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‘Diamonds Are Forever' Songwriter Don Black | How Travel and Songwriting Intersect
31:59|Award-winning lyricist of ‘Born Free’ and ‘Diamonds Are Forever’ Don Black joins Tanya Rose to share his travel secrets this week.In this episode, Don shares how he first started writing songs, why he believes Venice is a lyricist’s dream and why he thinks the Empire State Building is overrated…Plus, he discusses playing snooker at the most famous billiards table in Singapore and reveals his most poignant travel memory meeting a fellow songwriter in Manhattan.Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube.Places mentioned:Hotel Cipriani, VeniceHarry’s Bar, VeniceRaffels, SingaporeEmpire State Building, New YorkSardi’s, New YorkShanghai, ChinaForte dei Marmi, Italy
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Downton Abbey Star Joanne Froggatt | How Travel Shifts Your Perspective on Life
37:24|British Actress and star of Downton Abbey and the upcoming MobLand (formerly known as The Fixer) Joanne Froggatt joins Tanya Rose to share her travel secrets this week.In this episode, Joanne discusses the time she hitchhiked in Tanzania, her transformative travels to Australia and reveals her nightmare holiday!Plus, she shares her best travel tips and why she believes travel unveils a feeling of insignificance that can really shift your perspective…Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube.Places mentioned:Yorkshire, United KingdomDar es Salaam, TanzaniaSOMA Byron Bay, AustraliaNobu, MalibuThe Hand and Flowers, MarlowCairns, AustraliaWhitehaven Beach, Australia
Alexandra Tolstoy | You Don’t Need Money to Have AMAZING Travel Experiences!
32:55|Anglo-Russian adventurer, author and TV presenter Alexandra Tolstoy joins Tanya Rose to reveal her travel secrets this week.In this episode, Alexandra shares how her love of travel was ignited when she was introduced to Victorian literature as a teenager, how travel can help us recognise what true happiness is and reveals how living in Moscow for six months at 18 changed her life…Plus, she discusses her love of horse-riding in Kyrgyzstan (and how she became an ambassador for the country!) and shares why she believes luxury travel is overrated…Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube.Places mentioned:Somerset, UKMoscow, RussiaKyrgyzstanCorfu, GreeceThe Gower, Wales
Lesley Manville | Boat Trips with David Bowie!
59:14|One of Tanya Rose’s favourite British actresses Lesley Manville shares her incredible travel secrets on this week’s episode.Lesley discusses her experiences of extravagant banquets in Rome, reveals how her familial roots took her on a journey to Sydney and why she believes Luxembourg is overrated…Plus, she shares her top travel tip of taking the subway in Budapest and her poignant travel memory of taking a boat trip with David Bowie!Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube.Places mentioned:Nuevo Valley, FranceTasmaniaSydneyLuxembourgBudapestAnantara HotelRomeVeniceThe CiprianiThe Gritti PalaceAmalfi CoastLos AngelesChicagoSoho HouseDalkey, Ireland
Elizabeth Day | Why Everyone Should Visit Egypt
43:18|Novelist, podcaster and journalist Elizabeth Day joins Tanya Rose to share her travel secrets in this week’s episode.Elizabeth discusses how she recognised the value of travel at a young age, her wild experience getting a massage in Dominica and why she was blown away by Egypt!Plus, she shares why she believes Hawaii is overrated and reveals the time she was stuck on a sandbank in Tunisia…Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube.Places mentioned:Portsalon, Co. Donegal, IrelandEgyptDominicaKamalaya Koh Samui, ThailandHawaiiThe Dover, LondonChateau Marmont, Los AngelesSunset Tower Hotel, Los AngelesThe River Cafe, LondonTunisia
Jodie Kidd | Why Driving is a Great Way to See a Country
43:25|Model, racing car driver and TV personality Jodie Kidd joins Tanya Rose to divulge her travel secrets in this week’s episode.Jodie discusses her experiences spending summers in her grandmother’s house in Barbados, why driving is a fantastic way to see a country and reveals she’d have Indian food for every meal if she could!Plus, she shares her poignant experience hiking the Inca Trail in Peru for charity and explains why it’s so important to be prepared for the worst when travelling…Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube.Places mentioned:Jade Mountain Hotel, St LuciaBarbadosInca Trail, PeruWhitsand Bay, CornwallCove Valley, ExmoorGlencoe, ScotlandThe Half Moon, KirdfordUdaipur, IndiaMyanmar (formerly Burma)Nepal
Richard E. Grant | Staying in a Hotel is the Sexiest Thing You Can Do
34:10|Actor Richard E. Grant joins Tanya Rose to share his incredible travel secrets on this week’s episode.Richard discusses his love of safari holidays and scuba diving (despite being attacked by a shark as a child!), why Italian food is the greatest cuisine on the planet and shares his opinion that staying in a hotel is the sexiest thing you can do.Plus, he reveals why he believes guided walking tours are overrated and why he hasn’t travelled with more than hand luggage in 25 years…Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube.Places mentioned:Eswatini (formerly Swaziland)Cape TownSerengeti, TanzaniaSeychellesLondonLa Petite Maison, NiceProvence, FranceBallyfin Demesne Hotel, County Laois, IrelandAustin, TexasIndia