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Today’s guest is someone who has quite literally reached the very top of the world. And if his name isn’t immediately familiar to you, I can almost guarantee you’ll know some of his extraordinary work.

Jimmy Chin is one of the world’s most accomplished adventurers. He’s a professional mountaineer, climber, skier, National Geographic photographer and Oscar-winning filmmaker. He’s spent more than two decades exploring some of the most remote and dangerous corners of our planet, achieving feats that most of us could barely begin to imagine.

He’s completed pioneering climbs across the Himalayas and the Karakoram, and his photographs have graced the cover of National Geographic. But it’s perhaps his filmmaking that has brought his extraordinary world to a wider audience. Alongside his wife, Jimmy directed Free Solo, the breathtaking documentary following climber Alex Honnold as he attempts to scale Yosemite’s enormous El Capitan without ropes. The film won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 2019. Together, they’ve also made the acclaimed documentaries Meru and The Rescue, about the incredible rescue of a boys’ football team from a flooded cave in Thailand.

I met Jimmy in London while he was promoting his latest film, Everest: The Other Side, which is in cinemas now. It tells the deeply moving story of ski mountaineers Jim Morrison and Hilaree Nelson, and their seemingly impossible dream of skiing down the treacherous north face of Mount Everest. It's a film about love, loss, resilience and the lengths to which humans will go in pursuit of a dream.

This interview was recorded during a busy film press junket, so we weren't in our usual studio environment, and the sound quality isn't quite up to our normal standard. But I really didn't want you to miss the opportunity to hear from someone quite so extraordinary.

So, from Yosemite to the Himalayas, let's get started on the travel diaries of Jimmy Chin.

Destination Recap:

• Minnesota, USA
• Yosemite National Park, California, USA
• El Capitan, Yosemite, California, USA
• Karakoram Mountains, Pakistan
• The Himalayas, Asia
• Sierra Nevada Mountains, California, USA
• Teton Range, Wyoming, USA
• Canadian Rocky Mountains, Canada
• Mount Everest, Nepal/Tibet
• Lhotse, Nepal/Tibet
• Mount Everest North Face, Tibet
• Everest Base Camp, Nepal

Everest: The Other Side, is out now.

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Hello and welcome to The Travel Diaries Unpacked, the show where we bring you the latest travel news, trends, inspiration and insider tips from some of the most knowledgeable people in the industry.

Today, I'm joined by someone who really does have her finger on the pulse of the travel world: Jacqui Gifford, Editor-in-Chief of Travel + Leisure, one of the world's most influential travel magazines.

Jacqui first joined me on The Travel Diaries back in 2020, and goodness, how much has changed since then! She's been in London for Travel + Leisure's inaugural international World's Best Summit, held at The Dorchester this week, bringing together some of the biggest names in hospitality and travel to explore the trends shaping the future of the industry.

And that's exactly what we're diving into today. From the rise of coolcations and the return of slow travel to multigenerational holidays, the impact of AI and what truly exceptional hotel service looks like. Jacqui also shares some of her most memorable recent trips, including a spectacular escape to Brazil, a very special journey aboard Britain's newest luxury sleeper train, and the London hotel that reminded her what great hospitality is really all about.

It's a fascinating conversation packed with travel inspiration and some genuinely brilliant insights into how and why we're travelling.

Destination recap

• London, England
• The Bahamas
• Albany, The Bahamas
• Rosewood Baha Mar, The Bahamas
• Alaska, USA
• India
• Rome, Italy
• Rome Cavalieri, Rome
• Britannic Explorer, A Belmond Train, England
• The Lake District, England
• Cornwall, England
• Wales
• Cartmel, The Lake District
• Brown’s Hotel, London
• Raffles London at The OWO
• Sweden
• Denmark
• Norway
• Iceland
• Vancouver, Canada
• British Columbia, Canada
• Stockholm, Sweden
• Toronto, Canada
• Muskoka, Canada
• Italy
• Greece
• Spain
• Portugal
• St. Moritz, Switzerland
• Grand Hotel des Bains Kempinski, St. Moritz
• Badrutt’s Palace Hotel, St. Moritz
• Santa Catarina, Brazil
• Awasi Santa Catarina, Brazil
• São Paulo, Brazil
• Palácio Tangará, São Paulo
• San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
• Oaxaca, Mexico
• Mexico City, Mexico
• Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
• Tulum, Mexico
• Cartagena, Colombia
• Four Seasons Hotel Cartagena, Colombia
• Bermuda
• Hamilton, Bermuda
• Passalacqua, Lake Como, Italy
• Mandarin Oriental Mayfair, London
• Africa
• Egypt
• Easter Island, Chile
• Machu Picchu, Peru
• Australia
• Peru
• Uzbekistan

A huge thank you to Jacqui Gifford for joining me again on The Travel Diaries. I always find it so fascinating hearing her perspective on where the travel industry is heading, and I particularly loved what she said about there being no right or wrong way to travel. Sometimes the most meaningful experiences are the simplest ones.

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And don't forget, I'll be back on Tuesday with another episode of The Travel Diaries.

Until then, happy travels!

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Today I'm joined by one of the funniest women in British comedy, Maisie Adam. Since winning the prestigious So You Think You're Funny competition at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2017, she's become a familiar face on shows including Mock the Week, Taskmaster and Last One Laughing, as well as selling out her own stand-up tours across the UK and beyond.

