IAN WRIGHT….

…ON ENGLAND

“England is wonderful. From London you can just jump on the train and you can be out in the country in an hour, walk, have a lunch in a beautiful country pub and then come back. Suffolk is particularly beautiful. There are rivers everywhere, it is stunning, so many little villages… I have a friend who lives in the smallest village you can imagine, when I visit him everything just goes fffffff, and you're just so relaxed. As soon as you turn into a one-lane road, you feel the pressure and the weight coming off your shoulders, you just chill out! There is something about being with nature, being in the country, there is no stress. That's the nicer thing about travelling; you leave some of it behind and just concentrate on what is going on. The sea is always a beautiful thing to see. Even just going over bridges in London and looking at the Thames gives you this little magic instant.”

…ON TRAVEL PHILOSOPHY

“If you spend too much time thinking about it, then you miss it! Things come. Keep looking, meet different people, and exchange ideas. There is no rule."

"The first step is in your head. So don't think about it, buy a flight ticket tomorrow and then worry about it on the plane. This is the hardest step."

…ON WORST EXPERIENCES

"In Nepal, the kit didn't turn up and we lost two days. Then we went to the Monkey Temple and after two hours the director got bitten to the blood by a monkey, and was at risk of death from rabies. It was a disaster!"

"In Vanuatu, we visited the most accessible volcano in the world. It erupted every ten minutes, spitting out moulting lava all over the crater. It was unbelievable - until the wind changed. A piece of lava landed two meters away from my head. And we ran like scared rabbits crying like babies. But now I wish I had a lava burn mark on my arm to boast about in the pub. "

"Every single country you go to just blows your mind! You know with this job you always get five months condensed in three weeks! The final program gives you a splash of colors, a smell of the country, and that's where its success is I think."

…. FINALLY

"There is no secret; there is nothing mysterious about a rucksack. All you need is money, passport, and a change of clothes. Forget the rest."