Travel Secrets

Recorded live at the HoT Podcast Festival in Henley 🎙️ Tanya Rose is joined by acting couple Lucy Fleming and Simon Williams for a wonderfully entertaining conversation filled with extraordinary travel stories, family history and adventures around the world. Lucy, daughter of Brief Encounter actress Celia Johnson and writer and explorer Peter Fleming, shares stories from her remarkable family history. Her uncle Ian Fleming created James Bond, and Lucy recalls visiting his Jamaican home, GoldenEye, where she sat at the desk where he wrote the Bond novels. She also reveals how she entered a competition to sail around the world, despite not really wanting to, and ended up spending five and a half weeks at sea from Cape Town to Boston, celebrating her 50th birthday along the way. Simon, best known for his role as James Bellamy in Upstairs, Downstairs, shares why his first visit to New York completely blew his mind, memories of travelling through China and eating oysters straight from the rocks in Oman, and why meeting the people who live in a destination is one of the greatest pleasures of travel. Together, Lucy and Simon take Tanya from the tea country and wildlife of Sri Lanka to leopard spotting in Rajasthan and a magical New Year’s Day watching the sun rise over the Himalayas. Plus, Lucy reveals how her father became known as “Professor Nitpick” when Ian Fleming sent him his James Bond manuscripts to read and make notes on, and the couple share the travel advice they’ve picked up from a lifetime of adventures.  CHAPTERS 00:00 Peter Fleming: traveller, adventurer & wartime deception 00:23 Welcome to Travel Secrets LIVE00:52 Introducing Lucy Fleming & Simon Williams 02:06 Posting Letters to the Moon & Lucy’s extraordinary family 04:40 Travel Secret #1: New York 06:07 Arriving in New York by sea 07:05 Lucy’s most unexpected adventure: sailing the Atlantic 09:58 Simon’s experience filming in China 11:49 Ian Fleming, Naval Intelligence & the origins of James Bond 12:47 Oysters on the beach in Oman 13:54 The Savoy Grill, The Ivy & Noel Coward 16:18 Lucy & Simon’s top travel tips 17:25 Why they love Sri Lanka 18:54 Leopard spotting in Rajasthan 20:04 The wartime letters behind Posting Letters to the Moon 23:39 Lucy’s poignant visit to GoldenEye in Jamaica 27:31 The photograph that sums up travel for Lucy & Simon 28:02 New Year’s Day in the Himalayas 29:06 Watching their children leave on their gap years List of places mentioned: • New York, USA • Cape Town, South Africa • Boston, USA • China • India • Oman • Sri Lanka • Galle, Sri Lanka • Rajasthan, India • Jamaica • GoldenEye, Jamaica • The Himalayas Listen to Travel Secrets wherever you get your podcasts and subscribe to the channel for more conversations with some of the world’s most fascinating travellers. With special thanks to Hot Podcast Festival and Good Full Media for such a wonderful evening, Gillan Williams for capturing it all, and Lara Shardlow for the wonderful photographs.

Recorded live at the HoT Podcast Festival in Henley 🎙️ For Travel Secrets’ very first live recording, Tanya was joined on stage by someone who really needs no introduction: actor, national treasure, king of the jungle and one of the greatest storytellers around, Christopher Biggins. Christopher is also a dear friend of Tanya’s, a former Travel Secrets guest and someone she has been lucky enough to travel with herself, making him the perfect person to bring Travel Secrets to life in front of an audience. And he certainly didn’t disappoint. From flying to New York on Virgin Atlantic’s first flight and taking a rather unconventional military plane to see China’s Terracotta Warriors, to an unforgettable party in St Petersburg, meeting Hillary Clinton in full Austrian costume and encountering a professional mermaid on a cruise around Japan, Christopher takes us around the world in his own completely inimitable way. He also shares why he still loves the Maldives, his memories of sailing to Easter Island on an unforgettable world cruise and the very different side of travel he has experienced through his work with the HOPE Foundation in Kolkata. Funny, outrageous and occasionally rather moving, this was such a special evening and we’re delighted to finally be able to share it with you. Chapters: 00:00 Christopher Biggins’ travel stories 01:00 Welcome to Travel Secrets LIVE at the HoT Podcast Festival 03:20 How travel changes as you get older 05:17 The joy of travelling by private jet 07:12 Christopher’s childhood holidays at Butlin’s 09:14 China, the Great Wall & an unforgettable flight to Xi’an 11:41 The Peace Hotel in Shanghai 12:09 The unfortunate story of the terracotta horse 13:11 Travel Secret #1: New York 16:31 Most unexpected experience: the Maldives 18:30 Overrated or underrated: the Isle of Man 19:34 Cruising the Mekong & arriving in Saigon 21:30 An extraordinary party in St Petersburg 24:05 Meeting Hillary Clinton in Austria 25:07 Christopher’s top travel tip 25:58 Meeting a professional mermaid in Japan 27:28 Sailing to Easter Island on an unforgettable world cruise 29:19 The photograph that sums up travel for Christopher 29:28 Kolkata & the HOPE Foundation 31:15 Private jets, first class & the other side of travel Places mentioned: • New York, USA • Great Wall of China, China • Xi’an & the Terracotta Warriors, China • Shanghai & the Peace Hotel, China • The Maldives • Isle of Man • Mekong River, Vietnam • Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City), Vietnam • St Petersburg, Russia • Japan • Easter Island, Chile • Tonga • Tahiti, French Polynesia • New Zealand • Sydney, Australia • Kolkata, India • Dubai, UAE Listen to Travel Secrets wherever you get your podcasts and subscribe to the channel for more conversations with some of the world’s most fascinating travellers.

What happens when a life of travel begins with a modelling trip to Acapulco at 16 and goes on to include touring the world with The Rolling Stones, climbing to 17,000ft in Tibet and even spotting a UFO in Brazil? This week, Tanya is joined by Jo Wood, model, entrepreneur, writer and founder of Jo Wood Organics, whose extraordinary life has taken her all over the world. Jo started travelling as a teenage model, but when she met Ronnie Wood at 22, she began joining him on tour and, as she tells Tanya, thinks she has now been to “most places in the world.”  In this episode, Jo shares: Why Japan is the one country Jo thinks everyone should visit Touring Japan with The Rolling Stones and seeing how dramatically the country changed between visits Why Buenos Aires completely surprised her, and arriving there with The Rolling Stones to scenes she describes as “Beatlemania” Spending a month travelling through Tibet with Sadhguru and climbing to 17,000ft at Mount Kailash The night Jo and Ronnie saw what she describes as a “proper UFO” while on holiday in Brazil and her other unexplained sightings while travelling in South America and Zanzibar Taking her own home-grown organic potatoes to Paris while on tour The restaurant hidden in the Spanish mountains that she recommends Her travels through India, from Kerala and Goa to Mumbai and Rajasthan Why she loves Zanzibar and keeps going back The Seychelles trip and photograph that sums up travel for her Her favourite restaurants and what she always takes with her when she travels From rock ’n’ roll tours to remote pilgrimages, this is a life very well travelled. Subscribe to Travel Secrets for a new episode every week, as Tanya asks her guests to reveal their six travel secrets and the holidays and adventures that surround them. And remember: this podcast might not change your life, but it might just change your plans. Chapters: 01:20 How has travel impacted the person you’ve become? 05:44 What’s the one destination everyone should visit once in their lifetime? 08:38 What’s your most unexpected travel experience? 10:52 What’s your most overrated or underrated destination? 20:36 What and where do you love to eat and drink when you travel? 24:39 What’s your top travel tip? 27:58 What’s your most poignant travel memory? 31:51 What photograph sums up travel for you? 34:33 Where are you going next? Places mentioned Japan and Mount Fuji Buenos Aires, Argentina Tibet, Lake Manasarovar and Mount Kailash Nepal Brazil, including Recife and São Paulo Zanzibar, Tanzania The Seychelles Egypt India, including Coimbatore, Kerala, Goa, Mumbai and Rajasthan Acapulco, Mexico Paris and Cannes, France Tenerife and mainland Spain Los Angeles and Miami, USA London

