Motoring journalist Ben Oliver was born amid the troubles in Belfast with the family moving to ‘slightly dull Reading’ when he was 6. On this episode we talk about his life-changing teen travels to Israel, Syria, Gaza & Kurdistan, the glory 90s and noughties days of magazine journalism, how LA porn sets are like a clinical operating room, driving an open-top Bentley up ‘the blood highway’ to the Arctic Circle in winter, the road sliding away in the Monsoon on an insane Himalayan trip in a Mini to the highest driving point in the world, North Korea being one of the most bizarre travel experiences, the joys of EVs and much more.
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21. Sonali Shah: BBC1’s Escape to the Country Presenter on East Africa, Dodging American Helicopters in Afghanistan, the Beauty of Rajasthan and of Course the English Countryside
20. George Galloway; Controversial politician on Beirut, Palestine, Iraq with Saddam, Cuba with Fidel and the Constant Companionship of Bob Dylan.
19. The Big Travel Podcast; Special Episode from Spain
18. Clive Stafford Smith; Anti-Death Penalty Activist on Guantanamo Bay, Pakistan with Imran Khan, the Jordanian Secret Service and All-Night Parties in New Orleans
17. Kate Mosse; Multi-Million Selling Author on Inspirational Landscapes, Rural France, Paris, Amsterdam and Good Old Yorkshire
16. Millie Knight; Blind Paralympic Skier on Russia, South Korea, Travel Photography and Crashing at High Speed
15. Charlie Webster; At Death’s Door in Rio, the Fight Against Malaria in Uganda and how the Spanish Lifestyle Might Extend Your Life
14. DJ Nihal Arthanayake; Buddhist Sri Lankan in Essex, Lebanese Electronica in Beirut and Blasting Drum ‘n’ Bass in a Kenyan Car Park
13. Baylen Leonard; Tennessee Trailer Parks, Changing Times in New York and Spreading the Country Music Love Around the World
12. Chas Newkey-Burden: Celebrity Biographer on Nightlife in Israel, Madrid with David Beckham and How An American in Dublin Changed His Life
11. Dame Helena Morrissey; Nine Children, Executive Travel, Gender Equality and George Ezra
10. Adam Groffman; American travel blogger from ‘Travels of Adam’; on LGBT Travel, Hipster Hangouts and How to Make a Living By Travel Blogging
9. Emdad Rahman; Building Wells in Ghana, Life and Death in Mecca and Supporting Refugees in Calais
8. Eamonn Holmes: Belfast in the War-Zone Years, Awestruck in Utah, Elvis in Hawaii and of course Manchester United
7. Hannah Martin; Make-Up Artist and Social Media Star on Unidentified Eats in China, Dehydrating with Camel Breeders in the Kenyan Desert and Injecting IVF Meds at New York Fashion Week
6. Major Kenneth Hames MBE; Travel in War, Parachuting into the Wilderness and Having Tea with Princess Diana
5. Ian Royce; TV’s Favourite Warm-Up Act on Touring with The X Factor, Entertaining the Troops in Oman and Getting Weed on in Barbados
4. Mollie Hughes; Climbing Everest, Overcoming Fear and Britney Spears.
3. Fabio; Brixton Pirate Radio to the BBC, Crazy World Tours and Culture-Shock Gigs in Japan.
2: Lucy Siegle; The Best Eco-Resorts, Disney Lions in the North Mara and Teenage Kicks in the Canaries
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