Incredible Italy - Bonus Episode
The Travel Diaries
Holly Rubenstein
4.5 • 813 Ratings
🗓️ 3 November 2020
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
Buongiorno and welcome to this bonus Destination Special of The Travel Diaries, in partnership with the British Airways American Express® Credit Card*. Today, we’ll be heading on a tour of Incredible Italy. Italy is one of the most popular destinations on the podcast, and with the help of some of my favourite guests from the past three seasons, I’ve created a special itinerary that covers some of the country’s ultimate highlights - my guests’s favourite cities, best hotels, hidden gems and much more, from Puglia and Positano in the south, to Venice and Trieste in the north.
*Terms and conditions apply. Representative 22.2% APR Variable.
Destination Recap:
Merrion Charles:
- Lunigiana, Tuscany
- Val D’Orcia, Tuscany
- Ponza, Pontine Islands
- Sicily
Simon Calder:
- Syracuse, Sicily
Travel Leisure’s Jacqui Gifford:
- Borgo Egnazia, Puglia
Poppy Delevingne:
- Positano, Amalfi Coast - Le Sirenuse; Da Adolfo; Conca del Sogno
- Rome - Residenza Napoleone III
Mr & Mrs Smith’s James Lohan:
Yotam Ottolenghi:
- Florence, Tuscany
Rick Stein:
- Bologna, Emilia-Romagna
Lonely Planet Founder, Tony Wheeler:
- Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna
Sir Michael Palin:
- Venice, Veneto
Lonely Planet Magazine’s Peter Grunert:
- Cannareggio, Venice, Veneto
Rick Stein:
- Trieste, Friuli Venezia Giulia
Holly Rubenstein:
- Capri, Bay of Naples
- Citalia tour operator
- Ascona, Lake Maggiore
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| 0:00.0 | Hello or should I say bonjourno and welcome to the Travel Diaries podcast. |
| 0:11.6 | I'm Holly Rubinstein and this week we'll be heading on a tour of incredible Italy in this bonus destination special which is brought to you in partnership with the |
| 0:22.2 | British Airways American Express credit card. Now I'm especially excited about this because I'm actually |
| 0:29.1 | a BA Amex card member myself and many of the flights I've taken over the last few years have been |
| 0:35.5 | partly paid for using Avios, which is a reward |
| 0:38.7 | currency you earn through spending. That's because for every pound that you spend on purchases |
| 0:43.2 | with your BA Amex, you collect one Avis. So it is the perfect card for travel lovers like |
| 0:50.6 | myself. And if you're tempted, if you're thinking of becoming a new card member and you haven't had an Amex in the past two years, there's a brilliant introductory offer that |
| 0:59.2 | I'd like to tell you about, where you're awarded a 5,000 aviose welcome bonus if you spend |
| 1:04.2 | £1,000 in the first three months of card membership, which helps you get closer to the next |
| 1:09.6 | chapter in your travel diaries, wherever that may be taking you. |
| 1:14.0 | A few T's and C's applicants must be 18 years or older subject to approval, representative 22.2% APR variable, |
| 1:21.0 | teas, season exclusions always apply and taxes and fees apply to flight bookings. |
| 1:25.8 | So we've got your flight sorted. Now, it's time to get |
| 1:29.7 | inspired for that future trip to Italy whenever you feel comfortable to travel again. As it stands, |
| 1:36.5 | Italy is no longer on England's COVID travel corridors list of countries where you may not have |
| 1:41.5 | to quarantine on your return home. Oh, it managed to stay on it |
| 1:44.8 | for a long stint, but unfortunately, the government is currently advising against all but a central |
| 1:50.6 | travel to Italy. As we know, though, these travel corridors change weekly, so please check |
| 1:56.3 | the Foreign Office website for up-to-date information when you are planning your travels. |
| 2:01.0 | And regardless, this is an episode to get you inspired for the future. |
| 2:05.4 | And I really hope all of my previous episodes in the past few seasons, if you haven't |
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