Award-winning broadcaster, travel writer and disability rights advocate Sophie Morgan joins Tanya Rose to share the journeys that have shaped her extraordinary life. At just 18 years old, Sophie was paralysed in a car accident. In the months that followed, she believed the adventurous life she had imagined was over. Then one unforgettable trip to Canada helped her realise it wasn’t. It reminded her that adventure was still possible and marked the beginning of a lifetime spent exploring the world. In this episode, Sophie shares: why Scotland is the one destination everyone should experience the snowmobile ride in Canada that transformed the way she saw her future what she learnt from a gruelling expedition through Nicaragua the most memorable meal she’s ever had, at the White House riding a motorbike across America why “accessible” doesn’t always mean accessible the reality of flying as a wheelchair user and why airlines still have so far to go an extraordinary safari in South Africa that shows what’s possible when accessibility is truly considered learning to scuba dive in the Maldives why she’s determined to become one of the first wheelchair users to travel to space Chapters: 00:00 Highlights 00:35 Introduction 02:05 How travel helped Sophie rebuild her life after paralysis 05:39 Visiting the White House & campaigning for disability rights 06:40 Why everyone should visit Scotland at least once 10:52 The Canadian adventure that helped Sophie believe she could still live boldly 16:18 Nicaragua, adventure, resilience & knowing your limits 20:40 Sophie’s most memorable meal 30:35 Why you can’t trust the word “accessible” 44:13 Learning to scuba dive in the Maldives & why luxury travel should be for everyone 46:21 Sophie’s favourite travel photograph 49:20 What’s next: painting, television… and going to space Places: Scotland • India • Canada • Toronto • Nicaragua • South Africa • Kruger National Park • Maldives • Washington D.C. • The White House • Los Angeles • Yellowstone National Park • Grand Teton National Park • Oregon • Pacific Coast Highway • London

Celebrity stylist Elizabeth Saltzman joins Tanya Rose to share her Travel Secrets. Having dressed some of the world’s most celebrated women, including Gwyneth Paltrow, Jodie Comer, Sandra Oh, Julia Garner and Saoirse Ronan, Elizabeth has travelled the world for decades. Along the way, she’s come to believe that travel is the greatest education of all. In this episode, Elizabeth shares: why she believes everyone should visit the place their family comes from the trip to India that gave her the greatest culture shock of her life the destination that disappointed her more than anywhere else the one packing rule she swears by after decades of travelling why she wore exactly the same outfit to Fashion Week every day for two years — and nobody noticed why she is building a family home in Costa Rica the terrifying hike in Maui that helped her understand the power of nature her favourite restaurants, bars and hidden local spots around the world the legendary Paris bar where she started one of her favourite travel traditions Chapters 02:00 How travel became Elizabeth’s greatest education 10:04 Secret #1: The one place everyone should visit 12:58 Secret #2: Her most unexpected travel experience 16:36 Secret #3: Most overrated (and underrated) destinations 21:40 Secret #4: Favourite food, restaurants and hotel bars around the world 29:13 Secret #5: Elizabeth’s best travel tip 41:54 Secret #6: Her most poignant travel memory Places mentioned New York City The Carlyle Hotel, New York London Russia Poland India Las Vegas Grand Canyon Costa Rica Maui, Hawaii Palm Beach Los Angeles Wisconsin Mexico Venice Paris Hemingway Bar, Paris Harry’s Bar, Venice River Cafe, London Croatia Kenya Hydra, Greece St Barths East Hampton The Hamptons California Shanghai London Hampstead Ponds Serpentine, London

Award-winning interior designer Kelly Hoppen CBE joins Tanya Rose to reveal the travel experiences that have shaped both her life and her extraordinary career. From spending every Christmas in South Africa as a child to designing some of the world’s most beautiful homes, hotels, yachts and private jets, Kelly explains why travel has been her greatest source of inspiration. In this episode, Kelly shares: why Kelly believes everyone should experience Asia at least once how childhood trips to South Africa shaped the designer she became the unforgettable hike to Bhutan’s Tiger’s Nest the hidden side of Beijing and Shanghai the best meal she’s ever eaten in Capri and her favourite hotels and restaurants her top travel tip for packing and planning every trip the final holiday she shared with her father in Sicily why a sunset in Mallorca is one of her most treasured travel memories Chapters  01:32 How travel shaped Kelly’s life and career 06:20 Secret #1: The one destination everyone should visit 10:18 Secret #2: Her most unexpected travel experience 13:49 Secret #3: Most overrated (and underrated) destinations 19:36 Secret #4: Favourite food and restaurants around the world 24:18 Secret #5: Kelly’s best travel tip 31:02 Secret #6: Her most poignant travel memory 35:25 Designing cruise ships, yachts and hotels 37:16 What’s next for Kelly Hoppen? Places mentioned South Africa Asia China Hong Kong Beijing Shanghai Japan Bhutan Finland Antwerp The Cotswolds Capri Ravello Lake Como Sicily Mallorca Ibiza Puglia

British singer, songwriter and actress Pixie Lott joins Tanya Rose to reveal the travel experiences that have shaped her life. From writing music in New York and Los Angeles as a teenager to touring across Japan, performing in Brazil, discovering hidden gems through local recommendations and falling in love with Italy, Pixie shares the places that continue to inspire both her life and career. She also talks about why she never plans her holidays too far in advance, why Tokyo completely changed her perspective on travel, and the emotional trip to Brazil that she’ll never forget. In this episode, she talks about: Why Tokyo and Rome are the two destinations everyone should visit How music took her around the world from the age of 15 The unexpected trip to Brazil that became one of the most emotional experiences of her life Why Cornwall and the Lake District deserve more recognition The Italian destinations she keeps returning to and the pasta she still dreams about The London restaurants and cocktail bars she always returns to Why she prefers booking travel as she goes and trusting local recommendations Her unforgettable visit to Zambia with Comic Relief Writing her latest album Encino in California Why New York and Nashville still inspire her creativity 🎧 Don’t forget to subscribe to @TravelSecretsThePodcast and listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and wherever you get your podcasts. Chapters 03:44 Number one destination everyone should visit: Tokyo or Rome? 08:29 The unexpected Brazil trip that changed everything 13:26 Why Pixie thinks holidays in the UK are underrated 18:52 Favourite food, restaurants and cocktails while travelling 23:36 Pixie’s best travel advice: trust the locals 26:58 Her most poignant travel memory in Zambia 28:26 Writing Encino in California 30:54 Why New York and Nashville will always inspire her 34:29 The travel photographs that mean the most to her Places Mentioned Tokyo, Japan Rome, Italy Portugal Mallorca, Spain New York City, USA Los Angeles, California, USA Brazil Cornwall, England Lake District, England London, England Capri, Italy Porto Cervo, Sardinia, Italy Forte dei Marmi, Italy Zambia Nashville, Tennessee, USA

