Travel Secrets

Recorded live at the HoT Podcast Festival in Henley 🎙️

Tanya Rose is joined by acting couple Lucy Fleming and Simon Williams for a wonderfully entertaining conversation filled with extraordinary travel stories, family history and adventures around the world.

Lucy, daughter of Brief Encounter actress Celia Johnson and writer and explorer Peter Fleming, shares stories from her remarkable family history. Her uncle Ian Fleming created James Bond, and Lucy recalls visiting his Jamaican home, GoldenEye, where she sat at the desk where he wrote the Bond novels. She also reveals how she entered a competition to sail around the world, despite not really wanting to, and ended up spending five and a half weeks at sea from Cape Town to Boston, celebrating her 50th birthday along the way.

Simon, best known for his role as James Bellamy in Upstairs, Downstairs, shares why his first visit to New York completely blew his mind, memories of travelling through China and eating oysters straight from the rocks in Oman, and why meeting the people who live in a destination is one of the greatest pleasures of travel.

Together, Lucy and Simon take Tanya from the tea country and wildlife of Sri Lanka to leopard spotting in Rajasthan and a magical New Year’s Day watching the sun rise over the Himalayas.

Plus, Lucy reveals how her father became known as “Professor Nitpick” when Ian Fleming sent him his James Bond manuscripts to read and make notes on, and the couple share the travel advice they’ve picked up from a lifetime of adventures.

CHAPTERS

00:00 Peter Fleming: traveller, adventurer & wartime deception

00:23 Welcome to Travel Secrets

LIVE00:52 Introducing Lucy Fleming & Simon Williams

02:06 Posting Letters to the Moon & Lucy’s extraordinary family

04:40 Travel Secret #1: New York

06:07 Arriving in New York by sea

07:05 Lucy’s most unexpected adventure: sailing the Atlantic

09:58 Simon’s experience filming in China

11:49 Ian Fleming, Naval Intelligence & the origins of James Bond

12:47 Oysters on the beach in Oman

13:54 The Savoy Grill, The Ivy & Noel Coward

16:18 Lucy & Simon’s top travel tips

17:25 Why they love Sri Lanka

18:54 Leopard spotting in Rajasthan

20:04 The wartime letters behind Posting Letters to the Moon

23:39 Lucy’s poignant visit to GoldenEye in Jamaica

27:31 The photograph that sums up travel for Lucy & Simon

28:02 New Year’s Day in the Himalayas

29:06 Watching their children leave on their gap years

List of places mentioned:

• New York, USA

• Cape Town, South Africa

• Boston, USA

• China

• India

• Oman

• Sri Lanka

• Galle, Sri Lanka

• Rajasthan, India

• Jamaica

• GoldenEye, Jamaica

• The Himalayas

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With special thanks to Hot Podcast Festival and Good Full Media for such a wonderful evening, Gillan Williams for capturing it all, and Lara Shardlow for the wonderful photographs.

Recorded live at the HoT Podcast Festival in Henley 🎙️

For Travel Secrets’ very first live recording, Tanya was joined on stage by someone who really needs no introduction: actor, national treasure, king of the jungle and one of the greatest storytellers around, Christopher Biggins.

Christopher is also a dear friend of Tanya’s, a former Travel Secrets guest and someone she has been lucky enough to travel with herself, making him the perfect person to bring Travel Secrets to life in front of an audience.

And he certainly didn’t disappoint.

From flying to New York on Virgin Atlantic’s first flight and taking a rather unconventional military plane to see China’s Terracotta Warriors, to an unforgettable party in St Petersburg, meeting Hillary Clinton in full Austrian costume and encountering a professional mermaid on a cruise around Japan, Christopher takes us around the world in his own completely inimitable way.

He also shares why he still loves the Maldives, his memories of sailing to Easter Island on an unforgettable world cruise and the very different side of travel he has experienced through his work with the HOPE Foundation in Kolkata.

Funny, outrageous and occasionally rather moving, this was such a special evening and we’re delighted to finally be able to share it with you.

