{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/62870b1b-20db-4419-bda8-1c5eb94cf7a2/6acf41023969f94643c67226?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Sara Davies","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/611f82c24804728354143eec/1791967543508-82c4f3c4-31f8-48ac-a620-fed5414a2ffc.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Today I’m joined by entrepreneur, TV personality and crafting queen, Sara Davies.</p><p><br></p><p>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.</p><p><br></p><p>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.</p><p><br></p><p>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. </p><p><br></p><p>Destination recap:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Yorkshire Dales, England</li><li>Lake District, England</li><li>Isle of Skye, Scotland</li><li>Fidden Farm Campsite, Isle of Mull, Scotland</li><li>Fairy Pools, Isle of Skye, Scotland</li><li>Dalby Forest, North Yorkshire, England</li><li>Wray Castle, Lake Windermere, England</li><li>Ullswater, Lake District, England</li><li>Pooley Bridge, Cumbria, England</li><li>Park Foot Holiday Park, Ullswater, England</li><li>Ullswater Wake &amp; Surf, Cumbria, England</li><li>Tromsø, Norway</li><li>Sommarøy, Norway</li><li>Bergen, Norway</li><li>Alta, Norway</li><li>Ice Hotel, Alta, Norway</li><li>Oslo, Norway</li><li>Denmark</li><li>Lapland, Finland</li><li>Norwegian Fjords, Norway</li><li>Southampton, England</li><li>P&amp;O Cruises Iona, Norwegian Fjords</li><li>Caribbean</li><li>Tokyo, Japan</li><li>Shinjuku Station, Tokyo, Japan</li><li>Kyoto, Japan</li><li>Tokyo Skytree, Japan</li><li>Okinawa, Japan</li><li>Osaka, Japan</li><li>Japanese Alps, Japan</li><li>Great Wall of China, Beijing, China</li><li>Himalayas, India</li><li>Delhi, India</li><li>Brecon Beacons, Wales</li><li>Greece</li><li>Turkey</li><li>Croatia</li><li>Sicily, Italy</li><li>Peligoni, Zakynthos, Greece</li><li>River Ganges, Varanasi, India</li><li>Delhi, India</li><li>Taj Mahal, Agra, India</li><li>West Coast, USA</li><li>Yosemite National Park, California, USA</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Sara&#39;s new book Crafting For All Occasions is out now. And don’t forget to check out her podcast, <a href=\"https://www.mybpod.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Mind Your Business</a> wherever you get your podcasts.</p><p><br></p><p>With thanks to...</p><p><br></p><p>SANI - Discover what’s new at Sani Resort for 2027, including stunning new family suites and exclusive early booking offers, with savings of up to 15%. <a href=\"https://sani-resort.com/offers?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Explore the offers here.</a></p><p><br></p><p>UNA - Discover your next Italian short break with UNA Italian Hospitality at <a href=\"unaitalianhospitality.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">unaitalianhospitality.com</a></p><p><br></p><p>If you’d like to find out who’s joining me next Tuesday, come and follow me on <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/hollyrubenstein/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a> and <a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@hollyrubenstein\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">TikTok</a>. I’m @hollyrubenstein and I’d love to hear from you.</p><p><br></p><p>I’ll be back on Sunday with a new episode of Unpacked.</p>","author_name":"Holly Rubenstein"}