The World According to Thom Wheeler
The man who drove a VW Kombi across Russia gives us his take on the world of travel
14 August 2011
Mountain/desert/jungle/ocean which are you?
Mountain and ocean – both hypnotic and all powerful.
First travel experience?
Bournemouth to London with British Rail.
Favourite journey?
Walking in the footsteps of Dostoevsky in St Petersburg.
Top five places worldwide?
Altai Mountains, Russia.
Osaka, Japan.
Montmartre, Paris.
Kaikoura, New Zealand.
St Petersburg, Russia.
Special place to stay?
Hotel Continental, Amsterdam.
Three items you always pack?
Pocket Chess set.
Notebook.
Cotton buds (doubles as a guilty pleasure).