Born and raised in North Yorkshire, Maisie's career has taken her all over the world, and as you'll discover, she's an incredibly enthusiastic traveller. Today, we're heading from her childhood holidays in Blackpool and Tenerife to the cobbled streets of Prague, a solo interrailing adventure through Italy, her love affair with New Orleans, and a rather unfortunate case of mistaken identity in Norway.

I loved this conversation, and I hope you will too.

Destination Recap

• Ljubljana, Slovenia
• Lake Bled, Slovenia
• Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
• Blackpool, Lancashire, England
• Bettys Café Tea Rooms, Harrogate, England
• Ilkley Moor, West Yorkshire, England
• Cow and Calf Rocks, Ilkley, England
• Bolton Abbey, North Yorkshire, England
• Fountains Abbey, North Yorkshire, England
• Goathland, North Yorkshire, England
• Whitby, North Yorkshire, England
• Humble Pie 'n' Mash, Whitby, England
• Whitby Abbey, Whitby, England
• Robin Hood's Bay, North Yorkshire, England
• Berlin, Germany
• Prague, Czech Republic
• Milan, Italy
• Venice, Italy
• Pisa, Italy
• Florence, Italy
• Naples, Italy
• Sorrento, Italy
• Amalfi Coast, Italy
• New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
• Bourbon Street, New Orleans, USA
• Frenchmen Street, New Orleans, USA
• Preservation Hall, New Orleans, USA
• Garden District, New Orleans, USA
• Kristiansand, Norway
• Dubai, United Arab Emirates
• Brazil

If you'd like to see Maisie live, she's currently touring the UK with her brand-new stand-up show, Whatsherface, with dates running through to March 2027. You can find all the dates and book tickets at https://www.maisieadam.com/.

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If you’d like to find out who’s joining me next Tuesday, come and follow me on Instagram and TikTok. I’m @hollyrubenstein and I’d love to hear from you.

I’ll be back on Sunday with a new episode of Unpacked with Travel & Leisure Editor, Jacqui Gifford.

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Hello and welcome back to The Travel Diaries Unpacked, your weekly weekend dose of wanderlust.

Joining me this week is Isabella Craddock, she’s the founder and editor of Near+Far magazine, former editor at Condé Nast Traveller Middle East and the Middle East Academy Chair for The World’s 50 Best Hotels. Raised between Cape Town and the UK, and now based in Dubai, Isabella comes from a family of hoteliers, so you could say that a love of travel and beautiful hotels is quite literally in her blood.

Today, we’re heading north to the Arctic Circle, as Isabella takes us to Tromsø in Norway and shares the extraordinary experience of witnessing the midnight sun.

For my Hotel of the Week, we're swapping Norway for Paris, as I share the details of a very special stay at the iconic Hôtel de Crillon.

We’re also discovering a completely different side of Dubai, as Isabella takes us to the rugged mountains of Hatta and a brand-new luxury glamping retreat.

And we have our listener Q&A.

Destination Recap:

• Tromsø, Norway
• Sommerøy, Norway
• Alta, Norway
• Svalbard, Norway
• Hôtel de Crillon, Paris, France
• Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, France
• Bar Les Ambassadeurs, Paris, France
• Bar Hemingway at The Ritz, Paris, France
• Hatta, Dubai, UAE
• Caravan by Habitas, Hatta, UAE
• The Red Sea, Saudi Arabia
• Kyoto, Japan
• Vienna, Austria
• Schloss Fuschl, Salzburg, Austria
• Moar Gut, Grossarl, Austria
• AKI Family Resort PLOSE, South Tyrol, Italy

Make sure you check out Near+Far, for lots more inspiration, particularly if you're planning a trip to the Middle East.

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Today I’m joined by entrepreneur, TV personality and crafting queen, Sara Davies.

Sara founded Crafter’s Companion while she was still at university, turning an idea into an international, multimillion-pound crafting business. She went on to become the youngest-ever female investor on BBC One’s Dragons’ Den, was awarded an MBE for services to the economy, and swapped the boardroom for the ballroom on Strictly Come Dancing.

We recorded this episode a few weeks ago in central London, and Sara was such a lovely person to spend time with, with an infectious enthusiasm for travel.

And her travel diaries are full of adventure. We’re heading from the beaches of the Scottish islands in a campervan built by her dad and trekking on the great wall of china to the northern lights in Norway and the backstreets of Kyoto.

Destination recap:

• Yorkshire Dales, England
• Lake District, England
• Isle of Skye, Scotland
• Fidden Farm Campsite, Isle of Mull, Scotland
• Fairy Pools, Isle of Skye, Scotland
• Dalby Forest, North Yorkshire, England
• Wray Castle, Lake Windermere, England
• Ullswater, Lake District, England
• Pooley Bridge, Cumbria, England
• Park Foot Holiday Park, Ullswater, England
• Ullswater Wake & Surf, Cumbria, England
• Tromsø, Norway
• Sommarøy, Norway
• Bergen, Norway
• Alta, Norway
• Ice Hotel, Alta, Norway
• Oslo, Norway
• Denmark
• Lapland, Finland
• Norwegian Fjords, Norway
• Southampton, England
• P&O Cruises Iona, Norwegian Fjords
• Caribbean
• Tokyo, Japan
• Shinjuku Station, Tokyo, Japan
• Kyoto, Japan
• Tokyo Skytree, Japan
• Okinawa, Japan
• Osaka, Japan
• Japanese Alps, Japan
• Great Wall of China, Beijing, China
• Himalayas, India
• Delhi, India
• Brecon Beacons, Wales
• Greece
• Turkey
• Croatia
• Sicily, Italy
• Peligoni, Zakynthos, Greece
• River Ganges, Varanasi, India
• Delhi, India
• Taj Mahal, Agra, India
• West Coast, USA
• Yosemite National Park, California, USA

Sara's new book Crafting For All Occasions is out now. And don’t forget to check out her podcast, Mind Your Business wherever you get your podcasts.

