I catch up with Graeme and Luisa Bell from A2A Expedition and we discuss travelling as a family, keeping it real and the trials and tribulations of writing, publishing and selling a book.

No guests on this week’s episode, instead Andy talks us through 10 things he’s learnt as an overlander on his ‘Around The World in 800 Days’ trip. This is the first of several ‘special’ episodes that will be scattered throughout the coming year.

In this episode I chat with Shara Dillon who drove solo from the UK to South Africa in her Toyota Landcruiser. Ed Gill sits in, as we discuss overcoming major obstacles before you’ve even left and many other subjects.

Biker Graham Field became obsessed with the TV game show Deal or No Deal, to the point where he just had to appear on it. He won £5000 and declared he was going to ride his motorbike to Mongolia and that is just what he did.

In this episode we talk with Mark White who over the years has focused all his overlanding energies on really exploring one area, Morocco. Having visited the country countless times Mark is a bit of an aficionado for this frequently visited overland destination.

Gareth Griffiths under the guise of Sirocco Overland has many years experience of Overland trips. When he and his partner Lisa Grubb, decided to emigrate to Australia from the UK what better way than to drive.

John and Suzanne Curran describe themselves as two 50-somethings who wanted to experience “Adventure before Dementia.” Not having done anything like this before they naively jumped in at the deep end and purchased a VW Syncro T3 (named Tigger for obvious reasons) and prompty hit the road.

Unplanned, Jacqui Furneaux, on her 50th birthday bought a 500cc Enfield Bullet in India and embarked on a 7-year adventure travelling through countless countries. She experienced broken bones, pirates and a few near death experiences.

Kirsty Larmour discusses the merits of travelling with kids, how they “prepared” for the trip, how the kids process and interpret their experiences and whether life on the road is beneficial to a child’s development.

Motorcyclist Steph Jeavons and I talk about travelling through all 7 continents, the challenges of India, the benefits of travelling by motorcycle on your own and what happens when you run out of money. We also talk about how she got to Antarctica.