American actress and Gossip Girl star Kelly Rutherford joins Tanya Rose to reveal the travel experiences that have shaped her life.   From growing up in California to building a life between New York and Monaco, Kelly reflects on family heritage, the cities she called home and the destinations she returns to time and time again. Together, they discuss everything from her favourite cafés and travelling with children to life in Monaco and the Italian road trip she hopes to repeat with her daughter. In this episode, she talks about: Discovering her English and Danish roots Losing her passport in France Kelly’s favourite city in the world Raising children in New York vs Los Angeles Her favourite cafés in Paris, London and New York What it’s like to live in Monaco The simple suitcase rule she always follows The best way she has found to get her children to go to museums with her Her favourite magazine for travel recommendations The unforgettable Italian road trip she took with her daughter 🎧 Don’t forget to subscribe to @TravelSecretsThePodcast and remember you can also listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and wherever you get your podcasts. Places mentioned New York City, USA Los Angeles, USA Palm Beach, Florida Paris, France Monaco Nice, France Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France Saint-Tropez, France Florence, Italy Rome, Italy Umbria, Italy Copenhagen, Denmark Stockholm, Sweden English countryside Istanbul, Turkey

The wonderful TV presenter, model and actress Laura Whitmore joins Tanya Rose to share her travel secrets this week. In this episode, Laura unpacks her first work trip flying to Los Angeles to interview Coldplay, recalls her epic 14-day road trip across America and shares her hack for booking cheap 5* hotel rooms… Plus, Laura discusses her love of her home country of Ireland and tells the story of how she found her favourite restaurant ever in Bali during monsoon season! Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube. Places mentioned: London, England Dublin, Ireland Wicklow, Ireland Kerry, Ireland The Merrion Hotel, Dublin, Ireland Ballyfin, Laois, Ireland The K Club, Kildare, Ireland Niagara Falls, Canada Pale Hall Hotel, Snowdonia, Wales San Francisco, California, United States Boston, Massachusetts, United States Reno, Nevada, United States Lake Tahoe, Nevada, United States Mount Rushmore, South Dakota, United States Wyoming, United States Bali, Indonesia Mozaic, Ubud, Indonesia Cape Town, South Africa Majorca, Spain Marrakesh, Morocco Thailand Los Angeles, United States Chapters 00:00 Intro 03:53 Secret 1: Number 1 travel destination everybody should go to 08:10 Secret 2: Most unexpected travel experience 11:13 Secret 3: Most Over or Underrated travel experience 15:04 Secret 4: Best Food & Drink while travelling 21:16 Secret 5: Number 1 travel tip 28:28 Secret 6: Poignant memory from a trip 31:11 Secret 7: Special travel photograph 34:37 Outro

Travel expert and co-founder of the award-winning Black Tomato tour operator Tom Marchant joins Tanya Rose to divulge his travel secrets this week. In this episode, Tom shares why he believes everyone must visit Iceland, his poignant experience working with charities in Morocco and takes us behind the scenes of his hit James Bond-inspired travel tours… Plus, Tom discusses why he thinks Mykonos is overrated and reveals his top tip for getting the best service when on holiday. Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube. Places mentioned: Birmingham, England The Pantanal, Brazil Reykjavik, Iceland Smokey Valley, Iceland Cochrane, Chile Ljubljana, Slovenia Belgrade, Serbia Mykonos, Greece Kefalonia, Greece Zante, Greece Paros, Greece Monaco Austria Paris, France Lake Como, Italy Matera, Italy The Corinthia, London The Oberoi, India Delhi, India Ethiopia La Coupole, Paris La Fontaine de Mars, Paris Williamsburg, New York The Ear Inn, New York Cherry Tavern, New York La Bomboniera, New York Nashville, USA Morocco Kyoto, Japan Chapters 00:00 Intro 07:59 Secret 1: Number 1 travel destination everybody should go to 15:22 Secret 2: Most unexpected travel experience 18:32 Secret 3: Most Over or Underrated travel experience 25:33 Secret 4: Best Food & Drink while travelling 34:07 Secret 5: Number 1 travel tip 39:00 Secret 6: Poignant memory from a trip 44:33 Secret 7: Special travel photograph 45:42 Outro

Global Editorial Director of Condé Nast Traveller Divia Thani joins Tanya Rose to share her travel secrets this week. In this episode, Divia unpacks why India is both an amazing and challenging place to visit, why she loves visiting Saudi Arabia and recalls her profoundly transformative experience attending the Kumbh Mela religious festival…  Plus, Divia discusses how she ended up going to university in rural Pennsylvania and shares her top tips for perfectly packing your suitcase every time. Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube. Places mentioned: Nigeria London, England Dehradun, India Mumbai, India Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States Brandon, Pennsylvania, United States AlUla, Saudi Arabia Neom, Saudi Arabia Ikoyi, London, England Vietnam The Ganges, India Kasauli, India Lanka, India Chapters 00:00 Intro 10:24 Secret 1: Number 1 travel destination everybody should go to 17:29 Secret 2: Most unexpected travel experience 23:19 Secret 3: Most Over or Underrated travel experience 31:12 Secret 4: Best Food & Drink while travelling 38:15 Secret 5: Number 1 travel tip 42:53 Secret 6: Poignant memory from a trip 53:13 Secret 7: Special travel photograph 57:18 Outro

Top ‘90s model, nutritionist and functional medicine practitioner Rosemary Ferguson joins Tanya Rose to share her travel secrets this week. In this episode, Rosemary reflects on how travel has shaped her life ever since moving to Brazil as a child, unpacks how she spent a whirlwind 24 hours in Beijing and reveals why she believes you should never visit Ibiza in August… Plus, Rosemary shares why thinks everyone should see the Amazon Rainforest and highlights how her wellness practices have become a core part of how she travels. Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube. Places mentioned: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Malaysia Portugal Amazon Rainforest, Brazil New York City, United States Krabi, Thailand Beijing, China Ibiza, Spain The Saddle, Scotland Hotel Argos, Ibiza, Spain Cherating, Malaysia Maldives Rajasthan, India Elsewhere…Goa, India Rome, Italy Marseilles, France Chapters 00:00 Intro 05:09 Secret 1: Number 1 travel destination everybody should go to 08:35 Secret 2: Most unexpected travel experience 10:52 Secret 3: Most Over or Underrated travel experience 16:45 Secret 4: Best Food & Drink while travelling 21:56 Secret 5: Number 1 travel tip 26:51 Secret 6: Poignant memory from a trip 30:48 Secret 7: Special travel photograph 32:50 Outro

Star of Downton Abbey and Paddington Hugh Bonneville joins Tanya Rose to share his travel secrets this week. In this episode, Hugh unpacks his treacherous journey to the best hidden restaurant in Spain, reveals why he believes everyone should visit the South Downs and tells the story of the worst hotel he’s ever stayed in! Plus, Hugh shares his top travel tip and recalls his cathartic experience confronting grief whilst filming in India. Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube. Places mentioned: Tamariu, Costa Brava, Spain Aigua Xelida, Tamariu South Downs, England The Pub With No Name, Petersfield, England Goodwood, Chichester, England Córdoba, Spain Noor Restaurant, Córdoba, Spain Jodhpur, India Grand Canyon, United States Amangiri, Utah, United States Vienna, Austria  Maldives Mihir Gahr, Rajasthan, India Cheltenham Literary Festival, England Texas, United States Las Vegas, United States Chapters 00:00 Intro 06:11 Secret 1: Number 1 travel destination everybody should go to 09:37 Secret 2: Most unexpected travel experience 11:30 Secret 3: Most Over or Underrated travel experience 17:56 Secret 4: Best Food & Drink while travelling 19:45 Secret 5: Number 1 travel tip 23:02 Secret 6: Poignant memory from a trip 35:07 Secret 7: Special travel photograph 38:48 Outro

