{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/11a7f7fa-c58e-5d12-a59c-8b912694d5f2/67752f21024ebc889d963888?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"January 1st - My recommendations on where to visit in 2025","description":"<p>Happy New Year! Welcome to 2025 and with it I'm sure there's a renewed optimism for places to visit and sights to see. So, I've run down the list of where I think is a great place to visit - all within five hours travel time of the UK. </p><p><br></p><p>This podcast is free, as is The Independent Travel newsletter, which you can subscribe to <a href=\"https://www.independent.co.uk/newsletters\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a> and have delivered every Friday.</p><p><br></p><p>That list in full:</p><p><br></p><p>January - Bradford</p><p>February - Vienna</p><p>March - Tromso</p><p>April - Sarajevo</p><p>May - Rotterdam</p><p>June - Belfast</p><p>July - Kyiv</p><p>August - St John’s</p><p>September - Thessaloniki</p><p>October - Tangier</p><p>November - Constantine</p><p>December - Krakow</p>","author_name":"The Independent"}