You should have been there

Simon recounts the tale of his unbelievably cheap Irish journey and Dylan Harris of Lupine Travel reveals the rewards and challenges of running an adventure travel company.

We discuss listeners' thoughts on when their holiday really starts: as the front door closes, as you clear airport security, the train/plane/ferry begins to move.... ? With particular thanks to Cathy Adams of Times Travel and filmmaker, Ben Garfield

We showcase the strange restrictions encountered by listeners on their travels and compare our own recent visits to intriguing islands.

We hear listeners' tales of passport nightmares while Simon exposes a documentary faux-pas in a current Channel 4 drama series.

The wait is over. Here are the solutions to our "12 Days of Travel" Christmas Quiz.

The final destination makes a fitting conclusion to the 12 part quiz. Find the place then work out what connects all the answers.

We're in the heart of Europe for today's destination, the 11th of the 12 days.

A lesser-known, UNESCO-recognised delight is the tenth destination of the quiz. Can you work it out?

We go offshore for today's destination, the ninth in the series of 12 mini podcasts

Guess the destination one, a very popular European city, in the eighth of our mini podcasts.