Raised in Montreal in a big Greek community, Viviane Paxinos is the CEO of the incredible women’s members club AllBright. Today she joins Tanya Rose to share her travel secrets.

As a Greek native, Viviane shares why you shouldn’t write off mainland Greece, the best places to visit in the country and why she prefers the quieter side these days.

Viviane also shares her favourite past times when visiting Tokyo, why an isolated trip in Norway completely surprised her and her top travel secret so you can fully immerse yourself in local culture. 

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PLACES MENTIONED

• Ithaca, Greece
• Perantzada Hotel, Ithaca
• Norway
• Lisbon
• Nidri, Greece
• Scorpios, Mykonos
• Italy
• South Africa
• Franschhoek, South Africa

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Fashion designer Melissa Odabash reveals her travel secrets with Tanya Rose on this week’s episode – and since she started her modelling career 18 she has plenty of secrets to share. 

Melissa explains why Italy is her number one destination and why you’ll eat well no matter where you go, her disastrous trip to Iceland and her favourite activities when she’s staying in Florida. 

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PLACES MENTIONED

• Capri, Italy
• Hotel La Palma, Capri
• Hotel La Luna, Capri
• La Minerva, Capri
• Jumeirah Capri Palace, Capri
• Dubrovnik, Croatia
• Iceland 
• Barbican, London
• Mediterraneo, Notting Hill
• Casa Angelina, Amalfi Coast
• Jupiter, Florida
• Royal Mansour, Marrakech
• Villa Borghese, Rome, Italy

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The world’s most successful male model, David Gandy joins Tanya Rose with his extensive travel secrets this week.

David shares how he swam with piranhas in the Amazon Rainforest, the idyllic destination he found a bit too boring and what it was like to race classic cars with fellow supermodels in Italy. 

Plus, he shares why he loves eating at simple American diners, why he doesn’t take pictures while travelling and the poignant experiences that have helped him find perspective. 

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Places mentioned:

• Botswana, South Africa
• Shambala Private Game Reserve, South Africa
• Amazon Rain Forest 
• Maldives
• Bresca, Italy
• Greece
• Chelsea Market, New York
• Clooney Cafe, New York
• Alaska 
• Viand, New York 
• Dunton Hot Springs, Colorado

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Former Minister for Culture and Broadcaster, Ed Vaizey is sharing his Travel Secrets with Tanya Rose this week. 

Ed shares the many fantastic and unique places he had the privilege of visiting while working as an MP, from the Middle East to the French Embassy, the villa where you can step inside an iconic painting and the Wonder of the World that definitely is as good as it looks in photos. 

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Places mentioned:

• Taj Mahal
• Octopussy Hotel
• Lake Palace hotel
• Rajasthan
• New York
• Japan
• Afghanistan
• Abu Dhabi Louvre
• Joo Chiat, Singapore 
• Nagarekawa Cho, Hiroshima
• Fish Market, Tokyo, Japan
• Israel

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Award-winning playwright, screenwriter and film director, Christopher Hampton joins Tanya Rose to kick off this new season of Travel Secrets. 

Christopher reveals the unexpected trip which almost led him to jail, why Italy is his favourite country and his poignant memory which was a moving experience at an Orangutan Sanctuary in Malaysia. 

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Places mentioned: 

• Adan, Africa
• Alexandria, Egypt 
• Machu Picchu, Peru
• Bananal, Brazil
• Sao Felix, Brazil
• Elounda Beach Hotel, Crete
• Paris, France
• Amsterdam, Germany 
• Sienna, Italy 
• Locando Ciprianni, Torcello
• Passalacqua, Lake Como
• Varenna, Lake Como
• Borneo, Malaysia 
• Saxon Hotel, Johannesburg 
• Los Angeles  

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Critically acclaimed actor, Dominic West joins Tanya Rose on a trip around the world through his six travel secrets. 

Dominic shares how he hitchhiked across Europe and the joys of travelling with as little as possible. He reveals his obsession with trees, why the South Pole was a little disappointing and the hilarious story of his Mother-in-Law telling a certain celebrity there was no room in the inn.

Plus, Dominic reminisces holidaying in Irish castles, the place which offers the perfect writers retreat and the place in Somalia you have to visit before it’s turned into a resort. 

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Places mentioned:

• Transylvania, Romania
• İstanbul, Turkey
• Budapest, Hungary
• Giant Red Woods, California
• Kumbh Mela
• Antarctica, South Pole
• Sighisoara, Romania
• Glin Castle, Ireland
• Ballyfin Demesne, Ireland
• Socotra, Somalia

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Actor and pantomime legend Christopher Biggins reveals all his travel secrets with Tanya Rose. 

