I got rounded up by the police in Quito as I didn’t have my passport with me. I was in prison for a night, which was pretty frightening, made more so when one of my male companions started crying. Ben Fogle Read Quote
I love sharing my travels and I’ve had some fascinating travelling companions over the years. I really believe travel is made the richer being with people. Ben Fogle Read Quote
When I travel with my family it’s important that we do stuff together. I’m not the sort to send my children off to a kids’ club. Ben Fogle Read Quote
After all, island living is where I began on Taransay, and I have such fond memories of it. Ben Fogle Read Quote
We so love to stereotype people in this country – I can relate to that myself as I’ve experienced it. By taking on challenges over the years, I’ve tried to show people I’m not just some ‘posh boy’ and that there’s far more to me. Ben Fogle Read Quote
When suddenly your focus changes, you see the years going by and it’s an extra reminder that you don’t want to live life with any regrets. Ben Fogle Read Quote
I think we are becoming more obsessed about getting a certain amount of likes on our Twitter and Instagram accounts rather than actually living a proper, real, honest and organic life. Ben Fogle Read Quote
People are being overwhelmed with social issues, political problems and economic problems – and this notion of giving everything up and going to live off-grid and to have a simpler way of life is quite attractive. Ben Fogle Read Quote
I don’t think you can ever get closer to the natural world, than just a man – as in mankind – in an ocean, just you and it. It’s not about conquering the ocean, it’s about working with it. Ben Fogle Read Quote
