous animals on the continent during that visit to the ibera wetlands in argentina. ...

The rest of the waterfall which is about a 70 metre drop. and im one of the first people to do this. before we can start, the team must meticulously anchor a system of ropes into the rock face. then it is my turn to prepare. never that glamorous getting into a wetsuit but i will be glad of it — this this water looks cold! im attached to a harness and instructed on the safety apparatus that will allow me to control my descent. your legs, carmen, 90 degrees. hold it but lean backwards. taking of...

And once the cold and the terror disappear, i feel to be one of the few people to have experienced this wilderness while its still a bit of a secret from the outside world. carmen enjoying those absolutely amazing views over the peruvian amazon back in 2016. well, thats all weve got time for this week, but catch us next week when ade will be looking at sustainable travel and asking if lockdown has changed the way well want to travel in the future. up until 2020, the trend towards increasing tour...

Pete: thank you, rachel. that will be very interesting interview. something else catch on "fox nation" all times my battle in the holy land series. thankfully tonight on the fox news channel it is airing at 10:00 p.m. battle in the holy land. the holiest place on earth, jerusalem, think about it in historical context, the lan of the bible, eastern still today the way which faiths are battling over that territory its meaning, consequence, political and spiritual is timeless. it is ferocious today...

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