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Gurinder Chadha and Paul Mayeda Berges share their travel secrets and experiences related to food and culture.

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…

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