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This the sense of history of what its been through what weve been through as a country. its been great, its getting kind of late. i dont mean to put you on the spot but you think i can get an early start tomorrow.

We reach the last part of the descent and im so relieved to finally get to the bottom. i know its crazy, i didnt expect quite so much water. oh, that was amazing! what a rush! yeah! well, thats it for this week and our look back at some of our wildest adventures here on the travel show. and hopefully, well be on the road, pushing our limits again, very soon. but in the meantime you can keep up with us on social media where we will give you some inspiration for your future travel plans. just sear...

It doesnt take long. 0ur drive up to turkana is interrupted by a massive band of hoppers crossing the road, taking over everything they can. rebecca and her eight children grow maize and beans on their farm, just a few kilometres from the border with uganda. heavy rains meant they were expecting a good crop. they are trying everything to defend theirfarm from invading hopper bands.

The waterfall‘s so close! this is amazing! so far, so good. but halfway down, im in for a shock. slightly unnerving that were going to lose the rock now and were going to go into freefall. 0k. i can do this. yep, this is good. without the rock face im literally hanging. its hard work on my hand. basically this rope is holding my body weight and im having to release the rope to get me down. this way of coming down is faster and scarier than before but a lot more exciting!

Experiences here on the travel show, back in 2016, i travelled to the andes in northern peru to the home of the yumbilla falls, one of the largest waterfalls in the world, and i was incredibly lucky to be one of the first people to try and abseil down it. your legs, carmen, 90 degrees. lean backwards. taking off is terrifying. 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 met...

Nurses, doctors, you know, theyll all be wearing masks, and i will not be able to understand what theyre saying. along with sign language, ayesha relies on lip reading and facial expressions to fully understand whats going on. but now, the interpreter will also be wearing a mask. i dont know what is happening, what theyre saying. it takes quite a lot of your power away, and your self—esteem, i think. knowing that you cant communicate with anybody. part of the nature of my eye condition is that...

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What divides us is not relevant compared with the need to come together and address these challenges. thats what, in my position as secretary-general of the united nations, its my duty to permanently tell leaders time to stop with this division. time to come together because the problems are defeating us. >> in an interview with the economist" you made an interesting point. you said in the last few decades it had actually been easier to mobilize the world because of an era of american supremacy....

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