I've seen Brown Bears in Finland, been Cayman hunting in Nicaragua, seen the rare Caracal in Tanzania, a Pangolin in South Africa (no photos), and Jaguars in Brazil
With 24-hour sunshine, we spent the night near the Russian border
When they said "cayman hunting", I didn't expect them to bring one back with us
A great sighting: the elusive caracal
A beautiful jaguar in Pantanal, Brazil
I have drunk Pulque, (liquor derived from Agave Cactus) in Mexico, Maize Beer in Ivory Coast, Mead at a Medieval Banquet in Wales, and roasted my own coffee in Panama
Maguey
Maize beer - a bit like an alcoholic porridge with a strong ginger taste
Mead, a classic British drink
Making coffee from scratch
I've been to some of the most beautiful beaches in the world: Ashvem, Goa (India), Dunk Island, Australia, Negril, Jamaica, and Sabalon, Indonesia
Sunset over Ashvem Beach
Dunk Ilsand
Negril beach in Jamaica
The deserted Sabalon beach
I have flown my drone over the Gobi Desert in Mongolia, Palawan in the Philippines, Canapa Lagoon in Bolivia, and the mountains of Albania
Camels in the Gobi Desert
Bacuit Bay in Palawan
Canapa Lagoon, Bolivia
The Valbona Mountains in Albania
I've cruised on an icebreaker in Antarctica, a North Sea supply ship in the Maldives, a schooner in Djibouti, and a rice barge on the Backwaters of Kerala in India
Professor Multanovski in Antarctica
Coral Explorer, Maldives
Keyif, Djibouti
A four-berth rice barge in India
I have met the San Bushmen of the Kalahari Desert, the Huli Wigmen of Papua New Guinea, the Sami in Lapland, and shared lunch with the Bedouins in Oman.
The San Bushmen
Huli Wigman
Sami in Lapland
Lunch at a Bedouin camp in Oman
I've stayed in the highest altitude hotel in the world, the most northerly hotel in the word, a hotel shaped like a crocodile, and wild camped in the Karakom Desert in Turkmenistan
Hotel Tayka el Desierto at 4,600 metres above sea level in Bolivia
Radisson Blu hotel in Svalbard at 78°13' north
Gagudju Hotel in Kakadu National Park, Australia
Camping in the Karakom Desert, Turkmensitan
I have eaten blood pudding in the Azores, camel in Iran, cicadas in Laos, and garlic ice cream in Latvia
Blood pudding and pineapple
Camel Fesenjun
Crispy fried cicadas
Garlic parfait with berry sauce
I've been to the Pushkar Camel Fair in India, fishing with cormorants in China, bobsleighing in Norway, and Sea Trek in Jamaica
Pushkar Camel Fair
Fishing with cormorants
The Olympic Bobsleigh run in Lillehammer
Walking on the ocean floor with diving bells in Jamaica
I've held a Golden Eagle in Mongolia, stroked a lemur in Comoros, been eye to eye with a polar bear in Canada, and snorkelled with the manatees in Florida
Golden Eagles are VERY heavy!
Maki Lemurs like their ears scratched, apparently
Just as well polar bears can't reach their front legs above their head
Manatees in Crystal Springs, Florida
I've been parapenting in New Zealand, explored Riga on a Segway, driven a tank, and been white water rafting in New Zealand, India and Costa Rica.
Coming in to land, Queenstown, NZ
Segways in Riga, Latvia
Me and my little tank
White water rafting in New Zealand
I've drunk Brennivín (strong (40%) spirit distilled from potatoes) in Iceland, chang (millet beer) in India, garlic beer in Latvia, and cocktails in the Ice Bar in Sweden
Icelandic fire water!
It was like drinking alcoholic porridge
Never again!
Most expensive cocktails, ever!
I've travelled along the Friendship Highway between Tibet and Nepal, in an amphibious vehicle in London and Toronto, on the Orient Express, and been on a multi-day camel trek in the Sahara.
Friendship Highway near Lhasa, Tibet
Duck Tours in London
Orient Express
