National Geographic Traveller (UK)

Leon McCarron

What sparked your interest in travel and adventure?

I grew up on a farm in Northern Ireland. I was lucky to spend a lot of time outdoors, but it wasn’t until I went off to university that I suddenly got this sense of what a big, exciting world there is out there. That’s when I started planning a trip. I bought a bicycle and set off on a long journey that changed the course of my life.

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