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Niamh Algar shares her travel secrets and experiences while discussing her new show, The Iris Affair.

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

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