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Welcome to The Travel Diaries: Unpacked, your weekend dose of wanderlust. I’m Holly Rubenstein, and today I’m joined by travel and design editor Amira Hashish, founder of creative studio Rapport, who spent 12 years at the Evening Standard, where she was executive editor. From antiques hunting in Nice to finding the quieter side of Capri, we’re exploring some of her favourite escapes, with a little Florence inspiration and insider tips for making the most of three days in LA. Plus, I’m sharing my family-friendly Hotel of the Week.

Destination Recap:

• Nice, France
• Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
• Hudson, New York, USA
• Joshua Tree, California, USA
• Florence, Italy
• Milan, Italy
• Mexico City, Mexico
• Arrowtown, South Island, New Zealand
• Silverton, Colorado, USA
• Capri, Italy
• Naples, Italy
• Marina Grande, Capri
• Anacapri, Capri
• The Grove, Hertfordshire, England
• Four Seasons Hotel Hampshire, England
• Rome, Italy
• Los Angeles, California, USA
• West Hollywood, Los Angeles
• Silver Lake, Los Angeles
• La Brea, Los Angeles
• Larchmont, Los Angeles
• Malibu, California
• Santa Monica, California
• Abbot Kinney Boulevard, Venice, Los Angeles
• Venice, Los Angeles
• Downtown Los Angeles
• Griffith Park and Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles
• Pasadena, California
• Palm Springs, California
• Santa Barbara, California
• Montecito, California
• Brooklyn, New York, USA
• Copacabana Palace, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• Splendido, Portofino, Italy

A huge thank you to Amira for joining me, and leaving us with quite the travel wish list! Find out more about Amira's work at Club Rapport.

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Today I’m joined by the iconic Celia Imrie. Celia is, of course, one of Britain’s best-loved actresses, with an extraordinary career spanning more than five decades. From her unforgettable collaborations with Victoria Wood, to Bridget Jones’s Diary, Calendar Girls, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and, more recently, The Thursday Murder Club. She's one of those performers who has been part of our lives for as long as I can remember.

But what you might not know about Celia is that she is a completely insatiable traveller. She's happiest when she's on the move, whether that's aboard a glamorous ocean liner, travelling across America by train or setting off on an adventure somewhere entirely unexpected - because as you’ll soon discover, Celia doesn’t fly, so this makes for a particularly interesting episode.

Her lifelong love of travel is at the heart of her new book, The Elegant Hustler: Adventures from a Life on the Move, which is out now, a collection of stories from a life spent exploring the world.

Destination recap

• Middleton-on-Sea, West Sussex, England
• Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
• Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
• Delhi, India
• Melbourne, Australia
• Sydney, Australia
• Los Angeles, California, USA
• Washington, D.C., USA
• Toronto, Canada
• Singapore
• Paris, France
• Sainte-Chapelle, Paris, France
• Nice, France
• Hôtel Negresco, Nice, France
• Villeneuve-Loubet, France
• Menton, France
• Monte Carlo, Monaco
• Isle of Wight, England
• Southampton, England
• Queen Mary 2, Cunard, Southampton to New York
• New York City, USA
• Coast-to-coast railway journey, USA
• San Luis Obispo, California, USA
• Los Angeles, California, USA
• Ice hotel, Norway
• Japan
• China

The Elegant Hustler: Adventures from a Life on the Move, which is now.

If you’d like to find out who’s joining me next Tuesday, come and follow me on Instagram and TikTok. I’m @hollyrubenstein and I’d love to hear from you.

I’ll be back on Sunday with another episode of Unpacked, this time with Design & Travel Editor, Amira Hashish,

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Today I’m joined by the brilliant Suzannah Ramsdale, Lifestyle Director at The Standard, whose job involves knowing exactly where’s worth going and what’s worth your precious time off.

And there’s so much inspiration in this conversation. If you’re already dreading the clocks going back, Suzannah has some very tempting ideas for extending your summer, with a little help from her Spanish family connections. There’s the seaside spot she returns to again and again, and a food-filled Italian escape that had me mentally checking flights before we’d finished talking.

We also hear how a rather adventurous first meeting led to some extraordinary dates around the world, including a trip to New Orleans, which ties in beautifully with this week’s Louisiana Destination Special.

And my Hotel of the Week is a Greek island favourite that promises to solve a few of those familiar family holiday dilemmas. Having finally been myself, I’ve got plenty to tell you.

