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.

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Places mentioned:

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.

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Places mentioned:

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.

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Places mentioned:

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.

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Places mentioned:

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!

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Places mentioned: 

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:

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...

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Places mentioned:

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!

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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: 

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.

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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