THE BOOKSHOP SERIES
A PARKS TRUST WALKING FESTIVAL SPECIAL EVENT

Ash Bhardwaj
Why We Travel

Wednesday 7 May 2025
Waterstones, Unit 72, Midsummer Place
Central Milton Keynes, MK9 3GA
Starts: 7pm. £5

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Ash Bhardwaj is an award-winning journalist, broadcaster, and author, whose work sits at the intersection of travel, culture, and current affairs. His debut book, Why We Travel: A Journey Into Human Motivation is a smart-thinking blend of memoir, travelogue, research, interviews, and advice; it explores our motivations for travel, how to do it better, and how it can help us to live a more fulfilling life. It was recently awarded Best Travel Book of 2024 by The Independent.
 

Ash’s own journeys include: a 1000km walk through Uganda and Sudan whilst filming Levison Wood’s Walking the Nile for Channel 4; travelling 2500km along the India-Pakistan border to present a 4-part TV series for Discovery Channel; retracing secret British missions in Albania; kayaking through New Zealand; and travelling 8500km of Russia’s European border (including Donbas and occupied Crimea) for his Telegraph podcast series Edgelands. He regularly delivers talks and workshops around the themes of the book.

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About Ash
Ash has reported from over 50 countries for outlets including BBC Radio 4, The World Service, The Telegraph, Times, Guardian, Condé Nast Traveller, and Huffington Post, and he appears as a travel expert on BBC One’s Morning Live, Channel 5 and Sky News. Ash wrote & presented the BBC Radio 4 documentaries How Ukraine Made Us Care and NATO’s Newest Member, and appeared on Sky News’ The Great Debate about Ukraine. He produces and presents The First Mile and The Human Advantage podcasts, hosts The Moth storytelling events in London, and delivers workshops and keynote talks on leadership, influence, career strategy, storytelling, and motivation.
 

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