Today's guest is one of the most distinctive and brilliantly funny voices in British comedy. Born in Cornwall by accident, raised in Hull with pride, Lucy Beaumont has built a career out of finding the strange, hilarious and deeply human moments in everyday life. You’ll know her from shows like Would I Lie To You?, Taskmaster, Meet the Richardsons, The Celebrity Traitors, and so much more, as well as from her acclaimed stand-up and writing.

In today’s conversation, we travel from an out-of-season teenage trip to Magaluf, to sneaking off to Torquay in search of surfers, falling in love with Menorca, finding magic in New York and New Orleans, and the spiritual pull of Robin Hood’s Bay. We also talk about Hull, panel shows, pad Thai on tour, Celebrity Traitors secrets, travelling with Johnny Vegas, and her brilliant new tour, Bad at Quiz Shows, Good with Weirdos, which begins this September.

Holly's Destination Recap

• Coworth Park, England

Lucy's Destination Recap

• Magaluf, Mallorca, Spain
• Truro, Cornwall, England
• Torquay, Devon, England
• Newquay, Cornwall, England
• Hull, England
• Hornsea, Yorkshire, England
• Ciutadella, Menorca, Spain
• Deià, Mallorca, Spain
• Kavos, Greece
• Ibiza, Spain
• New York City, USA
• Brooklyn, New York, USA
• New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
• Robin Hood’s Bay, Yorkshire, England
• Whitby, Yorkshire, England
• Montenegro
• Croatia
• Maldives
• St Lucia

Tickets are available for Lucy's new tour, Bad at Quiz Shows, Good with Weirdos, which begins this September.

Thank you to the London Marriot County Hall for having us to film the episode.

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Today’s guest is one of the defining reality TV stars of the last decade. Charlotte Crosby first burst onto our screens on Geordie Shore, one of the biggest reality shows of the 2010s - a show that became a global phenomenon and completely changed the course of her life, taking her from the north of England to filming and working all over the world. Since then, she’s built a huge international following, particularly in Australia, where she’s become a familiar face on primetime TV. And as you’ll hear, travel has completely shaped who she is today. From Southshields to Sydney, Spain to Canada, I know you’re going to love this one

Holly's Destination Recap:

• The Glass house, Lakes by Yoo, England, UK

Destination Recap:

• Sunderland – England, UK
• Wolsingham – England, UK
• Whitley Bay – England, UK
• South Shields – England, UK
• Tunisia
• Sydney – Australia
• Bondi Beach – Australia
• Coogee – Australia
• Darling Harbour – Australia
• Cairns – Australia
• Great Barrier Reef – Australia
• Arctic Circle – Norway / Arctic Region
• Hutterite Communities (Canada) – Canada
• Altea – Spain
• Beni Jofré (Benejúzar area) – Spain
• Ios – Greece
• Bahamas – Bahamas

Bestselling author and reality TV star Charlotte Crosby teams up with Loveholidays to encourage Brits to get reading on holiday

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Today’s guest is someone whose voice - and face - I think most of us know instantly. Dermot O'Leary has been such a constant in British life for years now, from hosting The X Factor, to his Friday slot on This Morning, to his weekend shows on BBC Radio 2.

He’s had this really varied career - presenting everything from major live events like the Brit Awards and BAFTAs, to documentaries, and his more recent travel and food series Taste of Ireland with Dermot O’Leary on ITV, which is back for a second season.

What I loved about this conversation is how much of his life has been shaped by travel. He grew up in an Irish family, going back and forth between England and Ireland, with those long childhood journeys to Wexford becoming some of his earliest memories. And that sense of place, of identity, of belonging really runs through everything he talks about in this episode.

So today, we’re diving into the seven chapters of Dermot’s travel diaries, from those childhood summers in Ireland, to travelling solo across America, winter escapes to Norway to the Italian region that’s completely stolen his heart.

Holly’s Destination Recap:

- Priesteregg Resort, Leogang, Austria

Dermot’s Destination Recap:

• Soneva Fushi, Maldives
• Wexford, Ireland
• Curracloe Beach, Ireland
• Cahore, Ireland
• St Davids, United Kingdom
• Fishguard, United Kingdom
• Dordogne, France
• Atlantic Coast France, France
• Norfolk, United Kingdom
• Bodrum, Turkey
• Donegal, Ireland
• Sligo, Ireland
• Causeway Coastal Route, United Kingdom
• Ballycastle, United Kingdom
• Portrush, United Kingdom
• Portstewart, United Kingdom
• Derry, United Kingdom
• Coleraine, United Kingdom
• New York City, United States
• Washington DC, United States
• New Orleans, United States
• Los Angeles, United States
• Hermosa Beach, United States
• Seattle, United States
• Puglia, Italy
• Salento, Italy
• Oslo, Norway
• Bygdøy, Norway
• Lofoten Islands, Norway
• Bergen, Norway
• Kirkenes, Norway
• Prague, Czech Republic
• Japan, Japan
• South Korea, South Korea
• New England, United States
• Maine, United States

DERMOT O'LEARY'S TASTE OF IRELAND kicks off on Saturday 2nd May on ITV 1 and ITVX, in partnership with Tourism Ireland

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If you enjoyed this episode, please hit follow or subscribe wherever you’re listening. It really helps the podcast grow, allows me to keep bringing you these incredible guests - and it means you’re delivered a fresh dose of wanderlust each week.

And if you’d like a little more Travel Diaries in your life, you can find me on Instagram and TikTok @hollyrubenstein.

Thanks so much for listening, and I’ll see you next week.

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