It was a pleasure and privilege to speak at the The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award awards ceremony at Buckingham Palace. Celebrating the achievements of young people, and sharing how travel has helped me develop soft skills and career skills #WhyWeTravel

No leadership journeys are easy. They require self-reflection and guidance, as I learned by interviewing Sgt Ash Siddall for The Human Advantage for 🇬🇧 Centre for Army Leadership

With May half term, bank holidays and summer breaks on the horizon, next Friday Ash Bhardwaj will be opening up his clinic for any questions on passports and other all-important travel documents.

Do you have any questions about your travel documents? Let us know!

This is wonderful to hear.

I set out to write a 'smart travel' book that helped people think about travel, so that they could make it more fulfilling.

Glad to hear that it's resonated!

I'll be on BBC Morning Live next week to answer travel questions. What would you like to know?

Focusing monomaniacally on a maybe war with China, while neglecting the actual hot war in Europe doesn’t (to me at least) seem like the best grand strategy for US interests. 8/END

Spot on review by Joanne Owen for #whywetravel by Ash Bhardwaj. Read it before you head off on your next adventure.

I’m sorry to hear about the family loss. I think Chapter 12 will give you some ideas to apply during your journey. I hope it helps.

This was such a wonderful review to receive. Thank you LoveReading and Joanne Owen

Thank you Alison Lear ⭐️

I’m fascinated to hear what you think of it. Probably the most ‘travelogue’ of the chapters, but threaded with current affairs, international relations, beliefs, identity, strategic communications and empathy.

Wonderful to hear! Let me know what you think of it when you do!

This was an absolute delight to write. About the motivations for travel, and the photo connected to my most memorable travel experience. Turning grief into hope. Thank you for the commission Helen Whitaker

Wonderful! What a recommendation - and great company to be in!

This was a wonderful thing to have done.

Ash Bhardwaj Back to it and what an absolute treat Chapter 5 is!
‘Walking The Nile’ the book, and series on Ch4, was where I discovered Levison Wood amazing work, and got me hooked!
Fantastic to get a ‘behind the scenes’ look … and the stories! 🤗📖📘

(BTW, my youngest is an Arsenal fan😁)

As an author, that’s a nice problem to hear about! 😆 (the non-put-downable bit; not the work!).

You are motoring through it Alison Lear

My next read:

‘Why We Travel’ by the lovely Ash Bhardwaj

I absolutely cannot wait to get stuck into this !! 🤗📘📖
His talk BatterseaBookshop was brilliant … as was the opportunity to finally get a chance to chat to him.
In I go … 📖

Stanfords Bedford Square Publishers

Great to be on London Live speaking about Why We Travel with Henry Thomas-Aldridge Some great questions in a good, long interview. londonlive.co.uk/news/watch-aga… (From 32:00)