From childhood summers in Cyprus to a life-changing three-month stay in Antigua at sixteen, chef and broadcaster Andi Oliver has spent her life following food, family and heritage across the globe. In this episode of Routes from LNER, Andi joins Jenni on the train to Edinburgh to talk about growing up between cultures, the touring years that shaped her twenties, and why travel has always been tied to her sense of home.

Andi reflects on the childhood that took her from Kent to an outdoor life in Limassol, and the trip to Antigua as a teenager that reconnected her with her Caribbean heritage and reshaped how she saw herself in the world. She shares stories of touring Europe by train in her late teens as part of the band Rip Rig + Panic, becoming a young mum at twenty, and the deep bond with her best friend Nana that began with a hospital visit and a shared cigarette.

There's plenty of talk about food too, plus the recent trip to Malawi with WaterAid that left a lasting impression on her. Andi also opens up about her dream of running a beach bar in Antigua, annual family holidays with her daughter, and why she believes everyone should travel alone at least once in their life.

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