Chapters:

00:00 Christopher Biggins’ travel stories

01:00 Welcome to Travel Secrets LIVE at the HoT Podcast Festival

03:20 How travel changes as you get older

05:17 The joy of travelling by private jet

07:12 Christopher’s childhood holidays at Butlin’s

09:14 China, the Great Wall & an unforgettable flight to Xi’an

11:41 The Peace Hotel in Shanghai

12:09 The unfortunate story of the terracotta horse

13:11 Travel Secret #1: New York

16:31 Most unexpected experience: the Maldives

18:30 Overrated or underrated: the Isle of Man

19:34 Cruising the Mekong & arriving in Saigon

21:30 An extraordinary party in St Petersburg

24:05 Meeting Hillary Clinton in Austria

25:07 Christopher’s top travel tip

25:58 Meeting a professional mermaid in Japan

27:28 Sailing to Easter Island on an unforgettable world cruise

29:19 The photograph that sums up travel for Christopher

29:28 Kolkata & the HOPE Foundation

31:15 Private jets, first class & the other side of travel

Places mentioned:

• New York, USA

• Great Wall of China, China

• Xi’an & the Terracotta Warriors, China

• Shanghai & the Peace Hotel, China

• The Maldives

• Isle of Man

• Mekong River, Vietnam

• Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City), Vietnam

• St Petersburg, Russia

• Japan

• Easter Island, Chile

• Tonga

• Tahiti, French Polynesia

• New Zealand

• Sydney, Australia

• Kolkata, India

• Dubai, UAE

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What happens when a life of travel begins with a modelling trip to Acapulco at 16 and goes on to include touring the world with The Rolling Stones, climbing to 17,000ft in Tibet and even spotting a UFO in Brazil?

This week, Tanya is joined by Jo Wood, model, entrepreneur, writer and founder of Jo Wood Organics, whose extraordinary life has taken her all over the world.

Jo started travelling as a teenage model, but when she met Ronnie Wood at 22, she began joining him on tour and, as she tells Tanya, thinks she has now been to “most places in the world.”

In this episode, Jo shares:

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Why Japan is the one country Jo thinks everyone should visit

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Touring Japan with The Rolling Stones and seeing how dramatically the country changed between visits

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Why Buenos Aires completely surprised her, and arriving there with The Rolling Stones to scenes she describes as “Beatlemania”

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Spending a month travelling through Tibet with Sadhguru and climbing to 17,000ft at Mount Kailash

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The night Jo and Ronnie saw what she describes as a “proper UFO” while on holiday in Brazil and her other unexplained sightings while travelling in South America and Zanzibar

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Taking her own home-grown organic potatoes to Paris while on tour

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The restaurant hidden in the Spanish mountains that she recommends

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Her travels through India, from Kerala and Goa to Mumbai and Rajasthan

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Why she loves Zanzibar and keeps going back

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The Seychelles trip and photograph that sums up travel for her

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Her favourite restaurants and what she always takes with her when she travels

From rock ’n’ roll tours to remote pilgrimages, this is a life very well travelled.

Subscribe to Travel Secrets for a new episode every week, as Tanya asks her guests to reveal their six travel secrets and the holidays and adventures that surround them.

And remember: this podcast might not change your life, but it might just change your plans.

Chapters:

01:20 How has travel impacted the person you’ve become?

05:44 What’s the one destination everyone should visit once in their lifetime?

08:38 What’s your most unexpected travel experience?

10:52 What’s your most overrated or underrated destination?

20:36 What and where do you love to eat and drink when you travel?

24:39 What’s your top travel tip?

27:58 What’s your most poignant travel memory?

31:51 What photograph sums up travel for you?

34:33 Where are you going next?

Places mentioned

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Japan and Mount Fuji

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Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Tibet, Lake Manasarovar and Mount Kailash

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Nepal

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Brazil, including Recife and São Paulo

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Zanzibar, Tanzania

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The Seychelles

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Egypt

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India, including Coimbatore, Kerala, Goa, Mumbai and Rajasthan

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Acapulco, Mexico

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Paris and Cannes, France

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Tenerife and mainland Spain

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Los Angeles and Miami, USA

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London

Award-winning broadcaster, travel writer and disability rights advocate Sophie Morgan joins Tanya Rose to share the journeys that have shaped her extraordinary life.