Destination Recap:

• New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
• Inns of Aurora, Aurora, USA
• Peligoni, Zakynthos, Greece
• Villa Kallista, Zakynthos, Greece
• Nobelos Bio Restaurant, Zakynthos, Greece
• Eliamos, Kefalonia, Greece
• Piazza Maggiore, Bologna, Italy
• Cremeria Santo Stefano, Bologna, Italy
• Cremeria La Vecchia Stalla, Bologna, Italy
• Cremeria Cavour, Bologna, Italy
• Palacio Bucarelli, Seville, Spain
• Cristine Bedfor, Seville, Spain
• Royal Alcázar, Seville, Spain
• Seville Cathedral, Seville, Spain
• Plaza de España, Seville, Spain
• María Luisa Park, Seville, Spain
• Triana, Seville, Spain
• La Viña, Cádiz, Spain
• Casa Manteca, Cádiz, Spain
• La Caleta, Cádiz, Spain
• Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
• Seoul, South Korea

If you’d like to find out who’s joining me next Tuesday, come and follow me onInstagramand TikTok, I’m @hollyrubenstein and I’d love to hear from you.

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From the jazz clubs and Mardi Gras parades of New Orleans to the swamps, dance halls and small towns of Acadiana, this Destination Special explores a side of Louisiana, USA that many visitors never get to see.

We travel west along Interstate 10 into the heart of Cajun and Creole country, a region shaped by its French language, distinctive music, extraordinary food and deep connection to the surrounding bayous.

Louisiana travel and culture writer Herman Fuselier shares the traditions behind Jazz Fest and Mardi Gras, introduces the sounds of Cajun and Zydeco music, and explains why the true heart of Cajun country lies beyond New Orleans.

Cajun French musician Jourdan Thibodeaux joins me from his home on Cypress Island, overlooking the Atchafalaya Basin. We discuss language, identity, life in the swamp and the importance of experiencing South Louisiana authentically.

Finally, Lori Johnson Walls of Johnson’s Boucanière in Lafayette introduces the dishes every first-time visitor should try, from crawfish étouffée and po’boys to beignets and a proper Louisiana boudin.

Destination Recap

Cities, towns and regions

• New Orleans, USA
• Baton Rouge, USA
• Acadiana, USA
• Atchafalaya Basin, USA
• Lafayette, USA
• Breaux Bridge, USA
• Opelousas, USA
• Eunice, USA
• New Iberia, USA
• Lake Charles, USA
• Sunset, USA
• Arnaudville, USA
• Washington, USA
• Cypress Island, USA
• Henderson, USA
• Mamou, USA
• Avery Island, USA
• Vacherie, USA

Places mentioned

• New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, New Orleans, USA
• French Quarter, New Orleans, USA
• Café du Monde, New Orleans, USA
• Eunice Cajun Mardi Gras, Eunice, USA
• La Poussière Cajun Dancehall, Breaux Bridge, USA
• Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival, Breaux Bridge, USA
• El Sido’s Zydeco & Blues Club, Lafayette, USA
• Festivals Acadiens et Créoles, Lafayette, USA
• Johnson’s Boucanière, Lafayette, USA
• Dwyer’s Café, Lafayette, USA
• Poor Boy’s Riverside Inn, Lafayette, USA
• Olde Tyme Grocery, Lafayette, USA
• Borden’s Ice Cream Shoppe, Lafayette, USA
• Original Southwest Louisiana Zydeco Music Festival, Opelousas, USA
• DezMeaux’s Boudin, Opelousas, USA
• Steamboat Warehouse Restaurant, Washington, USA
• Hotel Klaus, Washington, USA
• Fred’s Lounge, Mamou, USA
• Cypress Cove Landing Houseboats, Henderson, USA
• TABASCO Factory and Avery Island, Avery Island, USA
• Laura Plantation, Vacherie, USA

To find out more about visiting Louisiana, go to https://www.explorelouisiana.com/.

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I’ll be back on Sunday with another episode of Unpacked, this time with Suzannah Ramsdale, Lifestyle Director for The Standard.

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This week on The Travel Diaries: Unpacked, I’m joined by Sarah Allard, Digital Director of Condé Nast Traveller, for your weekly weekend dose of wanderlust.

Sarah’s job takes her to some extraordinary places, and today she’s sharing the trips, hotels and foodie finds she thinks should be on your radar. We start with the growing appeal of Northern Europe, including the Danish island of Bornholm, before heading to New York for her 40th birthday celebrations. Expect bagels, martinis and a few days in the Hudson Valley, where pretty towns, farm shops and gorgeous hotels make the perfect contrast to Manhattan.

We’re also talking Greek island favourites, from the spectacular restaurant setting that won Sarah over on Sifnos to a new hotel on Paros.

My Hotel of the Week is Monastero Santa Rosa on the Amalfi Coast, where I found what might just be my favourite swimming pool in the world.

And if you’re looking for somewhere closer to home this autumn, Sarah answers a listener’s question about cosy British boutique stays, with two delicious recommendations in Somerset and Devon.

