The Travel Diaries is a weekly interview series where journalist Holly Rubenstein chats to a special guest about their adventures around the world, and the travel experiences and destinations that have shaped their lives.
Be transported to exotic and far flung places as Holly and her diverse range of famous guests take you on a journey through the seven 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!
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The host of The Travel Diaries podcast is a travel and entertainment journalist. Holly Rubenstein is a UK-based writer with years of experience in this industry. She has written for everything from The Guardian to Conde Nast Traveller, Nylon, and The Times.
Over the years, Holly interviewed stars like George Clooney, Jennifer Lawrence, and even Sir David Attenborough. But at the time, she couldn't ask them what she actually wanted to know. Instead of learning about their most famous roles, Holly wanted to ask them about travel. Where did they love to visit? What is their favorite city? She wanted to know the places that shaped their personalities. She was even curious about locations that they'll never visit again-and why. With her podcast, Holly gets to do all of that.
The Travel Diaries is a great combination of a travel show and an interview podcast. Listeners can learn about places they've never visited and gain inspiration for voyages. At the same time, they gain insights into the lives of their favorite celebrities. Holly's interview format may focus on travel. But in doing so, she examines every stage of her guests' lives. By allowing them to open up about their travels, she opens the door into their psyche.
Holly's interviewing style is charming and relaxed. She prefers to ask as little as possible and lets the guests do most of the talking. But every question she does pose leads the speaker into a hidden, difficult, or fond memory. Yotam Ottolenghi shares his childhood memories of growing up in Israel and the foods he loved. Supermodel Poppy Delevingne talks about the joys of traveling for a living. Olympic medalist James Cracknell reveals his journey to recovery after a car accident. They all uncover intimate stories that relate to places they've seen.
With The Travel Diaries, Holly offers a warm hug of nostalgia to her listeners. They get to know holiday spots and destinations through the eyes of people who enjoyed them the most. They also find out information that is not available in any guidebook. Episodes usually air on Tuesdays.
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