Travel Secrets

American actress and Gossip Girl star Kelly Rutherford joins Tanya Rose to reveal the travel experiences that have shaped her life.



From growing up in California to building a life between New York and Monaco, Kelly reflects on family heritage, the cities she called home and the destinations she returns to time and time again. Together, they discuss everything from her favourite cafés and travelling with children to life in Monaco and the Italian road trip she hopes to repeat with her daughter.

In this episode, she talks about:

Discovering her English and Danish roots

Losing her passport in France

Kelly’s favourite city in the world

Raising children in New York vs Los Angeles

Her favourite cafés in Paris, London and New York

What it’s like to live in Monaco

The simple suitcase rule she always follows

The best way she has found to get her children to go to museums with her

Her favourite magazine for travel recommendations

The unforgettable Italian road trip she took with her daughter

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Places mentioned

New York City, USA

Los Angeles, USA

Palm Beach, Florida

Paris, France

Monaco

Nice, France

Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France

Saint-Tropez, France

Florence, Italy

Rome, Italy

Umbria, Italy

Copenhagen, Denmark

Stockholm, Sweden

English countryside

Istanbul, Turkey

The wonderful TV presenter, model and actress Laura Whitmore joins Tanya Rose to share her travel secrets this week.

In this episode, Laura unpacks her first work trip flying to Los Angeles to interview Coldplay, recalls her epic 14-day road trip across America and shares her hack for booking cheap 5* hotel rooms…

Plus, Laura discusses her love of her home country of Ireland and tells the story of how she found her favourite restaurant ever in Bali during monsoon season!

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Places mentioned:

London, England

Dublin, Ireland

Wicklow, Ireland

Kerry, Ireland

The Merrion Hotel, Dublin, Ireland

Ballyfin, Laois, Ireland

The K Club, Kildare, Ireland

Niagara Falls, Canada

Pale Hall Hotel, Snowdonia, Wales

San Francisco, California, United States

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Reno, Nevada, United States

Lake Tahoe, Nevada, United States

Mount Rushmore, South Dakota, United States

Wyoming, United States

Bali, Indonesia

Mozaic, Ubud, Indonesia

Cape Town, South Africa

Majorca, Spain

Marrakesh, Morocco

Thailand

Los Angeles, United States

Chapters

00:00 Intro

03:53 Secret 1: Number 1 travel destination everybody should go to

08:10 Secret 2: Most unexpected travel experience

11:13 Secret 3: Most Over or Underrated travel experience

15:04 Secret 4: Best Food & Drink while travelling

21:16 Secret 5: Number 1 travel tip

28:28 Secret 6: Poignant memory from a trip

31:11 Secret 7: Special travel photograph

34:37 Outro

Travel expert and co-founder of the award-winning Black Tomato tour operator Tom Marchant joins Tanya Rose to divulge his travel secrets this week.

In this episode, Tom shares why he believes everyone must visit Iceland, his poignant experience working with charities in Morocco and takes us behind the scenes of his hit James Bond-inspired travel tours…

Plus, Tom discusses why he thinks Mykonos is overrated and reveals his top tip for getting the best service when on holiday.

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Places mentioned:

Birmingham, England

The Pantanal, Brazil

Reykjavik, Iceland

Smokey Valley, Iceland

Cochrane, Chile

Ljubljana, Slovenia

Belgrade, Serbia

Mykonos, Greece

Kefalonia, Greece

Zante, Greece

Paros, Greece

Monaco

Austria

Paris, France

Lake Como, Italy

Matera, Italy

The Corinthia, London

The Oberoi, India

Delhi, India

Ethiopia

La Coupole, Paris

La Fontaine de Mars, Paris

Williamsburg, New York

The Ear Inn, New York

Cherry Tavern, New York

La Bomboniera, New York

Nashville, USA

Morocco

Kyoto, Japan

Chapters

00:00 Intro

07:59 Secret 1: Number 1 travel destination everybody should go to

15:22 Secret 2: Most unexpected travel experience

18:32 Secret 3: Most Over or Underrated travel experience

25:33 Secret 4: Best Food & Drink while travelling

34:07 Secret 5: Number 1 travel tip

39:00 Secret 6: Poignant memory from a trip

44:33 Secret 7: Special travel photograph

45:42 Outro

Global Editorial Director of Condé Nast Traveller Divia Thani joins Tanya Rose to share her travel secrets this week.

In this episode, Divia unpacks why India is both an amazing and challenging place to visit, why she loves visiting Saudi Arabia and recalls her profoundly transformative experience attending the Kumbh Mela religious festival… 

Plus, Divia discusses how she ended up going to university in rural Pennsylvania and shares her top tips for perfectly packing your suitcase every time.

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Places mentioned:

Nigeria

London, England

Dehradun, India

Mumbai, India

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Brandon, Pennsylvania, United States

AlUla, Saudi Arabia

Neom, Saudi Arabia

Ikoyi, London, England

Vietnam

The Ganges, India

Kasauli, India

Lanka, India

Chapters

00:00 Intro

10:24 Secret 1: Number 1 travel destination everybody should go to

17:29 Secret 2: Most unexpected travel experience

23:19 Secret 3: Most Over or Underrated travel experience

31:12 Secret 4: Best Food & Drink while travelling

38:15 Secret 5: Number 1 travel tip

42:53 Secret 6: Poignant memory from a trip

53:13 Secret 7: Special travel photograph

57:18 Outro

Top ‘90s model, nutritionist and functional medicine practitioner Rosemary Ferguson joins Tanya Rose to share her travel secrets this week.

In this episode, Rosemary reflects on how travel has shaped her life ever since moving to Brazil as a child, unpacks how she spent a whirlwind 24 hours in Beijing and reveals why she believes you should never visit Ibiza in August…

Plus, Rosemary shares why thinks everyone should see the Amazon Rainforest and highlights how her wellness practices have become a core part of how she travels.

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Places mentioned:

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Malaysia

Portugal

Amazon Rainforest, Brazil

New York City, United States

Krabi, Thailand

Beijing, China

Ibiza, Spain

The Saddle, Scotland

Hotel Argos, Ibiza, Spain

Cherating, Malaysia

Maldives

Rajasthan, India

Elsewhere…Goa, India

Rome, Italy

Marseilles, France

Chapters

00:00 Intro

05:09 Secret 1: Number 1 travel destination everybody should go to

08:35 Secret 2: Most unexpected travel experience

10:52 Secret 3: Most Over or Underrated travel experience

16:45 Secret 4: Best Food & Drink while travelling

21:56 Secret 5: Number 1 travel tip

26:51 Secret 6: Poignant memory from a trip

30:48 Secret 7: Special travel photograph

32:50 Outro