At just 18 years old, Sophie was paralysed in a car accident. In the months that followed, she believed the adventurous life she had imagined was over. Then one unforgettable trip to Canada helped her realise it wasn’t. It reminded her that adventure was still possible and marked the beginning of a lifetime spent exploring the world.

In this episode, Sophie shares:

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why Scotland is the one destination everyone should experience

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the snowmobile ride in Canada that transformed the way she saw her future

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what she learnt from a gruelling expedition through Nicaragua

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the most memorable meal she’s ever had, at the White House

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riding a motorbike across America

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why “accessible” doesn’t always mean accessible

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the reality of flying as a wheelchair user and why airlines still have so far to go

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an extraordinary safari in South Africa that shows what’s possible when accessibility is truly considered

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learning to scuba dive in the Maldives

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why she’s determined to become one of the first wheelchair users to travel to space

Chapters:

00:00 Highlights

00:35 Introduction

02:05 How travel helped Sophie rebuild her life after paralysis

05:39 Visiting the White House & campaigning for disability rights

06:40 Why everyone should visit Scotland at least once

10:52 The Canadian adventure that helped Sophie believe she could still live boldly

16:18 Nicaragua, adventure, resilience & knowing your limits

20:40 Sophie’s most memorable meal

30:35 Why you can’t trust the word “accessible”

44:13 Learning to scuba dive in the Maldives & why luxury travel should be for everyone

46:21 Sophie’s favourite travel photograph

49:20 What’s next: painting, television… and going to space

Places:

Scotland • India • Canada • Toronto • Nicaragua • South Africa • Kruger National Park • Maldives • Washington D.C. • The White House • Los Angeles • Yellowstone National Park • Grand Teton National Park • Oregon • Pacific Coast Highway • London

Celebrity stylist Elizabeth Saltzman joins Tanya Rose to share her Travel Secrets.

Having dressed some of the world’s most celebrated women, including Gwyneth Paltrow, Jodie Comer, Sandra Oh, Julia Garner and Saoirse Ronan, Elizabeth has travelled the world for decades. Along the way, she’s come to believe that travel is the greatest education of all.

In this episode, Elizabeth shares:

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why she believes everyone should visit the place their family comes from

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the trip to India that gave her the greatest culture shock of her life

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the destination that disappointed her more than anywhere else

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the one packing rule she swears by after decades of travelling

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why she wore exactly the same outfit to Fashion Week every day for two years — and nobody noticed

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why she is building a family home in Costa Rica

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the terrifying hike in Maui that helped her understand the power of nature

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her favourite restaurants, bars and hidden local spots around the world

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the legendary Paris bar where she started one of her favourite travel traditions

Chapters

02:00 How travel became Elizabeth’s greatest education

10:04 Secret #1: The one place everyone should visit

12:58 Secret #2: Her most unexpected travel experience

16:36 Secret #3: Most overrated (and underrated) destinations

21:40 Secret #4: Favourite food, restaurants and hotel bars around the world

29:13 Secret #5: Elizabeth’s best travel tip

41:54 Secret #6: Her most poignant travel memory

Places mentioned

New York City

The Carlyle Hotel, New York

London

Russia

Poland

India

Las Vegas

Grand Canyon

Costa Rica

Maui, Hawaii

Palm Beach

Los Angeles

Wisconsin

Mexico

Venice

Paris

Hemingway Bar, Paris

Harry’s Bar, Venice

River Cafe, London

Croatia

Kenya

Hydra, Greece

St Barths

East Hampton

The Hamptons

California

Shanghai

London Hampstead Ponds

Serpentine, London

Award-winning interior designer Kelly Hoppen CBE joins Tanya Rose to reveal the travel experiences that have shaped both her life and her extraordinary career.

From spending every Christmas in South Africa as a child to designing some of the world’s most beautiful homes, hotels, yachts and private jets, Kelly explains why travel has been her greatest source of inspiration.

