Dawn O'Porter

The Travel Diaries

Holly Rubenstein

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4.6 • 758 Ratings

🗓️ 15 October 2024

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Today, I’m joined by the multi-talented Dawn O'Porter. Dawn’s had an extraordinary career, starting in TV production before making a name for herself presenting hard-hitting documentaries, where she travelled the world exploring fascinating topics like polygamy, size zero culture, and the geishas of Kyoto, Japan. But she’s best known now as a bestselling author, with nine incredible books under her belt, including The Cows, So Lucky, and her latest novel, Honeybee, which is already a huge hit.

Dawn grew up in the Channel Islands on the beautiful island of Guernsey, a place she now cherishes for its breathtaking cliffs and sweeping beaches, though as a teenager, she yearned for big city life. After living in LA for 16 years with her husband, Bridesmaids actor Chris O'Dowd, and their two boys, she recently made the big move back to London. During her time in California, she uncovered her ultimate hidden gem that we’ll hear all about today, and her travel diaries today take us from Ibiza to Italy, Scotland to Japan and much more.

Holly’s recommendation: Porto Zante, Zakynthos, Greece

Destination Recap:

Guernsey, England
Ibiza, Spain
St Martin, Guernsey, England
Fermain Bay, Guernsey, England
Herm, Guernsey, England
Sark, Guernsey, England
Loch Lomond, Scotland
Los Angeles, California, USA
Mayfair, London, England
Marylebone, London, England
Kyoto, Japan
Ojai, California, USA
Thailand
Rome, Italy
Sienna, Italy
Paris, France
The Maldives

HONEYBEE by Dawn O’Porter is published by HarperCollins and is out now

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the Travel Diaries podcast.
0:09.8	I'm your host journalist Holly Rubinstein and here each week I'll be speaking to a very special guest about the seven chapters in their life's travel diaries.
0:20.0	From their all-time favorite destination
0:22.4	and their hidden gem to their worst travel experience and what's at the top of their travel
0:27.9	bucket list. We'll be uncovering their adventures around the world and the travel experiences
0:33.4	and destinations that have shaped their lives. On this week's episode, I'm so thrilled to be
0:39.4	joined by the multi-talented Dawn O. Porter. Dawn has had an extraordinary career starting in
0:46.4	TV production before making a name for herself presenting hard-hitting documentaries where she
0:52.1	traveled the world, exploring fascinating topics like polygamy,
0:56.5	Sai Zero Culture and the Gaesias of Kyoto in Japan.
1:00.6	And now she's best known as a best-selling author with nine incredible books under her belt,
1:05.8	including The Cowes, So Lucky, and her latest novel, Honeybee, which is already a huge hit.
1:12.0	Dawn grew up in the Channel Islands on the beautiful island of Guernsey, a place she tells
1:16.9	us she now cherishes for its breathtaking cliffs and sweeping beaches, though as a teenager,
1:23.1	she yearned for the big city life. After living in L for 16 years with her husband, Brisemaid's
1:29.2	actor Chris O'Dowd and their two boys, she recently made the big move back to London. During her
1:35.1	time out there, she uncovered her ultimate Californian hidden gem that we'll hear all about
1:39.3	today. And her travel diaries take us from Ibiza to Italy, Scotland to Japan, and much more.
1:45.6	Before we get started, I have another little chapter in my own travel diaries to share.
1:50.1	I recently returned from the Greek island of Zikynthos, or Ozanti, as you might know it.
1:56.0	And Zikinthos is one of the Ionian islands alongside islands like Cephalonia and Corfu.
2:02.5	We went last year and we loved it so much that we decided to return again this year.
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