The wonderful British actor Freddie Highmore, star of Finding Neverland and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory joins Tanya Rose to share his travel secrets this week. In this episode, Freddie divulges his love for Vancouver and British Columbia, after spending 12 years in the province filming both Bates Motel and The Good Doctor. Plus, Freddie discusses his experience filming with tigers in Cambodia and reveals why thought he was “born to be Spanish” after a childhood trip to Barcelona… Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube. Places mentioned: Provence, France Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Athens, Greece Tofino, Vancouver Island, Canada Pluvio, Vancouver Sunshine Coast, Vancouver, Canada Cambodia Whistler, Vancouver, Canada Scandinave Spa, Whistler, Canada Cantina, Sifnos, Greece Kavos Sunrise, Kavos, Greece Vinales, Cuba Barcelona, Spain Madrid, Spain Hotel Sardinero Madrid, Spain Córdoba, Madrid, Spain Abadía Retuerta Hotel, Duelo Valley, Spain Chapters 00:00 Intro 06:06 Secret 1: Number 1 travel destination everybody should go to 11:28 Secret 2: Most unexpected travel experience 14:24 Secret 3: Most Over or Underrated travel experience 18:07 Secret 4: Best Food & Drink while travelling 20:17 Secret 5: Number 1 travel tip 24:16 Secret 6: Poignant memory from a trip 30:10 Secret 7: Special travel photograph 31:17 Outro

Niamh Algar, star of the new hit TV thriller series The Iris Affair on Sky Atlantic, joins Tanya Rose to divulge her travel secrets this week. In this episode, Niamh shares how learning how to sail inspired her love of travel, discusses her experience on safari in Cape Town and reveals why she never travels anywhere without a swimsuit… Plus, Niamh unpacks why she thinks the Trevi fountain is underrated and tells all about the wonderful places she visited in Italy whilst filming her new show, The Iris Affair. Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube.Places mentioned: Cork, Ireland Sardinia, Italy Rome, Italy Bocca della Veritá, Rome, Italy Cape Town, South Africa Mossel Bay, Cape Town, South Africa Florence, Italy Pino’s Sandwiches, Florence, Italy Cagliari, Sardinia Alghero, Sardinia Barcelona, Spain Mullingar, Ireland Lisbon, Portugal Maynooth, Ireland Chapters 00:00 Intro 06:04 Secret 1: Number 1 travel destination everybody should go to 08:49 Secret 2: Most unexpected travel experience 13:37 Secret 3: Most Over or Underrated travel experience 15:19 Secret 4: Best Food & Drink while travelling 24:36 Secret 5: Number 1 travel tip 30:30 Secret 6: Poignant memory from a trip 32:46 Secret 7: Special travel photograph

Gurinder Chadha and Paul Mayeda Berges, the phenomenal filmmakers behind Bend It Like Beckham and Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging, join Tanya Rose to share their travel secrets this week. In this episode, Gurinder shares how a trip to Pakistan inspired her film Bride and Prejudice and Paul discusses the unexpected kindness he received when backpacking across Europe. Together, they dive into why a visit to The Golden Temple in Amritsar, India is an experience everyone should have. Plus, the couple discuss the best meal they had whilst visiting the Malaysian Royal family and Gurinder reveals where she had the best Chinese food of her life… MEGAPHONE: Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube. YOUTUBE: Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can listen to all of our episodes on your travels by listening on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Places mentioned: The Golden Temple, India Amritsar, India Spice Village (CGH Earth), India Lahore, Pakistan Hanoi, Vietnam Greece Goa, India Padua, Italy Iceland Oslo, Norway The Peninsula, Hong Kong Bukhara, New Delhi, India Elco Market, Mumbai, India Taj Mahal Hotel, New Delhi The Datai Resort, Malaysia Maldives The Hamptons, USA Montauk, New York, USA San Clemente, California, USA The Blue Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey Chapters 00:00 Intro 04:57 Secret 1: Number 1 travel destination everybody should go to 10:30 Secret 2: Most unexpected travel experience 19:06 Secret 3: Most Over or Underrated travel experience 23:04 Secret 4: Best Food & Drink while travelling 32:46 Secret 5: Number 1 travel tip 36:54 Secret 6: Poignant memory from a trip 48:53 Secret 7: Special travel photograph 50:49 Outro

The wonderful British actress Rosamund Pike joins Tanya Rose to share her travel secrets today. In this episode, Rosamund unpacks her transformative experience watching the sunrise in Cambodia, her exclusive tour of the Boeing Factory and tells the story of how she once got trapped in Vietnam! Plus, Rosamund discusses her awe-inspiring experience in Jordan and shares tales from the many road trips she’s been on in her beloved Citroën DS. Rosamund’s new film NOW YOU SEE ME: NOW YOU DON’T is out now in cinemas. Rosamund’s incredible performance in the National Theatre’s Inter Alia is available to watch in cinemas via NT Live, you can find a screening near you at NTLive.com. Inter Alia is transferring to Wyndam’s Theatre in the West End in March 2026! Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube. Places mentioned: Los Angeles, United States The Four Seasons, Los Angeles Tuscany, Italy Petra, Jordan Dead Sea, Jordan Hanoi, Vietnam Boeing Everett Factory, Washington, United States Croatia Prague, Czechia France Hotel Bellevue des Alpes, Switzerland Mount Eiger, Switzerland Kleine Scheidegg, Switzerland Siem Reap, Cambodia China Hisa Franko, Slovenia El Bulli, Spain Santa Fe, New Mexico Louvre, Abu Dhabi Museum of the Future, Dubai Chapters 00:00 Intro 05:30 Secret 1: Number 1 travel destination everybody should go to 08:33 Secret 2: Most unexpected travel experience 19:32 Secret 3: Most Over or Underrated travel experience 28:30 Secret 4: Best Food & Drink while travelling 33:05 Secret 5: Number 1 travel tip 38:09 Secret 6: Poignant memory from a trip 46:13 Secret 7: Special travel photograph 47:50 Outro

Former tennis champion, broadcaster and Strictly Come Dancing star Annabel Croft joins Tanya Rose to share her travel secrets this week. In this episode, Annabel takes us on a journey of all the fabulous places she’s visited whilst on the tennis tour, shares why she believes everyone needs to visit the Igazú Falls in Argentina and describes her gruesome experience on ‘Snake Alley’ in Taipei… Plus, Annabel reveals her favourite restaurant in Portugal and tells the hilarious tale of her hotel room getting robbed on a family holiday in Thailand! Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube. Places mentioned: Igazú Falls, Argentina Rio de Janeiro, Brazil San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina Taipei, Taiwan New Zealand Pisa, Italy Split, Croatia Cape Town, South Africa Sr Franco, Almancil, Portugal Thailand Chapters 00:00 Intro 07:47 Secret 1: Number 1 travel destination everybody should go to 12:42 Secret 2: Most unexpected travel experience 19:41 Secret 3: Most Over or Underrated travel experience 29:19 Secret 4: Best Food & Drink while travelling 34:35 Secret 5: Number 1 travel tip 37:20 Secret 6: Poignant memory from a trip 44:42 Secret 7: Special travel photograph

