Aged 19, Jude Kriwald cycled from England to India, a journey that he describes in vivid detail in this week's episode of Cool Conversations. From embracing Iranian hospitality to sneaking through Tibet, his first major adventure left him with many stories to tell, and a taste for more.

Jude Kriwald is an adventurer and a volunteer. He founded adventurementor.org to support others in their quest for adventure, and he was recently named 'Emerging Leader of the Year' by the British Exploring Society. Last year, Jude travelled to West Africa and followed an unmarked track through the Liberian jungle with his bicycle. His film about the experience, Alone Across Gola, has already won a Best Documentary Award and will be released later this year.

This is a fantastic conversation and reminds us all to not rest on our laurels, but to pick up our dreams and go out to find adventure!

What's Jude reading: Meditations for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman

What's Jude listening to: Seek, Travel, Ride podcast. And he recommends checking out Owmi, a little known but brilliant musician