# My 2025 Review of My Travels, Winging It, Personal Goals + What Is To Come in 2026 Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/winging-it-travel-podcast-7112762/my-2025-review-of-my-travels-winging-it-personal-goals-what-is-to-come-in-2026 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/winging-it-travel-podcast-7112762/my-2025-review-of-my-travels-winging-it-personal-goals-what-is-to-come-in-2026.md Podcast: [Winging It Travel Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/winging-it-travel-podcast-7112762) Published: 2026-01-02T01:57:00+00:00 Episode link: https://voyascape.com/winging-it/my-2025-review-of-my-travels-winging-it-personal-goals-what-is-to-come-in-2026- Audio file: https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/87ed9f49-7a02-496d-b477-130124c98a54.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/winging-it-travel-podcast-7112762/episodes/my-2025-review-of-my-travels-winging-it-personal-goals-what-is-to-come-in-2026 Duration seconds: 1798 ## Resource My 2025 Review of My Travels, Winging It, Personal Goals + What Is To Come in 2026. In this bonus New Year’s Day episode of  Winging It , I’m taking a deep dive into  my 2025 travel year , the evolution of the podcast, and what’s coming next in  2026 . I break down the  numbers behind my travels  — 22 flights, 90,000km flown, nine countries, three new destinations — but more importantly, I reflect on the  moments  that shaped me as a traveller and storyteller. From seeing  wild elephants in India  to sharing breakfast with a  Bhutanese monk overlooking Thimphu , this episode is about perspective, purpose, and how travel changes over time. I also open up about the realities of running a long-form  travel podcast , including burnout, why I’m stepping back from guest-heavy interviews, and why  immersive, sound-rich storytelling  is where Winging It is heading next. If you’re interested in  slow vs purposeful travel ,  how travel content is evolving , or what it’s really like to juggle full-time work with global adventures, this episode pulls the curtain back. In this episode, I talk about: My full  2025 travel recap  across Asia, Europe, Australia, and North America Why  Bhutan  was my favourite country and  Bangkok  my favourite city The most surreal travel moment of my life (and why it changed me) What I learned after releasing  57 podcast episodes  in one year Why immersive travel podcasts matter more than ever How travel priorities shift as you get older The behind-the-scenes reality of podcasting, pitching, and guest fatigue Becoming a  dual UK–Canadian citizen  and what that means for future travel A full preview of my  Bhutan podcast ser… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/winging-it-travel-podcast-7112762/episodes/my-2025-review-of-my-travels-winging-it-personal-goals-what-is-to-come-in-2026/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/winging-it-travel-podcast-7112762/my-2025-review-of-my-travels-winging-it-personal-goals-what-is-to-come-in-2026.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.