Star of Succession and Pride & Prejudice Matthew Macfadyen joins Tanya Rose to share his travel secrets this week. In this episode, Matthew shares his extraordinary experience filming Succession in a deserted Florence, his poignant family skiing holiday and reveals why he believes a good tour guide is worth their weight in gold… Plus, Matthew shares his top travel tip and unpacks his emotional experience visiting a small church in Bologna. Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube. Places mentioned: Lincolnshire, England Aberdeen, Scotland Jakarta, Indonesia Church of Santa Maria della Vita, Bologna Ristorante Al Pappagallo, Bologna Florence, Italy Hotel San Michele, Celle Ligure, Italy Trattoria Sostanza, Florence Disney World Orlando, Florida Villa d’Este Hotel, Lake Como Otago Region, New Zealand New Mexico, USA Switzerland Croatia Budapest, HungaryChapters 00:00 Intro 04:25 Secret 1: Number 1 travel destination everybody should go to 06:32 Secret 2: Most unexpected travel experience 10:01 Secret 3: Most Over or Underrated travel experience 13:13 Secret 4: Best Food & Drink while travelling 18:31 Secret 5: Number 1 travel tip 20:16 Secret 6: Poignant memory from a trip 24:10 Secret 7: Special travel photograph 26:24 Outro

The brilliant British actor Alistair Petrie joins Tanya Rose to share his travel secrets this week. In this episode, Alistair discusses his nomadic childhood travelling across the world as a military family, shares his wild story of partying in a palace in India and tells all about his fascinating experience swimming with dolphins in Hawaii. Plus, Alistair shares his poignant experience visiting the Taj Mahal with his family and reveals his favourite travel destination that is so underrated, they operate by word-of-mouth advertising only… Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube. Places mentioned: Aberdeen, Scotland Yorkshire, England Saudi Arabia Maidenhead, England Nigeria Tel Aviv, Israel The Mercer, New York City New Haven, Connecticut New Delhi, India Umaid Bhawan Palace, Jodhpur, India Joan Ocean, Hawaii Kohala, Hawaii Montana, United States Cognac, France Bordeaux, France La Tupina, Bordeaux Hotel Post, Austria Majorca, Spain Ca’s Patro March, Mallorca La Residencia, Mallorca Little Owl, New York City Taj Mahal, India Sydney Opera House, Australia Kenya Coeur d’Alene, Idaho

The brilliant Canadian-British fashion designer Patrick Cox joins Tanya Rose to share his travel secrets this week. In this episode, Patrick takes us behind the scenes of his extraordinary private tour of the Palace of Versailles, shares how spotting gorillas in Gabon was a transformative experience and discusses his poignant experience swimming with whales in Indonesia. Plus, Patrick shares how his travel journey has also been a spiritual one, and reveals how being introduced to psychedelics in Ibiza changed his life… Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube. Places mentioned: Lagos, Nigeria Chad Edmonton, Canada Cameroon Toronto, Canda Milan, Italy London, England Gabon Versailles, France Park Hyatt Hotel, Tokyo Jaipur, India Mojo Island, Indonesia Ibiza, Spain Chapters 00:00 Intro 10:54 Secret 1: Most unexpected travel experience 18:40 Secret 2: Most Overrated or Underrated travel experience 23:36 Secret 3: Best Food & Drink while travelling 28:06 Secret 4: Number 1 travel tip 36:35 Secret 5 Poignant memory from a trip 51:10 Secret 6: Special travel photograph

The exceptional actor, author and presenter Rose Ayling-Ellis joins Tanya Rose to share her travel secrets this week. In this episode, Rose tells us all about her recent solo backpacking trip across Southeast Asia, why she thinks Bali is overrated and the travel destinations which have inspired her passion for nature conservation. Plus, Rose shares her poignant memory seeing manta rays in the Maldives and reveals the restaurant where she had the best pasta dish of her life…  The full transcript of this episode is available here. Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube. Places mentioned: Malaysia Phillipines Bali, Indonesia Australia Scotland South Africa Torcolo, Verona Hoppers, London Sicily, Italy Hard Rock Hotel, Maldives The Standard, Maldives Chapters 00:00 Intro 05:10 Secret 1: Number 1 travel destination everybody should go to 08:48 Secret 2: Most Over or Underrated travel experience 13:12 Secret 3: Most unexpected travel experience 14:58 Secret 4: Best Food & Drink while travelling 18:22 Secret 5: Number 1 travel tip 21:56 Secret 6: Poignant memory from a trip 28:33 Secret 7: Special travel photograph 29:22 Outro

The brilliant comedian, TV presenter and mental health campaigner Ruby Wax joins Tanya Rose to share her travel secrets this week. In this episode, Ruby tells us all about how she escaped from finishing school in Switzerland, takes us behind the scenes of some of her most iconic celebrity interviews and reveals how she hitchhiked to Mexico whilst at university! Plus, Ruby discusses her poignant experience volunteering at a refugee camp in Cape Town and shares how her friendship with the late Alan Rickman shaped the course of her life. Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube. Places mentioned: Jamaica Copacabana Palace, Rio de Janeiro Montreux, Switzerland Cape Town, South Africa Blue Spirit Retreat Centre, Costa Rica Mexico Glasgow, Scotland Findhorn, Scotland Asheville, North Carolina Dukes, London Chapters 00:00 Intro 10:00 Secret 1: Number 1 travel destination everybody should go to 14:02 Secret 2: Most unexpected travel experience 21:51 Secret 3: Most Over or Underrated travel experience 30:39 Secret 5: Best Food & Drink while travelling 38:19 Secret 4: Number 1 travel tip 40:38 Secret 6: Poignant memory from a trip  43:45 Secret 7: Special travel photograph 45:17 Outro

The incomparable actor, presenter and activist Jameela Jamil joins Tanya Rose to share her travel secrets this week. In this episode, Jameela tells the tale of experiencing an earthquake in Tokyo, shares why she wants to grow older in Berlin and reveals why she always checks hotels aren’t haunted before staying the night… Plus, Jameela shares how the lack of culture in Los Angeles helped her find herself and discusses why it’s so important to capture every waking moment of your travels. Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube. Places mentioned: London, England Marbella, Spain Pakistan Barbados The Peninsula, Tokyo Lake Garda, Italy Los Angeles, United States Shangri-La, Mauritius Berlin, Germany Chapters 00:00 Intro 05:44 Secret 1: Number 1 travel destination everybody should go to 09:24 Secret 2: Most unexpected travel experience 11:08 Secret 3: Most Over or Underrated travel experience 20:14 Secret 5: Best Food & Drink while travelling 25:39 Secret 4: Number 1 travel tip 36:30 Secret 6: Poignant memory from a trip  42:31 Secret 7: Special travel photograph 44:37 Outro

