article_snippet: I was invited to accompany 40-year-old Ben on a trip to the country where 40-year-old Ben life of adventure and travel all started.
article_snippet: However the incidents did little to phase Ben as Ben says it was that trip that Ben decided Ben wanted to make a career out of travel.
article_snippet: It was a place on BBC reality show Castaway in 2000 that propelled Ben into the spotlight.
article_snippet: Since then Ben's raced 160 miles across the Sahara desert, rowed across the Atlantic Ocean with Olympian James Cracknell and presented numerous programmes including Countryfile, Crufts and Extreme Dreams.
article_snippet: For the last 18 months Ben's also become a Worldwide Touring Ambassador for Virgin Holidays and using Ben vast experience
article_snippet: Ben helped curate the itinerary for this trip.
highlights_snippet: Ben has teamed up with Virgin Holidays to inspire people to go on people own adventures .