The Top Travel Destinations with Kevin Flanagan

People often ask Kevin what his favourite travel destination is, and his answer often perplexes people. “I’m not sure what they think I’ll pick, but it definitely isn’t Hiroshima!” says Kevin, “I think people associate favourite places with beautiful places like Rome, Paris or Venice, and Hiroshima is indeed beautiful.   Some places—like the Killing Fields in Cambodia, or Auschwitz—they feel like museums.
They hold the past. You walk through them with a sense of what has happened.Hiroshima is different.First, it shows you what human beings are capable of overcoming.
This is a city that was destroyed in an instant—and yet today it’s alive, warm, generous, full of life.But second—and this is what stays with you—it shows you what could happen again. And what more can you expect from travel?

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As a travel writer Kevin more often travels solo than in company. But that actually reflects a growing trend even among those with families and in committed relationships. In this episode Kevin looks at the benefits of travelling solo whatever your relationship status and whatever the time of year. 
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In the sixties one of the biggest songs was We’re all going on a Summer Holiday and it marked the annual pilgrimage that all people took: the two week break.

For Kevin and family it was Skegness (few people in the UK travelled abroad then) and it was as unmissable as Christmas. Fast forward to 2026 and the traditional two week summer holiday is becoming a thing of the past. In this episode Kevin looks at the alternatives that even families tied down by school hols are taking. 

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I haven’t been to Budapest for a while, and that wasn’t about flights or cost—it was about the political system. It just didn’t feel right to go. And now, with change, I can go back. That’s a great feeling.
But it raises a bigger question we all face as travellers: when does a place stop being somewhere you want to visit, even if you still can? It’s not always about safety. Sometimes it’s about conscience. About whether you feel welcome, or whether you’re turning a blind eye to something.
Travel isn’t just movement. It’s a choice. And sometimes, the hardest decision is waiting until it feels right again.
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Venice is one of the most beautiful cities in the world… but in peak season, it’s unbearable. The heat, the crowds, the queues. So the question is—where do you go instead without losing the magic? Kevin has a great example this episode
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