Biggins shares his first days as a Dame at Butlins, how you can go to New York on a small budget and the extraordinary experience of seeing the Terracotta Warriors in China. 

Discover the charity dinner hosted Bill Clinton and Sir Elton John, why a cruise is Biggins’ favourite way to travel and the importance of getting travel insurance. 

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Places mentioned:

• Easter Island, Chile
• Cornwall, UK
• Butlins
• Café Carlyle, New York
• Carnegie Deli, New York
• The Hilton, The Maldives
• Shanghai, China
• Saint Petersburg, Russia
• La Petite Maison, Nice, France 
• Mekong River, Vietnam
• Phnom Penh, Cambodia
• Saigon, Vietnam
• Toyoko, Japan

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BAFTA nominated actor Rupert Everett joins Tanya Rose on the Travel Secrets couch this week.

Rupert shares why he recommends Rome as your next destination, the extraordinary experience of European train travel and why he thinks luxury travel is overrated.

Plus, he explains his frustration with fancy food, why restaurants are a great way to feel less lonely when travelling solo and he shares many secrets from his travels making his iconic films.

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PLACES MENTIONED:

• Jamaica Inn, Ocho Rios, Jamaica
• Noël Coward’s Firefly House, Jamaica
• Hotel Locarno, Rome, Italy
• Venice, Italy
• Passalacqua, Lake Como, Italy
• Milan, Italy
• Engadin, Switzerland
• Chlösterli, Gstaad, Switzerland
• Eagle Ski Club, Gstaad, Switzerland
• Vyoshenskaya, Russia
• La Colombe d'Or Hotel and Restaurant
• Ciao Bella, London
• Noble Rot Lamb's Conduit, London
• Ikeda, London
• Paris, France
• Munich, Germany
• Naples, Italy
• Cartagena, Colombia
• Gstaad Palace, Switzerland
• Trattoria alla Madonna, Venice

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Vogue’s former fashion director, Lucinda Chambers is the most adventurous traveller Tanya has ever met and offers her six travel secrets gathered from her incredible career and life. 

Despite travelling the world, discover why Cornwall is one of Lucinda’s number 1 destinations, how she wrangled a fashion shoot location so she could go white water rafting (while 6 months pregnant!) and the horrifying experience of going to Palm Beach to find the hotel was gone. 

Plus, Lucinda shares why her insider tip is to pack your suitcase half full and she shares her favourite hotels in Turkey and Spain. 

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PLACES MENTIONED:

• Rome, Italy
• Cornwall, UK
• Hotel Tresanton, UK 
• Makalali Private Game Lodge, South Africa 
• Ladakh, India
• Palm Beach, Florida
• Arzak, San Sebastian 
• Marbella Club, Spain
• Macakizi Bodrum, Turkey
• Hotel Trasierra, Sevilla, Spain
• Toulouse, France

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Simon Sebag Montefiore is a prize-winning historian and bestselling author, and he shares an abundance of travel secrets with Tanya Rose this week. 

Simon shares the hotel in Italy you should avoid, top tips for finding the best coffee wherever you’re visiting and why his best meal was in a shack in Romania. 

Plus, Simon offers a substantial list of hotel recommendations across the world, the sinister story of eating with a dentist turned warlord and where you can find the best negroni in London. 

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PLACES MENTIONED:

• Moscova Hotel, Moscow
• Jerusalem, Israel
• The King David, Jerusalem
• The American Colony, Jerusalem
• Tbilisi, Georgia
• Borgo Egnazia Hotel, Southern Italy
• The Carlyle New York
• Hotel Sacher, Vienna
• Mandarin Oriental Ritz, Madrid
• Hotel Alfonso XIII, Seville
• Ciragan Palace Kempinski, Istanbul
• The Peninsula, Istanbul
• Hotel Hassler Roma
• Pożegnanie z Afryką Cafe (Out of Africa) Krakow, Poland
• Villa Maroc, Essaouira, Morocco
• Mamounia Hotel, Marrakesh, Morocco 
• Royal Mansour Marrakech Hotel, Morocco
• Mauritania, Northwest Africa
• Romania
• Verdura, Sicily
• Mediterraneo, London
• Batumi, Georgia
• Sokhumi, the Republic of Abkhazia
• Ghana, West Africa
• Hotel Kavkaz, Czechia
• Soho Beach House, Miami

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