One day recently Kevin was told that his favourite coffee provider was changing their blend. Initially, this was bad news but life surprised him with a whole new coffee experience.

“Every morning I go to Nancy Bluebells on Sean MacDermot Street for my espresso and pop into Our Lady of Lourdes Church next door. The combination of coffee and incense is the ultimate wake-up!” 

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During his long trips abroad during the winter of 2025 Kevin Flanagan examines the benefits of talking to just about anyone!

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Reflecting on his extensive winter tours around Europe and Asia, Kevin examines why it is important to travel 

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Kevin goes on an adventure in search of the near Rifugio Fuciade - a Michelin-starred restaurant lost in the snowy Dolomite mountains. And so begins an adventure both mouthwatering and amazing . . .  

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Kevin enjoys his first-ever visit to the Dolomites, long considered a leading contender for the “most stunning mountain range in the World” title. Does he award the title himself? 

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Though it’s only January and very early in the season, Kevin visits the legendary Imperial Gardens in search of cherry blossoms. Will he find this most famous symbol of Japanese culture?

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Kevin visits the city of Tokyo, replete with history and strangeness he has found in no other destination. A truly special place that you will get a real sense of in this podcast

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Following his trip to Hiroshima Kevin ponders the question: what do we get out of travelling to destinations that witness some of the most awful acts of human depravity? Would we not be better off sipping pina coladas on a beach instead?

Kevin gives his answer to this thought-provoking question. 

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Kevin visits the city whose name became indelibly etched into the human mind, following the dropping of the first atomic weapon in 1945. And in Hiroshima, Kevin finds a tale of two cities. 

One is a vibrant bustling place with lots of money and many things to do and see. 

The second is one of the most sombre places he has ever visited - a UNESCO World Heritage Peace Park where you can stand beside the A-Bomb Dome - a building built right under where the bomb detonated. Its skeleton remains an alarming reminder of what humankind is capable of. 

Listen to Kevin’s description, “it is one of the most extraordinary visits I ever made. A true tale of survival as this modern-day Phoenix rises out of the nuclear ashes.”  

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Kevin looks at the joys and challenges of travelling solo as opposed to travelling with family and friends and he finds there are huge advantages in both. 

“When you do travel solo you create a vacuum that allows others to enter your life. People that would never have befriended had you been with family and friends.” And Kevin shares how that vacuum was filled by Diamond, the concierge he met while in Bangkok just after the pandemic. 

“Diamond has shown me Asia and Bangkok as I would never have seen it had I been occupied with friends. Moreover, he is now one of my best friends.” It seems that solo travel does not mean you remain on your own for long!

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