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Richard E. Grant | Staying in a Hotel is the Sexiest Thing You Can Do

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 Town
  • Serengeti, Tanzania
  • Seychelles
  • London
  • La Petite Maison, Nice
  • Provence, France
  • Ballyfin Demesne Hotel, County Laois, Ireland
  • Austin, Texas
  • India

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