More than an autobiography really, it's a travel book and a deep dive into the damage we are doing to our planet. Say we’re filming in South America and have 60 seconds to decide whether to join a drugs raid with local police: I ask everyone to make a snap judgment for how positive they feel about proceeding. It’s not supposed to be encyclopaedic, but I promise I’ve done it with love and respect, and hopefully it will show people different sides of an area that people think they know.

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She’d be pregnant in no time, I thought, and, filled with excitement, we cracked on protection-less that very night. Myself, and Jonathan, a cameraman I work with a lot, have literally pinched each other at times because we cannot believe we get to do this. The most fatal flaw is that Simon is under the impression he is personally interesting, not 'famous' due to the destinations and individuals he meets. Also, it helps people realise that someone you occasionally see gadding around on the telly, they might look like everything’s okay on the surface, but underneath it can be a challenge for all of us.It’s a story about the choices we all make every day, following either the darkness that blinds us to who we really are, or the light that shows us how precious we have always been. I mean, what a bunch of eccentric nutters we are,’ says Simon, 49, who says he’s ‘camped, tramped and climbed in the Lakes but I’ve never put in anything like the miles or time into exploring like I’ve done for this series, and I hope those fresh eyes help. Of course, I’d wanted to keep up my adventures and was nervous about the responsibilities that would come with fatherhood. Clearly Simon is a deep thinker with great humanity and the rare ability to connect with people from hugely differing backgrounds.

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The transformation in my sperm’s morphology once I lived a healthier, cleaner lifestyle convinced me there needs to be intervention to stop us poisoning ourselves out of existence. I must admit to preferring the light, and for me there is a little too much personal pain, a little too much habitat and species loss, in this book to make it really enjoyable reading at times. We’re poisoning ourselves out of existence, and our consumer capitalist democracies seem incapable of stopping it. It covers some of his programme making and parts/scenes were often familiar because of that however it adds to the background of the places too. An autobiography that is more profound than many “self-help books” that takes you on a real rollercoaster.He then spent five years writing his first book The New Jackals about Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda, which was published in 1998, followed by further books and his television debut. Simon shares what his unique experiences and encounters have taught him, and the deeper lessons he draws from joy and raw grief in his personal life, from desperate struggles with his own fertility and head health, from wise friends, fatherhood, inspiring villagers, brave fighters, his beloved dogs, and a thoughtful Indian sadhu. Once again, Simon took us on an exciting, educational and dangerous trip around the world, and in all this he did'n forget the most important thing - himself, his family and emotions. It’s places and situations that aren’t often on the telly and perhaps people aren’t adequately aware of. In Journeys to Impossible Places, best-selling author and presenter Simon Reeve reveals the inside story of his most astonishing adventures and experiences, around the planet and close to home.

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Even though I have watched all his TV documentaries it was still fascinating to read about his adventures and the preparation that goes into them; something TV cannot offer. Perceptive TravelIn Journeys to Impossible Places, best-selling author and presenter Simon Reeve reveals the inside story of his most astonishing adventures and experiences, around the planet and close to home.