Travel Secrets

Food writer, critic and son to Her Majesty the Queen: Tom Parker-Bowles joins Tanya Rose with his foodie travel secrets this week. In this episode, Tom describes his love affair with Mexico, the countries with the world's best street food and why you should never trust a Michelin-star restaurant in Italy.  Plus, he shares his poignant travel memory featuring his late adventurer uncle Mark Shard and a photograph showing the behind-the-scenes of eating dangerously.Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube.Places mentioned:MexicoMexico CityFour Seasons Tulum Cuixmala HotelHacienda de San AntonioChengdu, Sichuan, ChinaFrench Quarter, Shanghai Sting Ray Bay, AntiguaAcapulco, MexicoNaples, ItalyDa Adolfo, PositanoTrattoria da Maria Grazia, SorrentoEl Bulli, RosesNoma, CopenhagenBibdendum, LondonJosephine Bouchon, LondonIndia

Creative Director and fashion & homeware extraordinaire, Alex Eagle joins Tanya Rose this week. Alex reveals the Italian destination that she believes has it all – including the tourist hot spot she would highly recommend; she explains why the British countryside should be higher on your travel bucket list as well as the restaurant she’d go to for her final meal. Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube.Places mentioned:VeniceAman HotelHarry’s BarCaffé FlorianCipriani The Gritti PalaceNew YorkCentral Park ZooBritish CountrysideHay-on-WyeCornwallCotswoldsRistorante Da Adolfo, PositanoIl Pellicano HotelIschia, ItalyIndiaVaranasi, IndiaIbiza

Actor Freddie Fox joins Tanya Rose to share his eclectic collection of travel secrets in this week’s episode.Freddie shares the incredible dream trip to Cuba and the number one piece of advice he received before travelling there; he divulges his underrated trip to Dollywood and as a self-proclaimed ‘food slut’ he shares his top places to eat in Italy. Plus, he gives us quite a controversial travel tip and shares his Cuban scrapbook filled with fantastic photographs. Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube.Places mentioned:Havana, CubaShanghaiOmanZiggy BayThe CheddyThe Albastan PalaceDollywoodItalyJoe JilksOsteria Le Logge, SienaLove and War in the Apennines, Da DivoPensione Palazzo Ravizza, SienaBavariaFlorenceHotel Torre di BellosguardoKimmeridge, Dorset, EnglandThe Etches Collection Museum of Jurassic Marine LifeCornwallPassalacqua, Lake Como

Travel aficionado and former editor of Condé Nast Traveller, Melinda Stevens sits down with Tanya Rose on this jampacked episode of Travel Secrets. Melinda shares where her pathological curiosity has taken her over the years: she explains why Egypt lives in her head rent-free, the extraordinary museum she found in London and why she loves visiting supermarkets abroad.Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube.Places mentioned:Cala di VolpeEgyptThe Grant Museum of Zoology, BloomsburyGalápagos Islands, EcuadorRussiaLondonno drama, LondonAkub, Notting HillHoly Carrot, PortobelloSwitzerlandCyclades, GreeceLima, PeruHondurasAtacama Desert, Chile

Broadcaster, writer and hosting guru Laura Jackson joins Tanya Rose to share her travel secrets this week. In this episode, Laura stresses the importance of experiencing culture through restaurants and museums, she shares why she’s terrified to take her children to New York (and reveals many fabulous places to eat), and she discusses trying to shake off the preconceptions of luxury hotels. Plus, she divulges her terrible Airbnb experience in France, her poignant road trip up the west coast of North America and her top insider travel tip. Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube.Places mentioned:Grantley Hall, YorkshireThe Diner, BrooklynCafe Gitane, New YorkSerendipity, New YorkDimes, New York Soneva, MaldivesBrittany, FranceSmokehouse Cottage, Pembrokeshire, WalesMexico City, MexicoTulum, MexicoCanta Rana, Lima, PeruRedwood National and State ParksChez Panisse, San FranciscoZuni Café, San FranciscoTofino, Vancouver Island

Writer, broadcaster and the king of fabulous jumpers, Gyles Brandreth joins Tanya Rose with a collection of captivating travel secrets.In this episode, Gyles shares the joys of disappearing into the side streets of Venice, the trip that had such a profound impact he turned vegetarian and if you’re going to the Taj Mahal, why you should go alone. Plus, he shares his number 1 destinations that are both abroad and much closer to home. Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube.PLACES MENTIONEDThe Peninsula, LondonBroadstone, KentVenice, ItalyTrattoria alla Madonna, VeniceHotel Cipriani, A Belmond Hotel, VeniceIcelandGreenlandIsle of WightIsrael IndiaPetra, JordanRome, ItalySt Peters Square, Vatican City

Raised in Montreal in a big Greek community, Viviane Paxinos is the CEO of the incredible women’s members club AllBright. Today she joins Tanya Rose to share her travel secrets.As a Greek native, Viviane shares why you shouldn’t write off mainland Greece, the best places to visit in the country and why she prefers the quieter side these days.Viviane also shares her favourite past times when visiting Tokyo, why an isolated trip in Norway completely surprised her and her top travel secret so you can fully immerse yourself in local culture. Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube.PLACES MENTIONEDIthaca, GreecePerantzada Hotel, IthacaNorwayLisbonNidri, GreeceScorpios, MykonosItalySouth AfricaFranschhoek, South Africa

Fashion designer Melissa Odabash reveals her travel secrets with Tanya Rose on this week’s episode – and since she started her modelling career 18 she has plenty of secrets to share. Melissa explains why Italy is her number one destination and why you’ll eat well no matter where you go, her disastrous trip to Iceland and her favourite activities when she’s staying in Florida. Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube.PLACES MENTIONEDCapri, ItalyHotel La Palma, CapriHotel La Luna, CapriLa Minerva, CapriJumeirah Capri Palace, CapriDubrovnik, CroatiaIceland Barbican, LondonMediterraneo, Notting HillCasa Angelina, Amalfi CoastJupiter, FloridaRoyal Mansour, MarrakechVilla Borghese, Rome, Italy