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Now on bbc news, the travel show. i am on a coast—to—coast trek across the south of the usa, exploring the places that have grown up along the sunset limited train line. myjourney started in the unique port city of new orleans, and continued across from louisiana to texas, and one of americas most distinctive national parks. this is the rio grande. welcome to the border! this week, as i continue my journey along the rail route, but off the beaten track, i find out how close we came to the en...

Time to leave this garden of dreams behind and head westward to americas so—called city of dreams, los angeles. its the final stop on the sunset limited train line, which i followed here all the way from new orleans. they call this one of the last great railway stations in the us, and it marks one end of a line that created the hugely important artery carrying cargo and passenger traffic from coast to coast. and i tell you what, its absolutely beautiful. like a church.

Has staycation saved the day for the cathedral? it has certainly made a huge difference. we are seeing people coming to salisbury and salisbury cathedral from right across the country, so we are feeling very positive about the future, but knowing that we still have quite a long way to go. but the issue now is what happens next. as the summer tapers away, theyve got the autumn to think of, but crucially, they are already looking ahead to the summer of 2022. a summer that they hope will see more o...

To settle for a ride on this. i physically cant get in this! of course you can fit in there! youre not that big! im not that big at all. do you think grown—ups should be riding around in these, too? absolutely, there is no excuse not to. kenny, theres only one problem, right? what, whats that? we are on this thing and theres no—one to turn it off. does that mean we are on this flight forever? well, in theory, that could happen. time to leave this garden of dreams behind and head westward to ...

It owes its existence to the train line, which transformed this isolated frontier post into a major urban centre. and they are proud of their rail history here. is that a bell? can i ring that? sure, go ahead. yeah? bell rings. wow, that is a slice of history. just in that noise, that sound. its beautiful. but theres more to this area than meets the eye. this is a typical arizona landscape, vast desert and mountain ranges. but what the state is less famous for is something that could have change...

And dangerous storm surges as tropical storm ida churns its way along the coast of louisiana and mississippi states. more paralympics success for great britain as lee pearson, andrew small and phoebe paterson pine claim golds. now on bbc news. on the travel show theres another chance to see the second part of rajan datar�*s epic railjourney across the united states. i am on a coast—to—coast trek across the south of the usa, exploring the places that have grown up along the sunset limited t...

Do you think grown—ups should be riding around in these, too? absolutely, there�*s no excuse not to. kenny, there�*s only one problem, right? what, what�*s that? we are on this thing and there�*s no—one to turn it off. does that mean we are on this flight forever? well, in theory, that could happen. time to leave this garden of dreams behind and head westward to america�*s so—called city of dreams, los angeles. it�*s the final stop on the sunset limited train line, which i foll...

Just everybody comes here, so i get my culture fix without ever having to leave home. i think you could finish this game off in a moment. where did the black go? you sunk it. you were very polite, i didnt even notice i put the black down by mistake! time to leave the remote expanses of texas behind and continue west, through the arizona desert, following the train route. so here we are, tucson, arizona, one of those place names i heard so often, but never thought i would actually visit. it owes ...

Im not that big at all. do you think grown—ups should be riding around in these, too? absolutely, there is no excuse not to. kenny, theres only one problem, right? what, whats that? we are on this thing and theres no—one to turn it off. does that mean we are on this flight forever? well, in theory, that could happen. time to leave this garden of dreams behind and head westward to americas so—called city of dreams, los angeles. its the final stop on the sunset limited train line, which i fo...

Kenny, theres only one problem, right? what, whats that? we are on this thing and theres no—one to turn it off. does that mean we are on this flight forever? well, in theory, that could happen. time to leave this garden of dreams behind and head westward to americas so—called city of dreams, los angeles. its the final stop on the sunset limited train line, which i followed here all the way from new orleans. they call this one of the last great railway stations in the us and it marks one end ...