Travel Secrets

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

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

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

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: Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube. YOUTUBE: Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can listen to all of our episodes on your travels by listening on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. 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

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

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 on YouTube. 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

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. Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube. Places mentioned: Malaysia Phillipines Bali, Indonesia Australia Scotland South Africa Torcolo, Verona Hoppers, London Sicily, Italy Hard Rock Hotel, Maldives The Standard, Maldives 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 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. Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube. Places mentioned: London, England Marbella, Spain Pakistan Barbados The Peninsula, Tokyo Lake Garda, Italy Los Angeles, United States Shangri-La, Mauritius Berlin, Germany 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

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! Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube. Places mentioned: Nice, France Grand Canyon, USA New York, USA Le Chantecler, Nice La Petite Maison, Nice Sofia, Bulgaria Zagreb, Croatia Udaipur, India Jaipur, India Estwatini (formerly known as Swaziland) Inverness, Scotland Australia 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

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... Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube. Places mentioned: The Carlyle, New York Newick, Sussex Jumby Bay, Antigua Club 55, St Tropez Melbourne, Australia La Passalacqua, Lake Como Portofino, Italy Central Park, New York Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Cambio de Tercio, London Il Portico, London Shanghai, China Doyles on the Beach, Sydney NOBU, Malibu Munich, Germany Restaurant Le Plaisant, Munich Chateau de Pray, Amboise 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

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: Cardiff, Wales Cocoa Island, Maldives Vancouver, Canada Mexico City, Mexico Sydney, Australia Queensland, Australia Uluru, Australia Perth, Australia The Four Seasons, Hawaii Los Angeles, United States New York, United States Paris, France Rome, Italy Brecon Beacons, Wales 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

Britain’s fastest woman Dina Asher-Smith joins Tanya Rose to share her travel secrets this week. In this episode, Dina shares why she believes Rome is underrated, why moving to Texas for her training has made her fall back in love with London, and why despite travelling the world for her athletics, she doesn’t feel like she’s seen a lot of the countries she’s raced in… Plus, Dina discusses her poignant experience visiting New Orleans after studying its history at university and reveals why she believes that as an elite athlete, you need a good holiday to realign your mind. Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube. Places mentioned: London, United Kingdom Austin, Texas Honolulu, Hawaii Rome, Italy New Orleans, United States Beijing, China Paris, France Fallow, London Los Angeles, United States Chapters 00:00 Intro 02:41 Secret 1: Number 1 travel destination everybody should go to 06:18 Secret 2: Most unexpected travel experience 12:11 Secret 3: Most Over or Underrated travel experience 17:42 Secret 5: Best Food & Drink while travelling 24:32 Secret 4: Number 1 travel tip 26:30 Secret 6: Poignant memory from a trip 35:56 Secret 7: Special travel photograph