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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Anglo-Russian adventurer, author and TV presenter Alexandra Tolstoy joins Tanya Rose to reveal her travel secrets this week.

In this episode, Alexandra shares how her love of travel was ignited when she was introduced to Victorian literature as a teenager, how travel can help us recognise what true happiness is and reveals how living in Moscow for six months at 18 changed her life…

Plus, she discusses her love of horse-riding in Kyrgyzstan (and how she became an ambassador for the country!) and shares why she believes luxury travel is overrated…

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Places mentioned:

• Somerset, UK
• Moscow, Russia
• Kyrgyzstan
• Corfu, Greece
• The Gower, Wales

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One of Tanya Rose’s favourite British actresses Lesley Manville shares her incredible travel secrets on this week’s episode.

Lesley discusses her experiences of extravagant banquets in Rome, reveals how her familial roots took her on a journey to Sydney and why she believes Luxembourg is overrated…

Plus, she shares her top travel tip of taking the subway in Budapest and her poignant travel memory of taking a boat trip with David Bowie!

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Places mentioned:

• Nuevo Valley, France
• Tasmania
• Sydney
• Luxembourg
• Budapest
• Anantara Hotel
• Rome
• Venice
• The Cipriani
• The Gritti Palace
• Amalfi Coast
• Los Angeles
• Chicago
• Soho House
• Dalkey, Ireland

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Novelist, podcaster and journalist Elizabeth Day joins Tanya Rose to share her travel secrets in this week’s episode.

Elizabeth discusses how she recognised the value of travel at a young age, her wild experience getting a massage in Dominica and why she was blown away by Egypt!

Plus, she shares why she believes Hawaii is overrated and reveals the time she was stuck on a sandbank in Tunisia…

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Places mentioned:

• Portsalon, Co. Donegal, Ireland
• Egypt
• Dominica
• Kamalaya Koh Samui, Thailand
• Hawaii
• The Dover, London
• Chateau Marmont, Los Angeles
• Sunset Tower Hotel, Los Angeles
• The River Cafe, London
• Tunisia

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Model, racing car driver and TV personality Jodie Kidd joins Tanya Rose to divulge her travel secrets in this week’s episode.

Jodie discusses her experiences spending summers in her grandmother’s house in Barbados, why driving is a fantastic way to see a country and reveals she’d have Indian food for every meal if she could!

Plus, she shares her poignant experience hiking the Inca Trail in Peru for charity and explains why it’s so important to be prepared for the worst when travelling…

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Places mentioned:

• Jade Mountain Hotel, St Lucia
• Barbados
• Inca Trail, Peru
• Whitsand Bay, Cornwall
• Cove Valley, Exmoor
• Glencoe, Scotland
• The Half Moon, Kirdford
• Udaipur, India
• Myanmar (formerly Burma)
• Nepal

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Actor Richard E. Grant joins Tanya Rose to share his incredible travel secrets on this week’s episode.

Richard discusses his love of safari holidays and scuba diving (despite being attacked by a shark as a child!), why Italian food is the greatest cuisine on the planet and shares his opinion that staying in a hotel is the sexiest thing you can do.

Plus, he reveals why he believes guided walking tours are overrated and why he hasn’t travelled with more than hand luggage in 25 years…

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Places mentioned:

• Eswatini (formerly Swaziland)
• Cape Town
• Serengeti, Tanzania
• Seychelles
• London
• La Petite Maison, Nice
• Provence, France
• Ballyfin Demesne Hotel, County Laois, Ireland
• Austin, Texas
• India

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Actress Sarah Parish joins Tanya Rose to share her travel secrets on this week’s episode.

Sarah shares her love of motorhome holidays, why swimming with pigs in the Bahamas is underwhelming and her adoration of deep sea diving - even when she was swimming next to a bull shark!

Plus, she discusses her experiences volunteering at an orphanage in Cambodia and reveals why despite her initial reservations, spending Christmas in Costa Rica was one of her favourite travel moments.

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Places mentioned: 

• Croyde, North Devon
• Rome
• Belize
• Nassau, Bahamas
• Vancouver Island
• Wickaninnish Inn, Tofino
• Cambodia
• Hà Nội, Vietnam
• Hội An, Vietnam
• Tamarindo, Costa Rica
• Nosara, Costa Rica

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Founder of Citizen Femme (the ultimate guide for the female traveller), Sheena Bhattessa, joins Tanya Rose to divulge her travel secrets. 

Sheena shares her unexpected experience on safari at the Maasai Mara National Reserve, the worst meal she’s ever had here in the UK and why Italy is the best place to take children. 

Plus, she shares the one app you need to take on all your travels and how New York transformed her life. 

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PLACES MENTIONED

• India 
• Maasai Mara National Reserve
• The Fat Duck, Berkshire
• Istanbul
• La Petite Maison
• Roka Mayfair 
• 5 Hertford Street
• Birley Chocolate, Chelsea Green
• Pinel Island, Saint Martin
• Karibuni Boutique Hotel, Saint Martin
• Castelfalfi, Tuscany
• Bemelman’s New York
• Le V’eau D’or New York

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Actress Minnie Driver joins Tanya Rose to reveal her travel secrets in this week’s episode.

Minnie shares her adoration for surfing, why she thinks Blackpool is an underrated travel destination and tales of living in Barbados as a child.

Plus, she shares her love of Italian food and reveals how she first made a home for herself in Los Angeles.

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Places mentioned:

• Los Angeles 
• Malibu Beach
• San Isidro, Argentina
• Saint Paul de Vence, France
• La Colombe d'Or Hotel
• Kauai, Hawaii
• Rome
• Lo Scoglio, Nerano
• Portofino
• Yorkshire Fisheries, Blackpool
• Shu Xiangge, London
• Dorian, London
• Strakers, London
• The River Cafe, London
• Tavarua, Fiji
• Coral Reef Club, Barbados
• The Lone Star, Barbados
• Tonga, Oceania

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