In this episode, Kelly shares:

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why Kelly believes everyone should experience Asia at least once

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how childhood trips to South Africa shaped the designer she became

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the unforgettable hike to Bhutan’s Tiger’s Nest

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the hidden side of Beijing and Shanghai

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the best meal she’s ever eaten in Capri and her favourite hotels and restaurants

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her top travel tip for packing and planning every trip

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the final holiday she shared with her father in Sicily

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why a sunset in Mallorca is one of her most treasured travel memories

Chapters

01:32 How travel shaped Kelly’s life and career

06:20 Secret #1: The one destination everyone should visit

10:18 Secret #2: Her most unexpected travel experience

13:49 Secret #3: Most overrated (and underrated) destinations

19:36 Secret #4: Favourite food and restaurants around the world

24:18 Secret #5: Kelly’s best travel tip

31:02 Secret #6: Her most poignant travel memory

35:25 Designing cruise ships, yachts and hotels

37:16 What’s next for Kelly Hoppen?

Places mentioned

South Africa

Asia

China

Hong Kong

Beijing

Shanghai

Japan

Bhutan

Finland

Antwerp

The Cotswolds

Capri

Ravello

Lake Como

Sicily

Mallorca

Ibiza

Puglia

British singer, songwriter and actress Pixie Lott joins Tanya Rose to reveal the travel experiences that have shaped her life.

From writing music in New York and Los Angeles as a teenager to touring across Japan, performing in Brazil, discovering hidden gems through local recommendations and falling in love with Italy, Pixie shares the places that continue to inspire both her life and career.

She also talks about why she never plans her holidays too far in advance, why Tokyo completely changed her perspective on travel, and the emotional trip to Brazil that she’ll never forget.

In this episode, she talks about:

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Why Tokyo and Rome are the two destinations everyone should visit

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How music took her around the world from the age of 15

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The unexpected trip to Brazil that became one of the most emotional experiences of her life

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Why Cornwall and the Lake District deserve more recognition

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The Italian destinations she keeps returning to and the pasta she still dreams about

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The London restaurants and cocktail bars she always returns to

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Why she prefers booking travel as she goes and trusting local recommendations

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Her unforgettable visit to Zambia with Comic Relief

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Writing her latest album Encino in California

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Why New York and Nashville still inspire her creativity

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Chapters

03:44 Number one destination everyone should visit: Tokyo or Rome?

08:29 The unexpected Brazil trip that changed everything

13:26 Why Pixie thinks holidays in the UK are underrated

18:52 Favourite food, restaurants and cocktails while travelling

23:36 Pixie’s best travel advice: trust the locals

26:58 Her most poignant travel memory in Zambia

28:26 Writing Encino in California

30:54 Why New York and Nashville will always inspire her

34:29 The travel photographs that mean the most to her

Places Mentioned

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Tokyo, Japan

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Rome, Italy

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Portugal

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Mallorca, Spain

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New York City, USA

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Los Angeles, California, USA

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Brazil

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Cornwall, England

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Lake District, England

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London, England

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Capri, Italy

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Porto Cervo, Sardinia, Italy

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Forte dei Marmi, Italy

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Zambia

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Nashville, Tennessee, USA

American actress and Gossip Girl star Kelly Rutherford joins Tanya Rose to reveal the travel experiences that have shaped her life.

From growing up in California to building a life between New York and Monaco, Kelly reflects on family heritage, the cities she called home and the destinations she returns to time and time again. Together, they discuss everything from her favourite cafés and travelling with children to life in Monaco and the Italian road trip she hopes to repeat with her daughter.

In this episode, she talks about:

• Discovering her English and Danish roots
• Losing her passport in France
• Kelly’s favourite city in the world
• Raising children in New York vs Los Angeles
• Her favourite cafés in Paris, London and New York
• What it’s like to live in Monaco
• The simple suitcase rule she always follows
• The best way she has found to get her children to go to museums with her
• Her favourite magazine for travel recommendations
• The unforgettable Italian road trip she took with her daughter

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Places mentioned

• New York City, USA
• Los Angeles, USA
• Palm Beach, Florida
• Paris, France
• Monaco
• Nice, France
• Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France
• Saint-Tropez, France
• Florence, Italy
• Rome, Italy
• Umbria, Italy
• Copenhagen, Denmark
• Stockholm, Sweden
• English countryside
• Istanbul, Turkey

The wonderful TV presenter, model and actress Laura Whitmore joins Tanya Rose to share her travel secrets this week.