Destination Recap

• Sweden
• Finland
• The Lofoten Islands, Norway
• Bornholm, Denmark
• New York City, USA
• The Hudson Valley, New York, USA
• INNESS, Accord, New York, USA
• The Catskills, New York, USA
• Wildflower Farms, Auberge Collection, Gardiner, New York, USA
• Rhinebeck, New York, USA
• Athens, Greece
• Sifnos, Greece
• Faros, Sifnos, Greece
• NÓS Hotel & Villas, Sifnos, Greece
• Paros, Greece
• Luura Paros Cliff, Paros, Greece
• Santorini, Greece
• Mykonos, Greece
• Gleneagles, Auchterarder, Scotland
• The Amalfi Coast, Italy
• Monastero Santa Rosa Hotel & Spa, Conca dei Marini, Italy
• Amalfi, Italy
• Positano, Italy
• Capri, Italy
• Bruton, Somerset, England
• Number One Bruton, Bruton, England
• At the Chapel, Bruton, England
• Glebe House, East Devon, England
• India
• The River Nile, Egypt
• One&Only Moonlight Basin, Big Sky, Montana, USA
• Edinburgh, Scotland
• Glasgow, Scotland
• The Scottish Highlands, Scotland
• Hope by WildLand, Sutherland, Scotland

If you’d like to find out who’s joining me next Tuesday, come and follow me on Instagram and TikTok. I’m @hollyrubenstein and I’d love to hear from you. You can also send me your travel questions for a future episode of Unpacked at thetraveldiarespodcast@gmail.com

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Today’s guest is returning to the podcast after 5 years! TV presenter, adventurer and explorer Steve Backshall is one of the most travelled people in the world, and one of the best story tellers - so he is the ultimate Travel Diaries guest.

Just listening back to his first episode in preparation for today was a reminder of what an amazing episode that was - if you haven’t listened to that scroll back and listen to that first, because his life is so interesting, and then come back and listen to this one!

It was so lovely to meet him in person this time, just last week. We filmed this in London, and it was really good fun putting some of your new travel diaries chapters to him - his answers were sensational. When somebody has been to this many places it's hard to know where to start, but I think that you're going to be absolutely captivated by Steve's stories, as I was.

So from Suriname to the Scilly Isles, Jerusalem to Alaska, and so much more, here’s Steve.

**Listeners - there's a strange video with the loading of Apple Podcasts' video today, so I'm reuploading this as an audio only file until it resolves.**

Destination recap

• West Cornwall, England
• Land’s End, England
• South Africa
• Suriname
• Alaska, USA
• Juneau, USA
• The Azores, Portugal
• Dominica
• Colombia
• Papua New Guinea
• New Britain, Papua New Guinea
• New Ireland, Papua New Guinea
• New Caledonia
• Yucatán, Mexico
• Cancún, Mexico
• Tulum, Mexico
• Bimini, The Bahamas
• The Isles of Scilly, England
• St Martin’s, Isles of Scilly
• Jerusalem
• Tel Aviv, Israel
• The Negev Desert, Israel
• Kyrgyzstan
• Northeast Greenland, Greenland

Steve’s Deadly Live tour begins in October. Find out more here.

If you’d like to find out who’s joining me next Tuesday, come and follow me onInstagramand TikTok, I’m @hollyrubenstein and I’d love to hear from you.

I’ll be back on Sunday with another episode of Unpacked, this time with Conde Nast Traveller’s Digital Director, Sarah Allard.

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Today I’m joined by travel writer, author and photographer, Luke Abrahams. Luke is one of the UK's most prolific travel journalists, having been to 30 countries this year alone, and he's about to release a new book, The Luxury Travel Book: 25 personal experiences that make you rethink the world and your place in it. These are stories that make you rethink the beauty of life and the mastery of human creativity, and it is packed full of his beautiful photography too.

We'll be unpacking Ruthie Rogers' bucket list destination, Kyoto; reflecting on my Hotel of the Week, Casa Angelina; chatting about Luke's recent trip to Ladakh in Northern India, and answering your listener question.

Destination Recap

• The Shinmonzen, Kyoto, Japan
• Park Hyatt Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
• Sowaka, Kyoto, Japan
• Tokyo, Japan
• Okinawa, Japan
• Osaka, Japan
• Hotel Lo Scoglio, Nerano, Italy
• The Amalfi Coast, Italy
• Ravello, Italy
• Casa Angelina, Praiano, Italy
• Positano, Italy
• Capri, Italy
• Le Sirenuse, Positano, Italy
• The Path of the Gods, Amalfi Coast, Italy
• Scala, Italy
• Ladakh, India
• Shakti Ladakh, Ladakh, India
• Kargil, India
• The Imperial New Delhi, New Delhi, India
• Leh, India
• Paro, Bhutan
• Genghis Khan Retreat, Orkhon Valley, Mongolia
• Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
• Kazakhstan
• Tajikistan

Luke's new book, The Luxury Travel Book: Extraordinary experiences money can't buy is available for pre-order here.

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Today’s guest is one of the most influential figures in British food. Ruthie Rogers is the chef and co-founder of The River Cafe, the legendary Michelin-starred Italian restaurant in Hammersmith, which she opened with Rose Gray in 1987. Over nearly four decades, The River Cafe has completely transformed the way we eat and think about Italian food in this country, and its kitchens have helped launch the careers of some of Britain’s best-known chefs, including Jamie Oliver, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Theo Randall and April Bloomfield.

But Ruthie’s influence extends far beyond the restaurant. She’s the author of numerous much-loved cookbooks and the host of the hugely successful podcast Ruthie’s Table 4, where an extraordinary guest list, from Paul McCartney and Elton John to David Beckham, Tony Blair and Nancy Pelosi, share the food memories that have shaped their lives. The podcast has now inspired her beautiful new book, Table 4 at The River Cafe: Conversations about Food and Life.

And it turns out that food memories and travel memories have a great deal in common. Both can transport us instantly back to a particular person, place or moment in our lives.

