Step By Step: The perfect gift for the adventurer in your life

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Equal parts an inspiring account of Reeve’s determination and adventurous spirit, as well as a field guide to some of the most remote parts of the world, Step by Step is a vivid and fascinating title. Readers may be surprised to learn of his early life struggles with mental health, owing to his onscreen persona, but this traces his journey to inner peace.’ Independent Then two things happened that had a massive effect on his life - to the extent his life was completely turned around. Simon] begins to fill in the gaps in his life story that until recently he has never publicly revealed.' Telegraph I discovered Simon Reeve only in 2019 on BBC. I think he is virtually unknown in the US for his work on travel documentaries, which is a shame. These are not touristy travel guides but in-depth explorations of various fascinating areas of the world. While the scenic parts are covered, the series show the day-to-day living conditions, political and economic issues of every area Simon visits and does it through his eyes and his interactions with local 'real' people.

It is an account of his mind's journey to inner peace - and it is wonderfully life-affirming -- Max Pemberton * Daily Mail * Travel is a journey and to me, it’s all about the adventure of that journey. Reading Reeve’s book was like watching him go on that journey. After this the book takes a turn. He spends a lot of time going over a couple of his first TV documentaries, ‘Meet the Stans’ and ‘Places that Don’t Exist’. All very interesting indeed. He goes over his ‘Equator’ journey. That is where it ends even though he has done a lot more travel docs.Like all the best travellers, Reeve carries out his investigations with infectious relish, and in the realisation that trying to understand the country you’re in is not just fascinating, but also hugely enjoyable’ Daily Telegraph I learned so much from this wonderful book. Simon Reeves takes us to some very challenging places both in his childhood, adolescence and in his career as a rookie documentary maker in ‘The Four Stans’ Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakstan and Kyrgyzstan. And on to ‘unrecognised’ countries in a series called ‘Places That Don’t’ Exist’, Somaliland, Transnistria and Artsakh; obscure, forgotten but dangerous, unstable but with a population deserving of attention Step by Step documents Reeve’s journey through life. From the childhood that shaped him to landing his first job as a journalist. For Reeve that first job became the making of him. With enthusiasm abound he soaked up every piece of journalistic knowledge he could. Climbing through the ranks he earned their trust. s druge strane, knjigu nisam mogla ispustiti iz ruku. iako počinje s oboljenjem od malarije u gabonu, brzo se prebacuje na same svoje početke te priča o vjetrovima koji su ga kroz život bacali, počevši od odrastanja u siromašnoj i djelomično disfunkcionalnoj obitelji, preko kriminala u ranim tinejdžerskim godinama i, slijedom, depresije i suicidalnosti, do pronalaženja smisla svog postojanja u putovanjima i otkrivanja kutnih dijelova svijeta - bilo perom, bilo okom kamere. I have always been taken by a line used by Archbishop Desmond Tutu about the arrival of Christianity on the continent: ‘When the missionaries came to Africa they had the Bible and we had the land. They said “Let us pray.” We closed our eyes. When we opened them, we had the Bible and they had the land.’ (Simon Reeve).

In Journeys to Impossible Places, best-selling author and presenter Simon Reeve reveals the inside story of his most astonishing adventures and experiences, around the planet and close to home. Fortunately it came up to expectations! So if you want to know how much someone might get for their kidney in Moldova or the price of a (fake) diplomatic passport in Somalia this may interest you. It goes far beyond that taking in arms dumps in what was part of the Soviet Union which was scary and fascinating. However interesting - to me - was the parts about him personally and his thoughts on modern travel and tourism. He left school with virtually no qualifications and almost committed suicide. spoj autobiografije i putopisa. nisam prije gledala reeveove dokumentarce za bbc, ali s obzirom da je drugi dio knjige posvećen upravo njima ("meet the stans" (kazahstan, kirgistan, uzbekistan i tadžikistan) i "places that don`t exist" (nagorno karabakh, somaliland, tajvan, transdnjestria)), bacila sam oko i na njih. niti jedan nisam uspjela odgledati do kraja - što zbog stravično loše kvalitete videa, a što jer me nije uspio uvući u priču. I had been a teenage delinquent who left school without qualifications and went on the dole. I suffered from mental health issues and was a whisker from suicide.’ That was Simon Reeve, not me. I worked very hard when I was a teenager. Working at Safeway whilst doing my A levels and then getting a job immediately after. That was me and not Simon Reeve.

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He was so open about these issues that I wanted to give him a big hug and tell him everything would be okay. He talks about how desperately depressed he was, how disinterested he was with school and his future. Equal parts an inspiring account of Reeve's determination and adventurous spirit, as well as a field guide to some of the most remote parts of the world, Step by Step is a vivid and fascinating title. Readers may be surprised to learn of his early life struggles with mental health, owing to his onscreen persona, but this traces his journey to inner peace.' Independent