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We asked the writers who helped us put together this issue about their favourite journey
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UK-based journalist Lauren Jarvis writes for The Guardian and Daily Mail. This issue she decided to take an iconic journey on The Ghan train. My favourite journey: "Travelling in the Kimberley region of Australia is to travel back in time. Swimming the canyons of Karijini National Park, driving its red-dirt roads, and camping under the stars reminded me that I’m here for just a blink, and to make every day on our magical planet count.”
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Chef David Thompson’s restaurant Nahm at The Halkin was the first Thai eatery to receive a Michelin star. His second restaurant, the Nahm in Bangkok was crowned the top restaurant in Asia. My favourite journey: "When I came to Bangkok in the 1980s it was incomprehensible, it was strange, it was foreign, it was intoxicating, it was alluring, it was exotic, it was wonderful, it was enthralling, it was confusing. It’s a smelly and complex space. And I fell in love with it."
The record-breaking adventurer from New Zealand has climbed Mount Everest, kayaked across the Cook Strait and English Channel and is now rowing from Singapore to New Zealand. Each journey has been achieved by muscle rather than engine power. My favourite journey: "It was when I travelled from the highest summit in the North Island of New Zealand to the highest summit of the South Island by kayak, bicycle and climbing. I enjoyed the human powered journeys a great deal."
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Andrew Eames is from the UK. As well as contributing to The Times and The Guardian, he has also written five books, two of which have been named Book of the Week on BBC Radio Four. My favourite journey: "An annual journey to the Isle of Skye, which is where my mother comes from. It usually rains, and there are almost always midges, and we always do the same things, but there’s something about the landscape that invariably speaks to me, and always soothes away any stress."
Jessica Bryce is an Australian writer and entrepreneur. She has driven across Mongolia, completed the Kokoda trek in Papua New Guinea and is now taking her private pilot’s licence. My favourite journey: "Choosing a favourite from some of the incredible journeys we have completed is almost impossible. From theme parks in North Korea to picnics on a glacier in Iceland, every experience has been so unique. However, trekking to see the gorillas in Uganda is definitely up there. Getting up close and personal with those incredible animals in their natural habitat was truly a once in a lifetime experience."
