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…

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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

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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…

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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

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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?).

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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

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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. 

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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

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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…

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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

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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. 

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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

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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!

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Places mentioned:

• Tokyo, Japan
• Basil’s Bar, Mustique
• St. Barts, Caribbean
• Barbados, Caribbean
• New York, USA
• The Park, London
• Bice, Milan
• Mexico

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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?

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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

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Award-winning lyricist of ‘Born Free’ and ‘Diamonds Are Forever’ Don Black joins Tanya Rose to share his travel secrets this week.

In this episode, Don shares how he first started writing songs, why he believes Venice is a lyricist’s dream and why he thinks the Empire State Building is overrated…

Plus, he discusses playing snooker at the most famous billiards table in Singapore and reveals his most poignant travel memory meeting a fellow songwriter in Manhattan.

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Places mentioned:

• Hotel Cipriani, Venice
• Harry’s Bar, Venice
• Raffels, Singapore
• Empire State Building, New York
• Sardi’s, New York
• Shanghai, China
• Forte dei Marmi, Italy

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British Actress and star of Downton Abbey and the upcoming MobLand (formerly known as The Fixer) Joanne Froggatt joins Tanya Rose to share her travel secrets this week.

In this episode, Joanne discusses the time she hitchhiked in Tanzania, her transformative travels to Australia and reveals her nightmare holiday!

Plus, she shares her best travel tips and why she believes travel unveils a feeling of insignificance that can really shift your perspective…

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Places mentioned:

• Yorkshire, United Kingdom
• Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
• SOMA Byron Bay, Australia
• Nobu, Malibu
• The Hand and Flowers, Marlow
• Cairns, Australia
• Whitehaven Beach, Australia

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