“As I come to the end of my five-week odyssey in Asia I reflect on what this journey has given me. And, I have to say, it's been a lot!” 

Kevin says as he prepares to leave Asia after visiting Thailand, Taiwan and Japan over five weeks. 

“It has opened my heart and invigorated my mind. But most of all it has made me feel alive!” 

Join Kevin as he takes you through the highlights of a once-in-a-lifetime travel experience and shares the gifts that travel gives.

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Since listening to air raid sirens warning of a nuclear attack as a schoolboy living in London at the height of the Cold War, Kevin has always felt the shadow of nuclear war.

“We were living under the threat of nuclear annihilation,” he recalls, having just lived through the Cuban Missile Crisis where all-out nuclear was averted with just minutes to spare.

“I remember the day the air raid sirens went off and I was sure a Russian attack was about to hit London. I can still taste the fear that I felt.”

So visiting the site of the first nuclear attack on a civilian population had always been at the top of Kevin’s list. “It became a pilgrimage - a truly unforgettable experience.”  

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“I have never experienced such smooth speed and such a quiet cabin in which to sit and take in the views as they flash past at breakneck speed!” So says Kevin as he reflects on his first journey on a Bullet Train from Tokyo to Hiroshima. And Kevin finds many parallels between the experience of being on the fastest train in the world and spending time in Japanesse society, “Both run so smoothly, but at a cost, I feel.” And what that cost is Kevin reveals in this live podcast from Japan.

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What do you do when you arrive late at night, exhausted and sick only to find that the beautiful hotel you booked  is actually dirty, in the wrong part of town and reeking of stale cigarette smoke?

Kevin faced this dilemma recently and here the story of what he did!

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“Have you ever floated on a carpet of Red Lotuses while small swallows flit and fly by your head, letting out cries of pure delight?” asks Kevin Flanagan, on the day of his memorable journey to Nong Han Lake, located in northeast Thailand. “Let me show you what is is like as the sun rises and the lotus flowers open revealing an unbroken sea of pink stretching as far as the eye can see!” This is one podcast on Kev’s trip to Asia that you will not want to miss. 

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I am sitting in a taxi and it's early morning in BK (Bangkok). And as I look out of my taxi window I feel a strange sensation, like a tingling in my head. And then comes the realisation that this trip - this vista I am witnessing - is actually changing the circuitry of my brain. It’s called neuroplasticity and its the first time I actually physically felt it happening to me! And these are just some of the benefits you get when you go on a trip. 

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It seemed like nothing at the time. A pain in my foot that I first ignored. But it didn't go away and soon the foot had swelled and I couldn’t put it on the ground without great discomfort. I had known family who had died of sepsis that had occurred in just such a way and knew that at my age you can’t take these things lightly. This is what happens when you fall ill abroad. Do visit our website at www.TheTopTravelDestinations.com

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Kevin recalls how his colleague The Travel Expert, Sarah Slattery, always championed the many and varied benefits of taking a day trip or tour when visiting a new place with her family. And here Kevin follows in her footsteps by booking a trip up and down the canals of Bangkok with his old friend Diamond. Listen in how he meets new friends, thrills to new experiences and has a healing encounter with the Buddha himself!  

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Kevin gets off the plane hot and sticky and his first stop is the local barber’s shop on Wat Phraya Krai, Bang Kho Laem, in downtown Bangkok. And here he enjoys the delights of a local barber while stepping back in time to take the risk of a cut-throat razor shave!

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Kevin has travelled far and wide and in this episode he shares how he comes up with new destinations revealing rich stories. And he also flags the missteps and bad habits we can all fall into while travelling. He says, “What’s the difference between being in a rut and being in the grave? About five and a half feet!” describing how we tend to go back to the same destination, hotel and even the same sunbed with often deadening effects.

“The familiar can be a great comfort but often the shot of adrenalin we get by going somewhere new and pushing ourselves out of our comfort zone is priceless!” 

Listen as Kevin reveals his pick for his first all-new destination for 2025!

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