Legendary celebrity hairdresser Sam McKnight joins Tanya Rose to share his travel secrets this week. In this episode, Sam shares his poignant experience visiting Pakistan as Princess Diana’s personal hairstylist, recounts his adventures visiting Paris for Karl Lagerfeld’s fashion shows and discusses his unbelievable adventure whitewater rafting across America for a British Vogue photoshoot! Plus, Sam reveals why Italy is his top travel destination and gives some expert advice for protecting your hair from the sun when on holiday. Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube. Places mentioned: Ayr, Scotland Blackpool, England Naples, Italy Park Hyatt Milan, Italy Hassler Hotel Roma, Italy Green River, Utah Costa Rica Rio de Janerio, Brazil Brasîlia, Brazil Highgrove, Italy Ibiza, Spain Claridge’s, London Pakistan Taj Mahal, India Sri Lanka Maldives Chapters 00:00 Intro 04:53 Secret 1: Number 1 travel destination everybody should go to 07:13 Secret 2: Most unexpected travel experience 12:22 Secret 3: Most Over or Underrated travel experience 19:27 Secret 5: Best Food & Drink while travelling 25:50 Secret 4: Number 1 travel tip 31:38 Secret 6: Poignant memory from a trip  36:14 Secret 7: Special travel photograph 36:53 Outro

Olivier Award-winning actress Celia Imrie joins Tanya Rose to divulge her travel secrets this week. In this episode, Celia discusses her life-changing experience filming The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel in India, why she believes everyone needs to visit the Grand Canyon and opens up about why she’ll never travel by plane again! Plus, she recounts an eventful train journey from Bulgaria to Paris and explains why staying in an ice hotel didn’t quite live up to expectations… Celia stars in The Thursday Murder Club, which is out now on Netflix. She is also appearing in The Celebrity Traitors - coming this October! Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube. Places mentioned:  Nice, France Grand Canyon, USA New York, USA Le Chantecler, Nice La Petite Maison, Nice Sofia, Bulgaria Zagreb, Croatia Udaipur, India Jaipur, India Estwatini (formerly known as Swaziland) Inverness, Scotland Australia Chapters 00:00 Intro 03:21 Secret 1: Number 1 travel destination everybody should go to 06:55 Secret 2: Most unexpected travel experience 13:13 Secret 3: Most Over or Underrated travel experience 15:54 Secret 5: Best Food & Drink while travelling 21:17 Secret 4: Number 1 travel tip 24:51 Secret 6: Poignant memory from a trip  32:08 Secret 7: Special travel photograph 35:43 Outro

Star of Slow Horses and Missing You Rosalind Eleazar joins Tanya Rose to share her travel secrets this week. In this episode, Rosalind discusses how her love of travel was forged going on business trips with her mother and her fond childhood memories spent on multiple Greek Islands. Plus, Rosalind shares how a trip to Colombia changed her perspective on the country and her poignant travel experience visiting her father’s home village. Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube. Places mentioned: Medellín, Colombia San Javier, Colombia La Piscina Parque Tayrona, Colombia Aberfeldy, Scotland The Fife Arms, Scotland Atlanta, Georgia, United States Spetses, Greece Trattoria Meloncello, Bologna, Italy Siphnus, Greece Keta, Ghana Chapters 00:00 Intro 04:58 Secret 1: Number 1 travel destination everybody should go to 11:48 Secret 2: Most unexpected travel experience 19:06 Secret 3: Most Over or Underrated travel experience 27:10 Secret 5: Best Food & Drink while travelling 36:33 Secret 4: Number 1 travel tip 39:24 Secret 6: Poignant memory from a trip  46:52 Secret 7: Special travel photograph 49:45 Outro

The infamous journalist, broadcaster and TV personality Piers Morgan joins Tanya Rose to share his travel secrets this week. In this episode, Piers discusses how his love for travelling only began when he first got into journalism, reveals his favourite restaurant you’ve never heard of and tells the tale of playing cricket in front of 10,000 people in Australia. Plus, Piers shares why he thinks Riyadh is incredibly underrated and why he would never go back to Portofino... Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube. Places mentioned: The Carlyle, New York Newick, Sussex Jumby Bay, Antigua Club 55, St Tropez Melbourne, Australia La Passalacqua, Lake Como Portofino, Italy Central Park, New York Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Cambio de Tercio, London Il Portico, London Shanghai, China Doyles on the Beach, Sydney NOBU, Malibu Munich, Germany Restaurant Le Plaisant, Munich Chateau de Pray, Amboise Chapters 00:00 Intro 06:44 Secret 1: Number 1 travel destination everybody should go to 12:11 Secret 2: Most unexpected travel experience 18:38 Secret 3: Most Over or Underrated travel experience 22:45 Secret 4: Best Food & Drink while travelling 27:47 Secret 5: Number 1 travel tip 29:28 Secret 6: Poignant memory from a trip  32:22 Outro

World-renowned travel expert Emily FitzRoy joins Tanya Rose to share her travel secrets this week. Emily is a fountain of knowledge when it comes to travelling Italy, and tells Tanya all about how she first fell in love with the country whilst on an Italian exchange at school. She reveals the secrets of how she found the perfect shooting locations for Succession and The White Lotus and shares how she found the best restaurant in Venice with Stanley Tucci! Plus, Emily shares her top travel tip and tells the story of how she narrowly-avoided being attacked by a bear in Bhutan! Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube. Places mentioned: Milan, Italy Naples, Italy Trattoria Sorstanza, Florence La Passalacqua, Lake Como Hotel II Pelicano, Italy Bhutan Hebrides, Scotland Venice, Italy Rome, Italy Trattoria alla Madonna, Venice Osteria alla Testiere, Venice La Torricella, Rome Sicily JG Melon, New York The Carlyle, New York Brighton Chapters 00:00 Intro 07:55 Secret 1: Number 1 travel destination everybody should go to 12:54 Secret 2: Most unexpected travel experience 16:33 Secret 3: Most Over or Underrated travel experience 19:25 Secret 4: Best Food & Drink while travelling 28:59 Secret 5: Poignant memory from a trip  33:12 Secret 6: Number 1 travel tip 35:39 Secret 7: Special travel photograph

Star of Lucifer and the upcoming The Thursday Murder Club Tom Ellis joins Tanya Rose to share his travel secrets this week. In this episode, Tom shares how his love of travelling began whilst on caravanning holidays as a child, why the Maldives is his all-time favourite travel destination and why he was left feeling underwhelmed by Australia… Plus, Tom reveals the best meal he’s ever had on holiday and discusses his poignant travel memory visiting Brecon Beacons with his children. Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube. Places mentioned:  Cardiff, Wales Cocoa Island, Maldives Vancouver, Canada Mexico City, Mexico Sydney, Australia Queensland, Australia Uluru, Australia Perth, Australia The Four Seasons, Hawaii Los Angeles, United States New York, United States Paris, France Rome, Italy Brecon Beacons, Wales Chapters 00:00 Intro 05:35 Secret 1: Number 1 travel destination everybody should go to 08:01 Secret 2: Most unexpected travel experience 11:24 Secret 3: Most Over or Underrated travel experience 15:38 Secret 5: Best Food & Drink while travelling 24:56 Secret 4: Number 1 travel tip 28:24 Secret 6: Poignant memory from a trip  31:04 Secret 7: Special travel photograph 32:16 Outro

The wonderful British actor and model Elizabeth Hurley joins Tanya Rose to share her travel secrets this week. In this episode, Elizabeth discusses her love for holidays in the Maldives, her unexpected experience filming in Russia in the early 90s and why she’s keen to make the most of the English summer with a staycation this year... Plus, Elizabeth shares her top travel tip for making the most of your holiday and reveals why India has always felt like a second home to her. Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube. Places mentioned: Luxor, Egypt Chechnya, Russia Budapest, Hungary Mustique, Caribbean Nevis, Caribbean Vakkaru, Maldives Mauritius The Ritz, Paris Jaipur, India Melbourne, Australia Hotel Emperador, Madrid

