Paul Johnson is the founder of the world's first ever luxury travel blog. It's still the best and most comprehensive, 16 years later! Today we're delighted to welcome Paul to show to learn more about the traveller behind aluxurytravelblog.com. It's a magazine-style site that has inspired your podcast host Stephen Bailey for years. So how did it start? Where does Paul like to travel and what's on his bucketlist?

Every dive into the ethereal marine world is different. That’s why diving is so addictive.

There’s always something that stirs the imagination and makes for indelible memories. But some dives are really different, oscillating between surprise and sublime as they take on surreal properties.

From wrecks to reefs, toilet bowls to sharks, and just about everything in between, your host Stephen Bailey leads a journey across the world's best dive sites.

Italian architecture takes you on a journey. For almost 3000 years this has been the land that influenced the rest of the world. Of course there are the icons, from the legacy of the Ancient Romans to the Italian Renaissance. Across the country you’ll find outstanding examples of a particular style. Join your host Stephen Bailey on a journey through ancient Rome, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance, Neoclassical, Baroque, Avant-garde and Fascist architecture.

Greece is ancient glory and living mythology. It is island bliss and sunset sailing. It’s also quiet beaches, blue and white villages and Cycladic mazes. This is an exquisite country and the highlights don’t always need a lot of time. As Greece prepares to open up for the summer vacation season, your host Stephen Bailey offers a 10-minute journey into its varying highlights. Get ready to add a dozen new experiences to your bucketlist!

Paranormal tourism? It's a fascinating mix of living history, making connections, and some strange happenings. And it's a lot of fun. Kristy Sumner is the founder of Soul Sisters Paranormal and travels in search of incredible and un-explainable destinations. She makes for a riveting guest on today's episode, full of curiosity, bucketlist ideas and a style of travel your host Stephen Bailey doesn't know much about!

Riding with nomads across Mongolia and Kyrgyzstan. Galloping with wildebeest and zebra in the Serengeti. Trotting through the vineyards of France and Italy. Riding fast and hard with the gaucho in Argentina. Go horse riding around the world on today's episode of the Kated Travel Podcast, from 11-day expeditions to gentle hours followed by bbq and wine. Every horse ride is different and there are so many for your bucketlist.

Can you picture 100 elephants? How about 100,000? That's how many make up the world's greatest elephant population. These giants congregate in Northern Botswana, around Chobe National Park. Take a journey with the pachyderms, from trunk-swinging babies to matriarchs and quarrelling bulls. Learn about safari in Chobe and the rest of Northern Botswana, as your host Stephen Bailey tells personal stories from this land of the elephants.

Some of our favourite travel memories are the least expected. Your host Stephen Bailey recalls a 14-hour train journey in India, in an unreserved carriage featuring snake charmers, potato curries, bodies on stretchers and far too many people. It's a journey of surprise and unpredictability, one that Stephen would never change, even if it was very uncomfortable at the time. What are your favourite travel memories? Did you experience a very challenging journey that you now look back upon with great fondness?

Australia lingers long in every impression. From burning red desert to bustling metropolis, aboriginal lifestyles to surf culture, the land down under seems to serve up a feast of preconceptions. Just picture Australia and it's impossible to focus on a single image; Sydney, Uluru, the Great Barrier Reef, the desert, the beach, everything in between. Well, all that dreaming, it's all Australia, as your host Stephen Bailey provides an introduction to this incredible country.

One of the reasons we travel is to meet new people and gain fresh perspectives. But some people are not great for the mood. Like those who travel to an exotic destination then complain about everything, or those who pinch every penny then constantly complain about the locals ripping them off. Your host Stephen Bailey tells a tale of caution and by knowing the people to avoid, you can spend more time with all the people, the people who inspire and educate with their perspectives.