My first real trip away from home was on a World Challenge expedition to Borneo in 2007. This meant a month away from home, sleeping in the jungle and trekking up mountains – and for those that know me, they would know that neither of which were hobbies of mine. It was also the place I won an award for “The best lobster impression” on the basis that I burnt to a crisp on a beach one day. Sitting down was sore for days.

So, since the near death experiences on Mount Kinabalu and falls out of hammocks and that God-awful sunburn, I have never looked back. I have been to a new place and experienced new cultures every year despite now having a real life gown up job.

I want to see the world.

Even these places. One down, 9 to go…