Today, I'm joined by one of sports broadcasting’s most familiar faces, Gabby Logan. This summer alone we watched Gabby helm the Commonwealth Games, the European Championships, the Women’s Euros and the London Marathon, to name a few. She's been a trailblazer for women in sport, no doubt inspired by her own family sporting credentials as a former international gymnast herself, as well as being the daughter of a professional footballer and manager, and the wife of a rugby international.

She’s also the host of the highly podcast The Midpoint, and a prolific writer, here today ahead of the launch of her new book, The First Half.

Gabby has travelled all over the globe to cover the world’s greatest sporting events - as well as being a keen traveller in the few spare moments she has off. Today she takes us from Vermont and Vancouver to the islands of Kefalonia and St Barths, and much more.

Destination Recap:

South of France
Qatar
Russia
Long Island, New York, USA
Highlands of Scotland
Greece
Greek Islands yacht tour - Kefalonia
Vancouver, BC, Canada
London, England
Japan
European ski holidays in the Alps
Rome, Italy
Eden Roc hotel, St Barths
Twin Farms hotel, Vermont, USA
Peru
Badrutt's Palace, St Moritz, Switzerland
Monaco
India

Gabby Logan’s new book ‘The First Half’ is available from October 13 in hardback, eBook and audio and you can purchase it now from book stores and online retailers.

With thanks to…

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