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Lucy Williams Aug 13, 2019

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Style icon Lucy Williams is one of the UK’s most successful bloggers, with over 429,000 followers on Instagram. Starting her career as a fashion journalist for magazines like Stylist, In Style and Sheerluxe, her own blog Fashionmenow quickly amassed a huge following and became her full time job. On her blog, she documents her incredible travels, and some really useful guides. Lucy is now the face of many brands and a wildly successful jewellery designer with Missoma London. She’s visited some of the most beautiful places and hotels in the world, so if you’re after some travel inspo, this is the episode for you.

Destination recap:

Abersoch, Wales
The Fife Arms, Braemar, Scotland
Zanzibar, Tanzania
Uganda
The east of South Africa
Sasaab, Samburu, Kenya
Los Angeles, California, USA
Ibiza
Greek Islands
Beltane Ranch, Sonoma, California
Anopura, Jaipur, India
Golborne Road, London
Lisboa Pattiserie, London
Golborne Deli, London
Pentolina, Brook Green, London
Tokyo and Kyoto, Japan
The Philippines
Western Cape of South Africa and Namibia
North Island, Seychelles

Visit Lucy’s blog, Fashionmenow for her travel guides and more, and follow her on Instagram, @LucyWilliams02

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Ainsley Harriott Aug 06, 2019

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This week, I’m joined by a bit of a national treasure. He’s a chef, an author, a presenter - most notably of one of my childhood favourites - Ready Steady Cook. It’s Ainsley Harriott.

Ainsley first trained as a chef in London, but it might surprise you that before becoming a TV star, he was part of pop duo The Calypso Twins, releasing a hit record in the nineties. He soon started presenting Can’t Cook, Won’t Cook and Ready Steady Cook, and spin-off shows around the world. His numerous cookbooks have sold over 2 million copies globally, and he continues to light up our TV screens today - this time with his new ITV series, Ainsley’s Caribbean Kitchen.

Destination recap:

Jamaica, Caribbean
Kew Gardens, London, England
Niederau, Austria
Interrailing in Europe
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Wimbledon Common, London, England
Cannizaro Park, Wimbledon, England
Dominica, Caribbean

Ainsley’s Caribbean Kitchen, Delicious Feelgood Cooking from the Sunshine Islands is out now.

Thank you so much for listening. If you haven’t yet left a 5 star rating, why not do so now! Your support is so greatly appreciated and most importantly, helps others to discover the podcast.

Come and find me on Instagram, I’m @hollyrubenstein and to find out more about the podcast, visit TheTravelDiariesPodcast.com

This episode was produced by Holly Rubenstein.

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Sir Ranulph Fiennes Jul 30, 2019

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The world’s greatest living explorer, Sir Ranulph Fiennes, has led an extraordinary life, travelling to some of the most remote and dangerous places on earth. He’s climbed Mt Everest, traversed from the North to South Pole, discovered a lost city and ran 7 marathons in 7 days in 7 continents. He’s cheated death many times, and raised millions for charity along the way. Chatting in the lobby of a busy London hotel, we discuss that time when he cut off his own fingertips and how he was nearly cast as James Bond. All that, and more, coming up on Episode 3 of The Travel Diaries.

Destination recap:

Table Mountain and Kruger National Park, South Africa
Mt Everest
The Garden Route, South Africa
Crossing of Antarctica
Isle of Rhum, Scotland
Muscat, Oman
London, England
Shisr, Nejd Desert, Oman
Zambezi river trip, Tanzania

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Come and find me on Instagram - I’m @hollyrubenstein - and to find out more about the podcast, visit TheTravelDiariesPodcast.com

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Sir Richard Branson - Short Haul Jul 23, 2019

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When it comes to travel, names don’t get much bigger than Sir Richard Branson, the founder of Virgin Group. On this short haul (bite size) episode of The Travel Diaries, recorded in the bustling lobby of the new Virgin Hotel San Francisco, Richard takes us on a journey around the world, from the mountains of Morocco to the plains of Kenya - and even into outer space.

Destination recap:

Virgin Hotel San Francisco

Menorca, Balearic Islands

Necker Island, British Virgin Islands

Ulusaba, South Africa

Mahali Mzuri, Kenya

Mount Toukbal, Atlas Mountains, Marrakech

Kasbah Tamadot, Marrakech

Virgin Voyages

Virgin Galactic

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Nadiya Hussain Jul 23, 2019

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Since winning the Great British Bake Off in 2015, life has changed immeasurably for Nadiya Hussain. In this episode of The Travel Diaries, Nadiya explains that travel wasn’t even something she contemplated as a young stay at home mum of three, except to visit her family in Bangladesh.

Now, as a TV presenter and author, she is travelling the globe, discovering her favourite destinations, learning more about herself than ever and getting recognised in the most remote situations imaginable.

Destination recap:

Sylhet, Bangladesh
Paris, France
Nepal
Toronto to Vancouver, Canada (1d 20hrs drive!)
Koh Sukorn, Thailand
Machu Picchu, Peru
Mauritius

Nadiya’s cook book, Time to Eat, is out now.

Thank you so much for listening. If you haven’t yet left a 5 star rating, why not do so now! Your support is so greatly appreciated and most importantly, helps others to discover the podcast.

Come and find me on Instagram, I’m @hollyrubenstein and find out more about the podcast at TheTravelDiariesPodcast.com

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Trailer Jul 02, 2019

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Subscribe now to The Travel Diaries, a brand new podcast series starting Tuesday July 23.

Each week, travel and entertainment journalist Holly Rubenstein will be joined by an incredible guest, as she uncovers the places around the world and travel experiences that have shaped her guests' lives.

Be transported to exotic and far flung places as Holly and her diverse lineup from across the arts and the world of travel, take you on a journey through eight key chapters of their life's travel diaries, from their earliest childhood travel memory and the first place they fell in love with; to their all time favourite destination, their hidden gem recommendation and what’s at the top of their bucket list. It's wanderlust guaranteed - so subscribe now!

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