In this episode, Laura unpacks her first work trip flying to Los Angeles to interview Coldplay, recalls her epic 14-day road trip across America and shares her hack for booking cheap 5* hotel rooms…

Plus, Laura discusses her love of her home country of Ireland and tells the story of how she found her favourite restaurant ever in Bali during monsoon season!

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Places mentioned:

London, England

Dublin, Ireland

Wicklow, Ireland

Kerry, Ireland

The Merrion Hotel, Dublin, Ireland

Ballyfin, Laois, Ireland

The K Club, Kildare, Ireland

Niagara Falls, Canada

Pale Hall Hotel, Snowdonia, Wales

San Francisco, California, United States

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Reno, Nevada, United States

Lake Tahoe, Nevada, United States

Mount Rushmore, South Dakota, United States

Wyoming, United States

Bali, Indonesia

Mozaic, Ubud, Indonesia

Cape Town, South Africa

Majorca, Spain

Marrakesh, Morocco

Thailand

Los Angeles, United States

Chapters

00:00 Intro

03:53 Secret 1: Number 1 travel destination everybody should go to

08:10 Secret 2: Most unexpected travel experience

11:13 Secret 3: Most Over or Underrated travel experience

15:04 Secret 4: Best Food & Drink while travelling

21:16 Secret 5: Number 1 travel tip

28:28 Secret 6: Poignant memory from a trip

31:11 Secret 7: Special travel photograph

34:37 Outro

Travel expert and co-founder of the award-winning Black Tomato tour operator Tom Marchant joins Tanya Rose to divulge his travel secrets this week.

In this episode, Tom shares why he believes everyone must visit Iceland, his poignant experience working with charities in Morocco and takes us behind the scenes of his hit James Bond-inspired travel tours…

Plus, Tom discusses why he thinks Mykonos is overrated and reveals his top tip for getting the best service when on holiday.

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Places mentioned:

Birmingham, England

The Pantanal, Brazil

Reykjavik, Iceland

Smokey Valley, Iceland

Cochrane, Chile

Ljubljana, Slovenia

Belgrade, Serbia

Mykonos, Greece

Kefalonia, Greece

Zante, Greece

Paros, Greece

Monaco

Austria

Paris, France

Lake Como, Italy

Matera, Italy

The Corinthia, London

The Oberoi, India

Delhi, India

Ethiopia

La Coupole, Paris

La Fontaine de Mars, Paris

Williamsburg, New York

The Ear Inn, New York

Cherry Tavern, New York

La Bomboniera, New York

Nashville, USA

Morocco

Kyoto, Japan

Chapters

00:00 Intro

07:59 Secret 1: Number 1 travel destination everybody should go to

15:22 Secret 2: Most unexpected travel experience

18:32 Secret 3: Most Over or Underrated travel experience

25:33 Secret 4: Best Food & Drink while travelling

34:07 Secret 5: Number 1 travel tip

39:00 Secret 6: Poignant memory from a trip

44:33 Secret 7: Special travel photograph

45:42 Outro

Global Editorial Director of Condé Nast Traveller Divia Thani joins Tanya Rose to share her travel secrets this week.

In this episode, Divia unpacks why India is both an amazing and challenging place to visit, why she loves visiting Saudi Arabia and recalls her profoundly transformative experience attending the Kumbh Mela religious festival…

Plus, Divia discusses how she ended up going to university in rural Pennsylvania and shares her top tips for perfectly packing your suitcase every time.

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Places mentioned:

Nigeria

London, England

Dehradun, India

Mumbai, India

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Brandon, Pennsylvania, United States

AlUla, Saudi Arabia

Neom, Saudi Arabia

Ikoyi, London, England

Vietnam

The Ganges, India

Kasauli, India

Lanka, India

Chapters

00:00 Intro

10:24 Secret 1: Number 1 travel destination everybody should go to

17:29 Secret 2: Most unexpected travel experience

23:19 Secret 3: Most Over or Underrated travel experience

31:12 Secret 4: Best Food & Drink while travelling

38:15 Secret 5: Number 1 travel tip

42:53 Secret 6: Poignant memory from a trip

53:13 Secret 7: Special travel photograph

57:18 Outro

Top ‘90s model, nutritionist and functional medicine practitioner Rosemary Ferguson joins Tanya Rose to share her travel secrets this week.

