Gurinder Chadha and Paul Mayeda Berges, the phenomenal filmmakers behind Bend It Like Beckham and Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging, join Tanya Rose to share their travel secrets this week.

In this episode, Gurinder shares how a trip to Pakistan inspired her film Bride and Prejudice and Paul discusses the unexpected kindness he received when backpacking across Europe. Together, they dive into why a visit to The Golden Temple in Amritsar, India is an experience everyone should have.

Plus, the couple discuss the best meal they had whilst visiting the Malaysian Royal family and Gurinder reveals where she had the best Chinese food of her life…

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Places mentioned:

The Golden Temple, India

Amritsar, India

Spice Village (CGH Earth), India

Lahore, Pakistan

Hanoi, Vietnam

Greece

Goa, India

Padua, Italy

Iceland

Oslo, Norway

The Peninsula, Hong Kong

Bukhara, New Delhi, India

Elco Market, Mumbai, India

Taj Mahal Hotel, New Delhi

The Datai Resort, Malaysia

Maldives

The Hamptons, USA

Montauk, New York, USA

San Clemente, California, USA

The Blue Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey

Chapters

00:00 Intro

04:57 Secret 1: Number 1 travel destination everybody should go to

10:30 Secret 2: Most unexpected travel experience

19:06 Secret 3: Most Over or Underrated travel experience

23:04 Secret 4: Best Food & Drink while travelling

32:46 Secret 5: Number 1 travel tip

36:54 Secret 6: Poignant memory from a trip

48:53 Secret 7: Special travel photograph

50:49 Outro