Graeme Bell is a full time overlander and author. He was born in Johannesburg, South Africa but considers Cape Town home. He is currently travelling the planet with his wife Luisa and two children, Keelan and Jessica, in a Land Rover Defender 130 affectionately know as Mafuta
Diane Wilson is an eco-warrior in action. A fourth-generation shrimper, Wilson began fishing the bays off the Gulf Coast of Texas at the age of eight. By 24, she was a boat captain. In 1989, while running her brother's fish house at the docks and mending nets, she read a newspaper article that listed her home of Calhoun County as the number one toxic polluter in the country. She set up a meeting in the town hall to discuss what the chemical plants were doing to the bays and thus began her life as an environmental activist. Threatened by thugs and despised by her neighbors, Wilson insisted the truth be told and that Formosa Plastics stop dumping toxins into the bay.
Inga Aksamit is an award-winning author, globe-trotting adventurer and veteran oncology nurse who writes about travel and human connection. Her love of exploration has taken her around the world to hike in remote mountain ranges, explore ancient ruins, and immerse herself in different cultures. She started traveling at age four when her family embraced the expat lifestyle and moved from the US to Asia for her father’s work. Her childhood experiences as a third-culture kid (TCK) in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Peru, and Indonesia, combined with her career in oncology nursing, allow her to see the world through a compassionate lens of wonder and discovery. Her memoir, “Between Worlds: An Expat Quest for Belonging,” will be published in 2024. Her hik
Michael Burnett is an avid hiker, minimalist, adventurer, and writer. He’s logged over 2500 miles walking across Europe. He’s a firm believer that traveling by foot is the ultimate form of travel and never misses an opportunity to explore.
Born and raised outside of Chicago. He spent most of his life in the Midwest, before a move later in life to Portland, Oregon, where his love for the outdoors and hiking in the mountains grew. His evolution to a writer was slow. It wasn’t until he escaped a nine-to-five life and started living a life filled with adventure that he put pen to paper. Michael is a father of two grown children, and back living in the Chicago area where he enjoys spending time with his three grandkids. When he’s not traveling, M