I joined Ruthie at The River Cafe on a gloriously sunny summers day. Her travel diaries today take us from Cuba and Mexico to Maine and Marrakech, as well as her beloved Italy and the beautiful rhythm of family life she created with her late husband, the architect Richard Rogers, with summers in Tuscany, winters exploring the world and an almost constant desire to plan the next adventure.

Destination Recap:

• Havana, Cuba
• Hotel Lungarno, Florence, Italy
• Camino Real, Mexico City, Mexico
• Contramar, Mexico City, Mexico
• Niddo, Mexico City, Mexico
• Oaxaca, Mexico
• Puerto Escondido, Mexico
• Huatulco, Mexico
• Chichén Itzá, Yucatán, Mexico
• Uxmal, Yucatán, Mexico
• Monte Albán, Oaxaca, Mexico
• Palermo, Sicily, Italy
• Naples, Italy
• Lo Scoglio, Marina del Cantone, Italy
• Amalfi Coast, Italy
• Ravello, Italy
• Capri, Italy
• Vernazza, Cinque Terre, Italy
• Trattoria Gianni Franzi, Vernazza, Italy
• Santa Margherita Ligure, Italy
• Portofino, Italy
• Belmond Hotel Cipriani, Venice, Italy
• York, Maine, USA
• Marrakech, Morocco
• Taroudant, Morocco
• Tafraoute, Morocco
• Essaouira, Morocco
• Fez, Morocco
• The Shinmonzen, Kyoto, Japan

You can listen to Ruthie’s Table 4, wherever you get your podcasts.

Her new book, Table 4 at The River Cafe: Conversations about Food and Life is available now.

I’ll be back on Sunday with another episode of The Travel Diaries: Unpacked.

If you’d like to find out who’s joining me next Tuesday, come and follow me onInstagramand TikTok, I’m @hollyrubenstein and I’d love to hear from you.

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This week on The Travel Diaries: Unpacked, I’m joined by Lauren Ho, one of the world’s most well-travelled luxury hotel experts. Lauren is Travel Director of Wallpaper*, a contributing editor at Country & Town House and the Academy Chair for Western Europe for The World’s 50 Best Hotels.

Recorded just days after this year’s list was revealed in Paris, Lauren shares her reaction to the results, why Asian hotels continue to dominate the top 10 and which new entries she was particularly pleased to see recognised.

We also journey to AlUla in Saudi Arabia, where ancient Nabataean tombs, dramatic desert landscapes and extraordinary new hotels are putting the destination firmly on the travel map. Lauren shares her recent stay at Six Senses Amaala on the Red Sea and takes us inside her trip to Georgia, from the hidden corners of Tbilisi to Kakheti’s vineyards and traditional amber wine.

My Hotel of the Week is the newly restored Splendido, A Belmond Hotel, overlooking the impossibly beautiful harbour of Portofino.

Plus, in our listener Q&A, Lauren recommends the perfect luxurious but not completely bank-breaking destination for a special family celebration.

Destination Recap

• The Peninsula Paris, Paris, France
• Rosewood Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
• Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand
• Chablé Yucatán, Chocholá, Mexico
• Upper House Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
• Mandarin Oriental Qianmen, Beijing, China
• Rosewood São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
• Passalacqua, Lake Como, Italy
• Atlantis The Royal, Dubai, UAE
• Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok at Chao Phraya River, Bangkok, Thailand
• Capella Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand
• Amangiri, Canyon Point, Utah, USA
• Monument Valley, USA
• AlUla, Saudi Arabia
• Banyan Tree AlUla, AlUla, Saudi Arabia
• Our Habitas AlUla, AlUla, Saudi Arabia
• The Chedi Hegra, Hegra, Saudi Arabia
• Petra, Jordan
• The Peninsula Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
• FORESTIS, Brixen, Italy
• Villa Treville, Positano, Italy
• Carlton Cannes, a Regent Hotel, Cannes, France
• Splendido, A Belmond Hotel, Portofino, Italy
• Six Senses Amaala, AMAALA, Saudi Arabia
• Rosewood Amaala, AMAALA, Saudi Arabia
• Tbilisi, Georgia
• The Telegraph Hotel, Tbilisi, Georgia
• Kakheti, Georgia
• Estelle Manor, The Cotswolds, England

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Today’s guest is one of Britain’s funniest, most distinctive and most beloved writers, Caitlin Moran.

Caitlin began writing her first book at just 13, was published at 16, and became an award-winning Times columnist and the bestselling author of books including How to Be a Woman, More Than a Woman and What About Men?

Her brilliant new book is called How to Be Hopeful, and it begins with a feeling I think many of us will recognise: that the world has become overwhelming and the only reasonable solution might be to run away and start an entirely new life somewhere else. In Caitlin’s case, that meant fantasising about a self-sufficient farmhouse in the Welsh mountains, until she discovered quite how expensive Welsh farmhouses actually are. So what happens next?

From her wonderfully feral childhood summers she spent living with her seven siblings in a tiny caravan in Wales to a romantic road trip through the Scottish Highlands; the lavish trip to Antigua that taught her luxury travel wasn’t necessarily for her; and why Corfu remains the island she returns to again and again, and much much more, here are the Travel Diaries of Caitlin Moran.

