PHOTOGRAPHS:
EMI,
RICO
SHEN,
JOHN
GRIFFITHS,
PEABODY
AWARDS
INDIANA
JONES
Played
byHarrison
Ford,
Indiana
Jones
could
make
oddly
specific
knowledge
ofancient
relics
and
digging
uprocks
look
cool,
and
hestruck
dwith
thewide-eyed
audiences
ofthe
ponymous
movie
series.
Asa
suave,
eologist,
hisglobe-trotting
came
aninspiration
fortravellers
to
ons
with
historical
significance,
even
ifonly
ceof
stumbling
upon
alife-changing
treasure
nonly
hope).
While
officials
will
warn
you
oking
forclues
tothe
Lost
Ark
orBiblical
items
Jones’s
travels
across
India,
Egypt
and
France
are
ng,and
hemanaged
toshed
light
onlittle-known
enriching
destinations
- like
Choquequirao,
aruined
yin
Peru
that
offers
thequintessential
Indiana
Jones
ustic-buildings-in-hidden-away-forests’
experience.
TONY WHEELER
If we could all turn a misheard lyric into a globally-
renowned travel publication, we would all be Tony
Wheeler. He realised that the words to Joe Cocker’s
Space captain were “lovely planet” and not “lonely
planet” – but decided to go with ‘Lonely Planet’
anyway when he kickstarted a legacy with his first
self-illustrated copy of Across Asia on the Cheap,
which he hand-stapled in a basement apartment
in 1973. He encouraged travelling with an open mind
towardstheculturesoftheworldwithoutstretching
thebudgettoomuch,and,today,youngtravellers
andbackpackersswearbytheLonelyPlanetguides.
Over 45 yearson,hestillgetsgiddyatthethought
ofpeopletravellingthewaythatmadehimfirst
fallinlovewithseeingtheworld–
goingoffthebeatentrack.
ANTHONYBOURDAIN
Likea Buzzfeedquiz,Anth
Bourdaincouldjudgeyour
characterbasedontheom
youmake.Hesurewasn’t
cupoftea– whilenotever
enjoyedhisbrazen,outspo
behaviour,hewasa comp
supporteroflocalbusiness
a curioustravelleranda re
storyteller.Theworldlost
thechef,writerandtravel
documentarianwho
managedtoshove
travellersoutsidetheir
comfort zones, last year,
but we still have his
influence. And, while we
can’t all have our own
celeb cookbook and
record-breaking shows,
travelling like Bourdain
is simple – always be
kind, eat and drink with
locals, and don’t blindly
follow travel guides –
trust your own instincts!
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ordw
blockbuster
epon
daredevil
archae
adventur
esbec
explore
locatio
forthe
chanc
map
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OUR TRAVEL
HERO!
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