In this episode, Rosemary reflects on how travel has shaped her life ever since moving to Brazil as a child, unpacks how she spent a whirlwind 24 hours in Beijing and reveals why she believes you should never visit Ibiza in August…

Plus, Rosemary shares why thinks everyone should see the Amazon Rainforest and highlights how her wellness practices have become a core part of how she travels.

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Places mentioned:

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Malaysia

Portugal

Amazon Rainforest, Brazil

New York City, United States

Krabi, Thailand

Beijing, China

Ibiza, Spain

The Saddle, Scotland

Hotel Argos, Ibiza, Spain

Cherating, Malaysia

Maldives

Rajasthan, India

Elsewhere…Goa, India

Rome, Italy

Marseilles, France

Chapters

00:00 Intro

05:09 Secret 1: Number 1 travel destination everybody should go to

08:35 Secret 2: Most unexpected travel experience

10:52 Secret 3: Most Over or Underrated travel experience

16:45 Secret 4: Best Food & Drink while travelling

21:56 Secret 5: Number 1 travel tip

26:51 Secret 6: Poignant memory from a trip

30:48 Secret 7: Special travel photograph

32:50 Outro

Star of Downton Abbey and Paddington Hugh Bonneville joins Tanya Rose to share his travel secrets this week.

In this episode, Hugh unpacks his treacherous journey to the best hidden restaurant in Spain, reveals why he believes everyone should visit the South Downs and tells the story of the worst hotel he’s ever stayed in!

Plus, Hugh shares his top travel tip and recalls his cathartic experience confronting grief whilst filming in India.

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Places mentioned:

Tamariu, Costa Brava, Spain

Aigua Xelida, Tamariu

South Downs, England

The Pub With No Name, Petersfield, England

Goodwood, Chichester, England

Córdoba, Spain

Noor Restaurant, Córdoba, Spain

Jodhpur, India

Grand Canyon, United States

Amangiri, Utah, United States

Vienna, Austria

Maldives

Mihir Gahr, Rajasthan, India

Cheltenham Literary Festival, England

Texas, United States

Las Vegas, United States

Chapters

00:00 Intro

06:11 Secret 1: Number 1 travel destination everybody should go to

09:37 Secret 2: Most unexpected travel experience

11:30 Secret 3: Most Over or Underrated travel experience

17:56 Secret 4: Best Food & Drink while travelling

19:45 Secret 5: Number 1 travel tip

23:02 Secret 6: Poignant memory from a trip

35:07 Secret 7: Special travel photograph

38:48 Outro

The wonderful British actor Freddie Highmore, star of Finding Neverland and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory joins Tanya Rose to share his travel secrets this week.

In this episode, Freddie divulges his love for Vancouver and British Columbia, after spending 12 years in the province filming both Bates Motel and The Good Doctor.

Plus, Freddie discusses his experience filming with tigers in Cambodia and reveals why thought he was “born to be Spanish” after a childhood trip to Barcelona…

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Places mentioned:

Provence, France

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Athens, Greece

Tofino, Vancouver Island, Canada

Pluvio, Vancouver

Sunshine Coast, Vancouver, Canada

Cambodia

Whistler, Vancouver, Canada

Scandinave Spa, Whistler, Canada

Cantina, Sifnos, Greece

Kavos Sunrise, Kavos, Greece

Vinales, Cuba

Barcelona, Spain

Madrid, Spain

Hotel Sardinero Madrid, Spain

Córdoba, Madrid, Spain

Abadía Retuerta Hotel, Duelo Valley, Spain

Chapters

00:00 Intro

06:06 Secret 1: Number 1 travel destination everybody should go to

11:28 Secret 2: Most unexpected travel experience

14:24 Secret 3: Most Over or Underrated travel experience

18:07 Secret 4: Best Food & Drink while travelling

20:17 Secret 5: Number 1 travel tip

24:16 Secret 6: Poignant memory from a trip

30:10 Secret 7: Special travel photograph

31:17 Outro

Niamh Algar, star of the new hit TV thriller series The Iris Affair on Sky Atlantic, joins Tanya Rose to divulge her travel secrets this week.