Destination Recap:

• Tregaron, Wales
• Strata Florida Abbey, Wales
• Ynyslas, Wales
• Ullapool, Scotland
• Rannoch Moor, Scotland
• Cornwall, England
• Antigua and Barbuda
• Tenby, Wales
• Kassiopi, Corfu, Greece
• Paxos, Greece
• Antipaxos, Greece
• Iceland
• Japanese Alps, Japan
• Tokyo, Japan
• Abergavenny, Wales
• Bannau Brycheiniog, Wales
• Florida, USA
• Austria
• Scandinavia

Thanks so much for listening today. If you’d like to find out who’s joining me next Tuesday, come and follow me onInstagramand TikTok, I’m @hollyrubenstein and I’d love to hear from you.

I’ll be back on Sunday with The Travel Diaries: Unpacked and our guest, World’s 50 Best Hotels European chair, and travel journalist, Lauren Ho.

If you’d like to find out who’s joining me next Tuesday, come and follow me onInstagramand TikTok, I’m @hollyrubenstein and I’d love to hear from you.

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Hello and welcome to our very first episode of The Travel Diaries: Unpacked, your weekend travel fix.

Today I’m joined by the fabulous John O'Ceallaigh. John is a travel journalist and consultant to luxury hospitality brands, who previously served as the luxury travel editor for The Telegraph for nearly a decade.

We'll be unpacking Nisha's bucket list destination, China; reflecting on my Hotel of the Week, Six Senses London; chatting about John's recent trip to Azerbaijan, and answering your listener question.

Destination Recap:

• China
• Beijing, China
• Shanghai, China
• Yunnan, China
• Shangri-La, Yunnan, China
• Ganden Sumtseling Monastery, Shangri-La, China
• Yellow Mountain, Anhui, China
• Chengdu, Sichuan, China
• St Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City
• Six Senses London, Bayswater, London, England
• The Whiteley, Bayswater, London, England
• Notting Hill, London, England
• Dubai, United Arab Emirates
• Baku, Azerbaijan
• Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan
• Fairmont Baku, Flame Towers, Baku, Azerbaijan
• Heydar Aliyev Centre, Baku, Azerbaijan
• Uzbekistan
• Khiva, Uzbekistan
• Samarkand, Uzbekistan
• Registan Square, Samarkand, Uzbekistan

All the destinations mentioned are included in the episode show notes and on http://thetraveldiariespodcast.com

If you’d like to find out who’s joining me next Tuesday, come and follow me onInstagramand TikTok, I’m @hollyrubenstein and I’d love to hear from you.

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Hello and welcome to a brand new season of The Travel Diaries. It’s great to be back!

I couldn’t think of a more joyful guest to kick off the season than Nisha Katona. A former child protection barrister turned restaurateur, food writer and TV presenter, Nisha is the founder of the hugely successful Mowgli Street Food restaurants, the author of several cookbooks, including her newest release, The Curry Bible, and was a judge on the BBC’s Great British Menu.

In this episode, Nisha describes herself as a “culinary evangelist and anthropologist”, and food is the thread running through her extraordinary Travel Diaries. We journey from childhood holidays in Mallorca and the tastes that first awakened her curiosity, to Beijing, her ancestral home of Varanasi, the temples and night markets of Cambodia, and her love for the Amalfi Coast.

Our conversation travelled far beyond holidays, taking in family, identity, faith, grief and the ways in which travel helps us understand both the world and ourselves.

Destination Recap:

• Mallorca, Spain
• Taunus Therme, Bad Homburg, Germany
• Beijing, China
• Forbidden City, Beijing, China
• Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
• River Ganges, Varanasi, India
• Siem Reap, Cambodia
• Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia
• Jeju Island, South Korea
• Amalfi Coast, Campania, Italy
• Mount Vesuvius, Campania, Italy
• Pompeii, Campania, Italy
• Herculaneum, Campania, Italy
• Parco dei Principi, Sorrento, Italy
• Positano, Campania, Italy
• Ravello, Campania, Italy
• Capri, Campania, Italy
• Lloret de Mar, Catalonia, Spain
• Blanes, Catalonia, Spain
• Ibiza, Spain
• China
• Jerusalem, Israel

Nisha's fabulous new book, The Curry Bible, is out now.

Today’s conversation was filmed earlier this summer at the beautiful London Marriott Hotel County Hall, in the most spectacular room - The Big Ben Balcony Suite - overlooking the Thames and the Houses of Parliament.

I’ll be back on Sunday with our first episode of The Travel Diaries: Unpacked with travel editor John O'Ceallaigh.

If you’d like to find out who’s joining me next Tuesday, come and follow me onInstagramand TikTok, I’m @hollyrubenstein and I’d love to hear from you.

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Today’s guest is, quite simply, one of the great travellers of our time. Sir Michael Palin first joined me on The Travel Diaries back in 2020, and that episode went on to become one of our most loved and most listened-to conversations ever. So when the opportunity came up for him to return to the podcast, this time to mark the publication of his new book, In Nigeria, I absolutely leapt at the chance.

For anyone listening who might not be fully familiar with Sir Michael Palin’s extraordinary career, he first became known as one of the members of Monty Python, before going on to become one of the world’s most beloved travel broadcasters and writers. His landmark BBC travel series, from Around the World in 80 Days to Pole to Pole, Full Circle, Himalaya and so many more, completely changed the way travel was brought to our screens.

I went to Michael’s house in London to film the interview and you’ll be able to watch the full conversation on YouTube and Spotify this weekend.

