Have you ever had the urge to give up your job and go traveling for a year on a motorbike which you have only just learnt to ride? Sam Manicom did, he had invested heavily into his career, the eternal rat race to get to the top of the pile. When it was evident that the top job was not going to be he decided to do a trip down Africa instead.
With Ewan MacGregor and Charlie Boorman reviving a long lost urge in the general public to roam the world as a free spirit, many of you out there may be pleased to find out that its possible to undertake a voyage like this without needing a 50 strong BBC production team to organise the whole thing for you and hold your hands as you venture into the big wide world.