While all of us are experiencing restrictions right now, there is hope on the horizon and it looks like we will be able to travel again in the coming months. So where are you going to go and what are you going to do? Your host Stephen Bailey is already excited about planning.

Go drink Champagne in Champagne, on today's episode of the Kated Travel Podcast. You can even go Champing! Explore Avenue de Champagne and boutique, independent producers, and get a feel for the town of Epernay.

Turkmenistan, an unusual country in Central Asia, dominated by two despot dictators. It's one of the craziest and strangest countries to ever visit. Stephen Bailey recalls a trip to Turkmenistan, including the marble city of Ashgabat and a homestay experience.

Dubai is a perfect layover destination, not least because it's on the way for so many long-distance travel routes. And in Dubai every layover can be different. Beach break, desert escape, brunch drunk, sightseeing, spa and so much more, as your host Stephen Bailey explains.

It's always inspiring to be on the front line. Perhaps not the Syrian front line. That's a little too epic. But to be on the front line when the dust is beginning to settle.

After recovering from conflict, destinations usually radiate optimism, enthusiasm, and a real fondness for tourists. In the 50th Kated Travel Podcast episode your host Stephen Bailey celebrates war zones that are now travel hotspots.

Cancun, no. Playa del Carmen, no. Not Tulum either. Go further south to Bacalar, one of Mexico's less known destinations, where turquoise Caribbean bliss remains mostly undiscovered.

Explore the curious normality of Malawi, the warm heart of Africa, where grand stone churches juxtapose with mud-brick villages. Take a look around the country with your host Stephen Bailey.

Travel to Arctic Finland and stay in an ice hotel. Explore the snow and ice and appreciate the wilderness on today's episode of the Kated Travel Podcast.

Maybe there are positives to take from the Covid-19 pandemic. Maybe? Your host Stephen Bailey explains how we can think and travel different after the pandemic.

Your host Stephen Bailey discusses the one thing he regrets most from his travels - entering Iran illegally.