On today’s episode, we talk about some of the extraordinary journeys he’s been on since we last spoke, from Nigeria to Iraq, Venezuela and the Philippines. We talk about the places that surprised him, the countries that defied their reputation, the journeys that have stayed with him, and the places he still dreams of visiting. And, because Michael has already shared his original seven travel chapters with us, this time I asked you to send in some brand new travel chapters for him. So listen out, because one of your questions might just be in there.

Holly’s stay:

Palazzo Fiuggi, Italy

Destination Recap:

• Venezuela
• Philippines
• Nigeria, Nigeria
• Lagos, Nigeria
• Kano, Nigeria
• Port Harcourt, Nigeria
• Iraq, Iraq
• Babylon, Iraq
• Cuzco, Peru
• Machu Picchu, Peru
• Iguazu Falls, Argentina/Brazil
• Victoria Falls, Zambia/Zimbabwe
• Russia, Russia
• Mürren, Switzerland
• Kamchatka, Russia
• Bhutan
• Nepal
• The Dolomites, Italy
• Armenia, Armenia
• Georgia, Georgia
• Mount Ararat, Turkey/Armenia

Michael's new book, In Nigeria, is out now.

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Thank you so much to all of you for listening this season. I really hope you’ve enjoyed travelling the world with me through all of these conversations. The good news is, it won’t be too long before I’m back. We’ve got another summer season coming your way in mid-August, so there are lots more travel stories to come very soon.

You can find me on Instagram and TikTok at @hollyrubenstein, you can watch us on YouTube here.

And have you checked out my brand new Travel Diaries map, which will save every single destination ever mentioned on the podcast? A very dangerous tool for anyone with a serious case of wanderlust? You can look at it here.

Thank you again for listening, have a wonderful summer, and I’ll see you very soon.

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Before we get started, a quick warning: this episode contains spoilers. So if you haven’t finished watching the latest series of Race Across the World, I’d suggest turning off now and coming back once you have!

Race Across the World is one of those shows that just gets under your skin, isn’t it? You start off thinking you’re watching a travel programme, and then suddenly you’re so emotionally invested in people trying to get across a border, find a cheap hostel, or make it onto a 29-hour train with no phone and barely any money. This season, five pairs travel over 12,000 kilometres, from Palermo in Sicily all the way to Hatgal in Mongolia, without smartphones, internet access, flights or bank cards, relying instead on instinct, kindness, grit and a lot of very long bus and train journeys.

And at the heart of it all were today’s guests: best friends Jo and Kush from Liverpool, who not only won the series, but completely won over viewers along the way. Their friendship was such a joy to watch and there was something so lovely about seeing two young men support each other so openly through the highs and lows.

What I loved about chatting to them is that Race Across the World has this brilliant sense of mystery around it. As a viewer, I’m always wondering how the show actually works. So in this episode, we really get into all of that. We talk about the audition process, the secrecy around winning, the budget, the homestays, the toilets, the borders, the long-distance trains, and what it’s really like travelling without your phone in your pocket. And of course, we talk about the places too. From Sorrento and Naples, to Tbilisi in Georgia, the mountains of Kyrgyzstan, the vast landscapes of Kazakhstan, and the wild, icy beauty of Mongolia.

Destination Recap:

• Palermo, Sicily, Italy
• Sorrento, Italy
• Naples, Italy
• Greece
• Türkiye
• Kars, Türkiye
• Georgia
• Tbilisi, Georgia
• Azerbaijan
• Uzbekistan
• Kyrgyzstan
• Jalal-Abad, Kyrgyzstan
• Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
• Kazakhstan
• Kyzylorda, Kazakhstan
• Almaty, Kazakhstan
• Mongolia
• Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
• Hatgal, Mongolia
• Lake Khövsgöl, Mongolia
• Kathmandu, Nepal
• Punjab, India
• Central India
• Sri Lanka
• Costa Rica
• Brazil
• Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Today’s guest is one of the country’s best-loved comedians and presenters - the wonderful Tom Allen. You’ll know him from Bake Off: An Extra Slice, The Apprentice: You’re Fired, QI, Would I Lie To You?, Live at the Apollo and of course his standup comedy. He’s also a brilliant writer, and his new novel, Common Decency, is out now.

Tom’s travel diaries are full of glorious detail. We talk childhood holidays, package holidays, the etiquette of sunbeds, solo travel, America, Japan, Spain, the joy of a great hotel, and why food is so often the thing that makes a place unforgettable.

Destination Recap:

Holly: Sani, Halkidiki, Greece

Tom:

• Gran Canaria, Spain
• Javea, Spain
• Alicante, Spain
• Benidorm, Spain
• San Francisco, USA
• New York, USA
• Philadelphia, USA
• Cherry Hill, USA
• Japan
• Tokyo, Japan
• Kyoto, Japan
• Osaka, Japan
• Hiroshima, Japan
• Nara, Japan
• Gran Canaria, Spain
• Maspalomas, Spain
• Menorca, Spain
• Wakefield, England
• Elgin, Scotland
• Banchory, Scotland
• Highlands and Islands, Scotland
• Beijing, China
• Forbidden City, China
• Great Wall of China, China

Tom Allen’s hilarious debut novel Common Decency is out now

Today’s episode was filmed in the Westminster Suite at London Marriott County Hall

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