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In the past, once the trees had been felled and strung together, the rafters would ride them down the river to their destination. today, with travellers on board, the rafts are safer — there are lifejackets, handrails and a bench, plus additional measures now for coronavirus, like masks and reduced capacities. but it is still very open to the elements. we are approaching the first rapid and it is meant to be the steepest and the most exciting. hang on. this is great! i am totally soaked from m...

This is the slower part of the ride, so to speak, but it is just fascinating to think this is what they would have been doing 600 years ago to transport all the logs down to the city to make the temples and the shrines. and these skills certainly come in handy these days when the temptation for getting away from big city life and all the new restrictions is greater than ever. not that it is all

Tranquil relaxation. we are approaching a rapid now and we stand up so we do not get too wet. here we go! so that was our last rapid. so interesting to watch these four guys navigate this seven ton log raft down the river. just like they would have 600 years ago. it is amazing. that is all we have time for this week. coming up next week: we will be looking back at some of our most memorable trips to africa, like when lucy met the former poachers now responsible for protecting some of rwandas maj...

Of logs strung together. it must float 0k, it has been around long enough. so what is it like to drive and steer such a long raft like this?

Sadiq khan says londons transport network tfl needs a second bailout from the government. ministers say that will only happen if the mayor puts up fares and taxes. rather than punishing londoners, playing party political games, lets get around a table and do a deal thats right for tfl, thats right for london and thats right for our country. as this pandemic drags on, the bills rack up and the arguments about how much the government should fork out will continue for months. now im bbc news it is ...

Rosemary elaine dunning. we look at them as role models and you have to kind of have a leader mentality and strength to make the right decisions in life. and what we are doing, when we showcase in the trains in their coronation, we are showing how that person grew in their life to be a role model. still to come on the travel show: christa is back in gibraltar to find out why the rock was home to the biggest concentration of some of our distant ancestors anywhere in the world. wow. and i am injap...

But ijust could not leave without knowing one thing... what is the hairstyle going to be? i think rockstar style. flowing locks, it was all the rage! to finish up this week, i am in thejapanese prefecture of wakayama — they call it the land of the trees. domestic tourism has risen here recently, with the government subsidising japanese getaways, making escapes to remote wildernesses like wa kayama popular. for centuries, the wood here was so sought after that it was used in buildings all aroun...

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