Kelly Hoppen’s Travel Secrets | Her Favourite Places, Hotels & Meals Around the World

Award-winning interior designer Kelly Hoppen CBE joins Tanya Rose to reveal the travel experiences that have shaped both her life and her extraordinary career.

From spending every Christmas in South Africa as a child to designing some of the world’s most beautiful homes, hotels, yachts and private jets, Kelly explains why travel has been her greatest source of inspiration.

In this episode, Kelly shares:

• why Kelly believes everyone should experience Asia at least once

• how childhood trips to South Africa shaped the designer she became

• the unforgettable hike to Bhutan’s Tiger’s Nest

• the hidden side of Beijing and Shanghai

• the best meal she’s ever eaten in Capri and her favourite hotels and restaurants

• her top travel tip for packing and planning every trip

• the final holiday she shared with her father in Sicily

• why a sunset in Mallorca is one of her most treasured travel memories

Chapters

01:32 How travel shaped Kelly’s life and career

06:20 Secret #1: The one destination everyone should visit

10:18 Secret #2: Her most unexpected travel experience

13:49 Secret #3: Most overrated (and underrated) destinations

19:36 Secret #4: Favourite food and restaurants around the world

24:18 Secret #5: Kelly’s best travel tip

31:02 Secret #6: Her most poignant travel memory

35:25 Designing cruise ships, yachts and hotels

37:16 What’s next for Kelly Hoppen?

Places mentioned

South Africa

Asia

China

Hong Kong

Beijing

Shanghai

Japan

Bhutan

Finland

Antwerp

The Cotswolds

Capri

Ravello

Lake Como

Sicily

Mallorca

Ibiza

Puglia