In this episode, Niamh shares how learning how to sail inspired her love of travel, discusses her experience on safari in Cape Town and reveals why she never travels anywhere without a swimsuit…

Plus, Niamh unpacks why she thinks the Trevi fountain is underrated and tells all about the wonderful places she visited in Italy whilst filming her new show, The Iris Affair.

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Places mentioned:

Cork, Ireland

Sardinia, Italy

Rome, Italy

Bocca della Veritá, Rome, Italy

Cape Town, South Africa

Mossel Bay, Cape Town, South Africa

Florence, Italy

Pino’s Sandwiches, Florence, Italy

Cagliari, Sardinia

Alghero, Sardinia

Barcelona, Spain

Mullingar, Ireland

Lisbon, Portugal

Maynooth, Ireland

Chapters

00:00 Intro

06:04 Secret 1: Number 1 travel destination everybody should go to

08:49 Secret 2: Most unexpected travel experience

13:37 Secret 3: Most Over or Underrated travel experience

15:19 Secret 4: Best Food & Drink while travelling

24:36 Secret 5: Number 1 travel tip

30:30 Secret 6: Poignant memory from a trip

32:46 Secret 7: Special travel photograph

Gurinder Chadha and Paul Mayeda Berges, the phenomenal filmmakers behind Bend It Like Beckham and Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging, join Tanya Rose to share their travel secrets this week.

In this episode, Gurinder shares how a trip to Pakistan inspired her film Bride and Prejudice and Paul discusses the unexpected kindness he received when backpacking across Europe. Together, they dive into why a visit to The Golden Temple in Amritsar, India is an experience everyone should have.

Plus, the couple discuss the best meal they had whilst visiting the Malaysian Royal family and Gurinder reveals where she had the best Chinese food of her life…

MEGAPHONE:

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Places mentioned:

The Golden Temple, India

Amritsar, India

Spice Village (CGH Earth), India

Lahore, Pakistan

Hanoi, Vietnam

Greece

Goa, India

Padua, Italy

Iceland

Oslo, Norway

The Peninsula, Hong Kong

Bukhara, New Delhi, India

Elco Market, Mumbai, India

Taj Mahal Hotel, New Delhi

The Datai Resort, Malaysia

Maldives

The Hamptons, USA

Montauk, New York, USA

San Clemente, California, USA

The Blue Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey

Chapters

00:00 Intro

04:57 Secret 1: Number 1 travel destination everybody should go to

10:30 Secret 2: Most unexpected travel experience

19:06 Secret 3: Most Over or Underrated travel experience

23:04 Secret 4: Best Food & Drink while travelling

32:46 Secret 5: Number 1 travel tip

36:54 Secret 6: Poignant memory from a trip

48:53 Secret 7: Special travel photograph

50:49 Outro

The wonderful British actress Rosamund Pike joins Tanya Rose to share her travel secrets today.

In this episode, Rosamund unpacks her transformative experience watching the sunrise in Cambodia, her exclusive tour of the Boeing Factory and tells the story of how she once got trapped in Vietnam!

Plus, Rosamund discusses her awe-inspiring experience in Jordan and shares tales from the many road trips she’s been on in her beloved Citroën DS.

Rosamund’s new film NOW YOU SEE ME: NOW YOU DON’T is out now in cinemas. Rosamund’s incredible performance in the National Theatre’s Inter Alia is available to watch in cinemas via NT Live, you can find a screening near you at http://ntlive.com. Inter Alia is transferring to Wyndam’s Theatre in the West End in March 2026!

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Places mentioned:

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• Los Angeles, United States
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• The Four Seasons, Los Angeles
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• Tuscany, Italy
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• Petra, Jordan
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• Dead Sea, Jordan
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• Hanoi, Vietnam
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• Boeing Everett Factory, Washington, United States
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• Croatia
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• Prague, Czechia
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• France
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• Hotel Bellevue des Alpes, Switzerland
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• Mount Eiger, Switzerland
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• Kleine Scheidegg, Switzerland
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• Siem Reap, Cambodia
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• China
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• Hisa Franko, Slovenia
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• El Bulli, Spain
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• Santa Fe, New Mexico
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• Louvre, Abu Dhabi
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• Museum of the Future, Dubai

Chapters

00:00 Intro

05:30 Secret 1: Number 1 travel destination everybody should go to

08:33 Secret 2: Most unexpected travel experience

19:32 Secret 3: Most Over or Underrated travel experience

28:30 Secret 4: Best Food & Drink while travelling

33:05 Secret 5: Number 1 travel tip

38:09 Secret 6: Poignant memory from a trip

46:13 Secret 7: Special travel photograph

47:50 Outro

Former tennis champion, broadcaster and Strictly Come Dancing star Annabel Croft joins Tanya Rose to share her travel secrets this week.

