The brilliant comedian, TV presenter and mental health campaigner Ruby Wax joins Tanya Rose to share her travel secrets this week.

In this episode, Ruby tells us all about how she escaped from finishing school in Switzerland, takes us behind the scenes of some of her most iconic celebrity interviews and reveals how she hitchhiked to Mexico whilst at university!

Plus, Ruby discusses her poignant experience volunteering at a refugee camp in Cape Town and shares how her friendship with the late Alan Rickman shaped the course of her life.

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Places mentioned:

• Jamaica
• Copacabana Palace, Rio de Janeiro
• Montreux, Switzerland
• Cape Town, South Africa
• Blue Spirit Retreat Centre, Costa Rica
• Mexico
• Glasgow, Scotland
• Findhorn, Scotland
• Asheville, North Carolina
• Dukes, London

Chapters

00:00 Intro

10:00 Secret 1: Number 1 travel destination everybody should go to

14:02 Secret 2: Most unexpected travel experience

21:51 Secret 3: Most Over or Underrated travel experience

30:39 Secret 5: Best Food & Drink while travelling

38:19 Secret 4: Number 1 travel tip

40:38 Secret 6: Poignant memory from a trip 

43:45 Secret 7: Special travel photograph

45:17 Outro