Britain’s fastest woman Dina Asher-Smith joins Tanya Rose to share her travel secrets this week. In this episode, Dina shares why she believes Rome is underrated, why moving to Texas for her training has made her fall back in love with London, and why despite travelling the world for her athletics, she doesn’t feel like she’s seen a lot of the countries she’s raced in… Plus, Dina discusses her poignant experience visiting New Orleans after studying its history at university and reveals why she believes that as an elite athlete, you need a good holiday to realign your mind. Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube. Places mentioned: London, United Kingdom Austin, Texas Honolulu, Hawaii Rome, Italy New Orleans, United States Beijing, China Paris, France Fallow, London Los Angeles, United States Chapters 00:00 Intro 02:41 Secret 1: Number 1 travel destination everybody should go to 06:18 Secret 2: Most unexpected travel experience 12:11 Secret 3: Most Over or Underrated travel experience 17:42 Secret 5: Best Food & Drink while travelling 24:32 Secret 4: Number 1 travel tip 26:30 Secret 6: Poignant memory from a trip  35:56 Secret 7: Special travel photograph

Emmy-nominated actress, Erin Doherty, star of Adolescence and A Thousand Blows joins Tanya Rose to share her travel secrets this week. In this episode, Erin reveals why Sri Lanka is her number one travel destination, why she believes the UK has many underrated travel destinations and tells all about her life-changing trip to Bosnia which inspired her to become an actor…  Plus, Erin shares how food influences her travels and her unexpected yet magical experience visiting the waterfalls in Ireland. Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube. Places mentioned: Portugal Bosnia  Crawley, England Donegal, Ireland Connemara National Park, Waterford, Ireland Cliff House Hotel, Waterford, Ireland Horsham, England Inverness, Scotland Jeffrey’s Grocery, New York, United States Frog by Adam Handling, London Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Acclaimed British actor Joseph Fiennes joins Tanya Rose to divulge his travel secrets this week. In this episode, Joseph shares why his love of scuba diving, why he believes everyone should visit Egypt and tells the tale of his ‘soulless’ trip to the Bahamas… Plus, Joseph discusses his expedition across Canada with his cousin Sir Ranulph Fiennes and reveals why he thinks the best adventures are found when you venture into the unknown. Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube. Places mentioned: Bora Bora, French Polynesia Luxor, Egypt Aswan, Egypt Costa Rica The Bahamas, Caribbean Claridge’s, London Sicily Baleariac Islands, Spain Cap Rocat, Palma Dordogne, France British Colombia, Canada Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Environmentalist and Founder of Extreme Hangout Amber Nuttall joins Tanya Rose for the first ever LIVE edition of Travel Secrets! In this episode, Amber discusses how her love of the Bahamas began in childhood, why she believes the British coastline is underrated and reveals she got on her first flight at only two weeks old! Plus, Amber shares her poignant memory rescuing a manta ray with her siblings and how we can all lend our voice to help the environment. This live episode was recorded as part of last month’s London Climate Action Week. Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube. Places mentioned: Nairobi, Kenya Bahamas, Caribbean Gstaad, Switzerland Mana Pools National Park, Zimbabwe Solent, England Aeolian Islands, Sicily Sen Wellness Sanctuary, Sri Lanka Azerbaijan Belém, Brazil Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Actor, model and ballet dancer Eric Underwood joins Tanya Rose to share his travel secrets this week. In this episode, Eric shares his incredible experience visiting Japan with The Royal Ballet, how a wellness retreat in Germany cured his fish allergy and why he believes Lanzarote is an underrated travel destination… Plus, Eric discusses the incredible moment his portrait was displayed in Claridges’ hall of fame and tells Tanya about the time he taught Kate Moss’ daughter ballet! Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube. Places mentioned: Washington D.C, United States American School of Ballet, New York City Campling La Playa, Ibiza Sylt, Germany Lanzarote, Spain Japan Ottolenghi, London Claridge’s, London South Africa Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Austrian-American Businesswoman Nadja Swarovski, known for catapulting the Swarovski brands to stardom in the 1990s and now owner of luxury clothing brand Really Wild, joins Tanya Rose to share her travel secrets this week. In this episode. Nadja shares why she believes Ibiza is overrated, her unexpected honeymoon in the Seychelles and why the best place for food is actually Las Vegas… Plus, Nadja reveals why Kenya is her number one travel destination and discusses how the law of attraction influenced her poignant hiking adventure. Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube. Places mentioned: The Peninsula Hotel, London Wattens, Austria Kenya Seychelles Botswana Ibiza NOBU, London Las Vegas, United States Sebastian, Mallorca Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

