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Held every february right in the heart of hokkaidos capital. laughter wooo! up-tempo music plays its a big deal and famous internationally. about 2 million visitors come every year. most people come for the incredible snow sculptures. it started in 1950 as a way for high school students to publicly display their sculptures, but now its grown into something quite different. teams come from all over the world to compete and, for me, watching them sweat is just as much fun as seeing the final resul...

Wasnt enough snow. so do you think skiing as a pastime, a winter pastime, might be in danger? all of this is difficult to hear if this is the highlight of your sporting year. but the weathers had an even bigger impact at the bottom of the hill. this is the sapporo snow festival,

But, sadly, milder temperatures and drier conditions have led to problems for organisers this year. so carmen has pulled on her snow boots and headed north to see how theyre coping. the wide open spaces of hokkaido. at any time of year people come here to be outdoors, but especially injanuary and february — the height of the ski season. the resorts on hokkaido are globally renowned, partly because of the quality of the snow. but also theres a real diversity in the landscape which provides fast...

Lets hope next year doesnt show a further decline. and, by the way, if youre interested in how the australian entry turned out — here it is. the waratah flower — symbol of the countrys resilience following those forest fires. and the winners? well, for the third year in a row, first place went to thailand for this mother and baby sea turtle. well, if youre still keen to hit the slopes, heres the travel show guide to some places other thanjapan you might want to think about. two of scandinavi...

But you can also book a transfer by dog sled. the airports served by london, copenhagen and aalborg. if youre in europe and would rather not fly, there are plenty of seasonal train options running to the resorts in austria. theres another month left on the alpine express, for instance, the sleeper train which runs all the way from the netherlands, through germany, to a number of stations that serve about 100 different resorts. its one way to shave a substantial amount of the carbon footprint of ...

The longer we can keep this virus at bay the better because with the warmer weather, theres a chance that cases might start to dwindle. fergus walsh for us there. now on bbc news, the travel show. this week on the travel show: carmens chilling in northern japan, despite a lack of snow. wooo! im in brazilfor the countdown to carnival. i dont know what im doing! and we hit the road in america, with one man and his very devoted dog.

This week were kicking off onjapan‘s northern island, hokkaido. its the countrys winter playground, hosting skiers and snowboarders from everywhere. its also home to one of the worlds famous winter events — the sapporo snow festival. but, sadly, milder temperatures and drier conditions have led to problems for organisers this year. so carmen has pulled on her snow boots and headed north to see how theyre coping. the wide open spaces of hokkaido. at any time of year, people come here to be ou...

All of this is difficult to hear if this is the highlight of your sporting year. but the weathers had an even bigger impact at the bottom of the hill. this is the sapporo snow festival, held every february right in the heart of hokkaido‘s capital. laughter wooo! up-tempo music plays its a big deal and famous internationally. about 2 million visitors come every year. most people come for the incredible snow sculptures. it started in 1950 as a way for high school students to publicly display the...

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But the weathers had an even bigger impact at the bottom of the hill. this is the sapporo snow festival, held every february right in the heart of hokkaidos capital. laughter wooo! up-tempo music plays its a big deal and famous internationally. about 2 million visitors come every year. most people come for the incredible snow sculptures. it started in 1950 as a way for high school students to publicly display their sculptures, but now its grown into something quite different. teams come from all...