In this episode, Annabel takes us on a journey of all the fabulous places she’s visited whilst on the tennis tour, shares why she believes everyone needs to visit the Igazú Falls in Argentina and describes her gruesome experience on ‘Snake Alley’ in Taipei…

Plus, Annabel reveals her favourite restaurant in Portugal and tells the hilarious tale of her hotel room getting robbed on a family holiday in Thailand!

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Places mentioned:

Igazú Falls, Argentina

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Taipei, Taiwan

New Zealand

Pisa, Italy

Split, Croatia

Cape Town, South Africa

Sr Franco, Almancil, Portugal

Thailand

Chapters

00:00 Intro

07:47 Secret 1: Number 1 travel destination everybody should go to

12:42 Secret 2: Most unexpected travel experience

19:41 Secret 3: Most Over or Underrated travel experience

29:19 Secret 4: Best Food & Drink while travelling

34:35 Secret 5: Number 1 travel tip

37:20 Secret 6: Poignant memory from a trip

44:42 Secret 7: Special travel photograph

Star of Succession and Pride & Prejudice Matthew Macfadyen joins Tanya Rose to share his travel secrets this week.

In this episode, Matthew shares his extraordinary experience filming Succession in a deserted Florence, his poignant family skiing holiday and reveals why he believes a good tour guide is worth their weight in gold…

Plus, Matthew shares his top travel tip and unpacks his emotional experience visiting a small church in Bologna.

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Places mentioned:

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• Lincolnshire, England
• Aberdeen, Scotland
• Jakarta, Indonesia
• Church of Santa Maria della Vita, Bologna
• Ristorante Al Pappagallo, Bologna
• Florence, Italy
• Hotel San Michele, Celle Ligure, Italy
• Trattoria Sostanza, Florence
• Disney World Orlando, Florida
• Villa d’Este Hotel, Lake Como
• Otago Region, New Zealand
• New Mexico, USA
• Switzerland
• Croatia

Budapest, Hungary
Chapters

00:00 Intro

04:25 Secret 1: Number 1 travel destination everybody should go to

06:32 Secret 2: Most unexpected travel experience

10:01 Secret 3: Most Over or Underrated travel experience

13:13 Secret 4: Best Food & Drink while travelling

18:31 Secret 5: Number 1 travel tip

20:16 Secret 6: Poignant memory from a trip

24:10 Secret 7: Special travel photograph

26:24 Outro

The brilliant British actor Alistair Petrie joins Tanya Rose to share his travel secrets this week.

In this episode, Alistair discusses his nomadic childhood travelling across the world as a military family, shares his wild story of partying in a palace in India and tells all about his fascinating experience swimming with dolphins in Hawaii.

Plus, Alistair shares his poignant experience visiting the Taj Mahal with his family and reveals his favourite travel destination that is so underrated, they operate by word-of-mouth advertising only…

Don’t forget to follow@travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes onYouTube.

Places mentioned:

• Aberdeen, Scotland
• Yorkshire, England
• Saudi Arabia
• Maidenhead, England
• Nigeria
• Tel Aviv, Israel
• The Mercer, New York City
• New Haven, Connecticut
• New Delhi, India
• Umaid Bhawan Palace, Jodhpur, India
• Joan Ocean, Hawaii
• Kohala, Hawaii
• Montana, United States
• Cognac, France
• Bordeaux, France
• La Tupina, Bordeaux
• Hotel Post, Austria
• Majorca, Spain
• Ca’s Patro March, Mallorca
• La Residencia, Mallorca
• Little Owl, New York City
• Taj Mahal, India
• Sydney Opera House, Australia
• Kenya
• Coeur d’Alene, Idaho