The world according to... Ben Keene
Issue 95 | 95 april-may 2008
Mountain/desert/ocean/jungle... which are you?
Ocean, with mountains behind.
What was your first great travel experience?
Aged three, camping with dad at Bearded Lake, Aberdovey, Wales.
What has been your favourite journey?
Taking a group overland from Accra in Ghana to Timbuktu.
Which are your top five places worldwide?
La Clusaz, France; Dogon Country, Mali; Speyside, Trinidad & Tobago; Kangaroo Valley, Australia; Vakalevu reef, northern Fiji.
Which passport stamp are you proudest of?
Timbuktu – what a confluence of civilisations!
Which passport stamp would you most like to have?
Tuvalu, because it would mean it didn’t sink.
Where or what is your guilty travel pleasure?
Quality local food and drink.
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