Has travel always been an interest?
Yeah, I've always had this wanderlust: a passion to travel, to see the world, to meet people. I guess it began at home, watching TV. I used to watch all the re-runs of Whicker's World, and then later on, Michael Palin's Around the World in 80 Days and Pole to Pole. I remember almost missing many a homework deadline because I would stay up watching those shows, and it just felt to me like I needed to be somewhere else.
I'd also look out of the window at planes flying past our house, imagining where they were going to and feeling really jealous. I think it's just a natural, inquisitive passion that I've always had.
Did you have family holidays?
No, I think that's probably what drove me even more to want to travel. My family didn't really have much money, so holidays weren't a thing. One of the things that I'm quite sad about is that my dad passed away before I started making enough money to be able to take him travelling, because he had never been on a holiday.
What would you say was your first real trip?
