I remembered reading about a disease called Leishmaniasis, which matched my symptoms. I’d always thought it was an old wives’ tale – a sand fly bite that eats your flesh. But when I looked on the internet and saw pictures of people who had it, their lesions looked like mine. Ben Fogle Read Quote
If you look at the positives, if you test yourself and challenge yourself… I describe myself as a ‘yes’ person. If you say no to too many things, you think ‘what if’. Ben Fogle Read Quote
I really, really loved Fair Isle. I’d always wanted to go there. It’s so beautiful and a very small but very international community. Every nationality that you can imagine have settled there. Ben Fogle Read Quote
The majority of the time I live out of a rucksack in some jungle or stuck up some mountain. The luxury tends to be when my wife and children are there. Ben Fogle Read Quote
I’d quite like to run the Great Wall of China. I’ve never been to China and there’s something about the Great Wall of China that is so iconic and evocative. It’s only 3,000 miles. It’s not that far. Ben Fogle Read Quote
I love reading. I spend a huge amount of time travelling on planes and have always got a book on the go. Ben Fogle Read Quote
Reading aloud could be humiliating, I was shy about doing it. Bear in mind I failed my English GCSE and A levels, which goes to prove that if I can embrace it, so can anyone. Ben Fogle Read Quote
I’ve had enough of the bleak headlines and divisive politics, dark TV dramas and hate-filled social media. I’m embracing a new movement with a slightly ridiculous name and a single mission, to make the world a better place. It’s called ‘hopepunk’. Ben Fogle Read Quote