International model-turned-philanthropist Noëlla Coursaris Musunka joins Tanya Rose to share her travel secrets this week. In this episode, Noëlla shares the stories that prompted her to start her foundation Malaika, why she’s passionate about ensuring all children have access to an education and her poignant travel experience building wells with her children in her homeland of the Congo. Plus, Noëlla discusses why she believes everyone needs to visit Singapore and how her work with Malaika has led to her believing that no travel destination is ever truly ‘underrated’... Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube. Places mentioned: Belgium Switzerland Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo Singapore New Delhi, India New York, United States Las Vegas, United States Cotswolds, United Kingdom Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Power-couple Shirlie and Martin Kemp join Tanya Rose to share their travel secrets this week. In this episode, Shirlie and Martin describe the life-changing experience of travelling the world with their respective bands Wham! and Spandau Ballet, their poignant travel memory of getting married in Saint Lucia and why having a travel agent is the secret to a good holiday… Plus, the pair take us through their turbulent rally car adventure through Asia and Martin shares the tale of the moment he was threatened at gunpoint in Brazil! Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube. Places mentioned: Venice, Italy Rome, Italy Trattoria al Moro, Rome Ristorante Sabatini, Rome Beijing, China Miami, Florida, Rio de Janerio, Brazil Cape Town, South Africa Le Club 55, France La Bastide de Marie, France The Cliff, Barbados Saint Lucia Vietnam Bahamas Sydney, Australia Necker Island Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jewellery designer Annoushka Ducas joins Tanya Rose to share her travel secrets this week. In this episode, Annoushka shares why she believes Iran is the most extraordinary place in the world, how Bolivia surprised her and how she fell in love with the Philippines when she first started her jewellery business.  Plus, Annoushka discusses how her travels have inspired jewellery collections and reveals the time she was arrested in Croatia! Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube. Places mentioned: New York, United States Moscow, Russia St. Petersberg, Russia Dubrovnik, Croatia Montenegro Les Trois Vallees, France La Paz, Bolivia Hong Kong Amanpulo Resort, Philippines Skiathos, Greece Venice, Italy Lamu, Kenya Rwanda Palermo, Sicily Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The wonderful British actor Anna Chancellor joins Tanya Rose to divulge her travel secrets this week. In this episode, Anna shares her transformative experience celebrating Day of the Dead in Mexico after the loss of her daughter. She reflects on the importance of embracing a carefree spirit when travelling and recalls how her love of travel began during childhood trips across Europe with her father. Plus, Anna shares her love of visiting markets when abroad and reveals the time she nearly bought a hotel in Marseille! Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube. Places mentioned: Oaxaca, Mexico Mazunte, Mexico Marseille, France Arizona, United States Greece Ancona, Italy Catania, Sicily Stromboli, Sicily Sault Ste. Marie, Canada Lake Superior, Canada Croatia Sydney, Australia Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Star of The Serpent and the upcoming Kate Moss biopic Ellie Bamber joins Tanya Rose to share her travel secrets this week. In this episode, Ellie shares why Rome is her number one travel destination, how Latvia completely exceeded her expectations and why embracing the local cuisine is the best way to experience a new city.  Plus, Ellie reveals her poignant travel memory of a cast trip to the Maldives and how she was taught to cook by a MasterChef winner in Thailand… Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube. Places mentioned: Portrait Roma Hotel, Rome, Italy Rhinoceros Roma Hotel, Rome, Italy Roscioli, Rome, Italy Ciao Restorante, Rome, Italy Waiheke Island, New Zealand Bangkok, Thailand Villa Mabrouka, Tangier, Morocco Soho House Istanbul, Turkey Somalisa Safari Camp, Zimbabwe Roses, Spain La Colombe d’Or Hotel, France Maldives Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Acclaimed actor Keeley Hawes joins Tanya Rose to share her travel secrets this week. In this episode, Keeley discusses her poignant travel experience of filming The Durrells, after having read My Family and Other Animals on a family holiday to Corfu when she was 11 years old! Plus, Keeley shares her love of old-fashioned British holidays and reveals why she’s obsessed with visiting Iceland… Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube. Places mentioned: Cornwall, England Corfu, Greece ION Adventure Hotel, Iceland Herefordshire, England Pett Level Beach, East Sussex Florence, Italy Athens, Greece Stanza Restaurant, London Lake Como, Italy Hotel Passalacqua, Lake Como Hotel Esencia, Mexico Clivedon House Hotel, Berkshire Austin, Texas Villa San Michele, Florence ADLER Resort, South Tyrol, Italy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Helen Fielding, author of the best-selling Bridget Jones novels, joins Tanya Rose to share her travel secrets this week. In this episode, Helen discusses her love for the Grand Canyon, her experience backpacking in Thailand and how her passion for adventure was first ignited as a child when travelling across Europe in her family’s Dormobile. Plus, Helen shares her top tip for travelling with babies and reveals how much of her own travel experiences influenced some of our favourite Bridget Jones moments… Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube. Places mentioned: Central America El Tovar Hotel, Grand Canyon, USA Saint John Hotel Villas & Spa, Mykonos, Greece Hippie Fish, Mykonos, Greece Kaminaki, Corfu, Greece Hotel La Colombe d’Or, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France Alila Fort Bishangarh, India Oslo Court, Saint John’s Wood Sudan Mozambique Elephant Watch Camp, Samburu, Kenya Red Lion Pub, Burnsall Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Star of stage and screen James Norton joins Tanya Rose to share his travel secrets this week.  In this episode, James discusses his love of The Himalayas, why he views travel as a time to challenge and confront himself and how his gap year travelling across Asia transformed his life.  Plus, James shares his poignant travel experience of observing a sky burial in Tibet and reveals the strangest meals he’s eaten whilst travelling (deep-fried spiders, anyone?). Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube. Places mentioned: Kharkiv, Ukraine Nepal Lhasa, Tibet Kathmandu Valley, Himalayas San Juan Cacahuatepec, Mexico Plum Village, Dordogne, France Japan Cambodia Corfu, Greece The Pyrenees Iceland Kenya Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Franky Rousell, Founder and CEO of the award-winning interior design agency Jolie, joins Tanya Rose to share her travel secrets this week. In this episode, Franky discusses why she believes Manchester is underrated, her transformative trip to India as a teenager and why Rome completely exceeded her expectations. Plus, Franky reveals her unique travel tip and gives some helpful advice for finding the best dirty martini in New York… Check out Franky’s guide to Manchester here.  Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube. Places mentioned: Hill Hotel, the Cotswolds Los Angeles, USA Stok Kangri, India Rome, Italy Winsome, Manchester The Sparrows, Manchester FRIEDA, Berlin Au Top, Paris Jupiter, New York Corfu, Greece Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

SheerLuxe Founder and CEO Georgie Coleridge Cole joins Tanya Rose to reveal her travel secrets this week. In this episode, Georgie shares her new love of sailing holidays, why she believes the English seaside is overrated and how a trip to Saudi Arabia sparked a new direction for her business. Plus, Georgie discusses her hatred of packing and tells the story of the time she got stranded in Mexico without her phone or any money… Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube. Places mentioned: Hong Kong The Peninsula, New York One&Only Palmilla, Mexico Cornwall Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Doha, Qatar Daphne’s, London Langan’s Brasserie, London Soho Mews House Trinity, London The River Café, London Les Vallées, France Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Footwear designer Penelope Chilvers joins Tanya Rose to divulge her travel secrets this week. In this episode, Penelope discusses the travel experiences that made her fall in love with Spain: from studying abroad in Madrid to her life-changing pilgrimage to El Rocío with her fellow shoe makers. Plus, Penelope shares her poignant experience being immersed in Argentinian Gaucho culture and reveals how travel has gifted her with the inspiration and knowledge to design and make beautiful shoes.  Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube. Places mentioned: Alhambra Palace, Granada, Spain Portobello Market, London El Rocío, Spain San Antonio de Areco, Argentina Paternoster, South Africa Dorp Hotel, Cape Town Sierra Nevada, Spain Okavango Delta, Botswana Maramba Market, Zambia Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Journalist, author and former editor of GQ Dylan Jones joins Tanya Rose to share his travel secrets this week. In this episode, Dylan discusses why he thinks London is the most culturally-vibrant city in the world, why Mustique is the best place for a beach holiday and how growing up on American Air Force bases sparked his fascination with travel. Plus, Dylan gives insight into his friendship with David Bowie and reveals why he thinks New York is the most overrated place in the world! Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube. Places mentioned: Tokyo, Japan Basil’s Bar, Mustique St. Barts, Caribbean Barbados, Caribbean New York, USA The Park, London Bice, Milan Mexico Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Popstar Simon Le Bon and supermodel Yasmin Le Bon join Tanya Rose to share their travel secrets this week. In this episode, Simon shares how the world was opened up to him when he first started touring with Duran Duran and Yasmin reveals why she believes her childhood holidays driving to Iran embodied the very essence of what makes travel magical. Plus, the pair discuss their most poignant travel memory of organising a rescue mission whilst sailing, why they believe Scotland is the most underrated travel destination and reveal why their favourite food is…sea urchin? Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube. Places mentioned: Tehran, Iran Amsterdam, Netherlands Udaipur, India Perthshire, Scotland The Inn at Loch Tummel The Okura Hotel, Japan Amangalla, Sri Lanka Ett Hem, Stockholm Chile Terra Mia Hotel, Sicily Ithaca, Greece Alfie’s Antique Market, London Place de Lices, St Tropez Croatia Antigua Basil’s Bar, Mustique Grenada Chapters 00:00 Intro 05:53 Secret 1: Number 1 destination everybody should go to 14:10 Secret 2: Most unexpected travel experience 20:47 Secret 3: Most Over or Underrated travel experience 26:59 Secret 4: Best Food & Drink while travelling 34:20 Secret 5: Number 1 travel tip 37:51 Secret 6: Poignant memory from a trip 47:26 Secret 7: Special travel photograph 49:25 Outro Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.