About the Author

Simon Reeve has travelled to more than 120 countries, making multiple award-winning TV series for the BBC, including Caribbean, Indian Ocean, Tropic of Cancer, Equator, Sacred Rivers, Greece, Tropic of Capricorn, Turkey, and Australia (Winner of the British Travel Press Award for Broadcast Travel Programme). Simon has received a One World Broadcasting Trust Award for 'an outstanding contribution to greater world understanding', the prestigious Ness Award from the Royal Geographical Society, and the Special Contribution Award at the Travel Media Awards.

Reviews

This vivid account of his fascinating, often hair-raising crusades feels more like an enthralling exchange over coffee with a friend than a formal autobiography. - Compass MagazineSimon Reeve, a man whose very name is a guarantee of interesting television. Outstanding. - ObserverTV's most interesting globetrotter - IndependentThe craziest (or bravest) man on TV - Daily MailIn the last decade, he's made a name for himself as British TV's most adventurous presenter. He's hunted with the Bushmen of Kalahari, hung out with biker outlaws in Australia and been taught to fish by the president of Moldova. - Radio TimesYou can be sure to trust Simon to find a fun story. Simon might just be the best tour guide in the world. - SunReeve is in a class of his own - The TimesCracking stories from his travels - Alastair Humphreys, Explorer and National Geographic Adventurer of the Year