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MOST MEMORABLE PLACE?

CORNWALL is in my heart. I remember going to Trevone as a child and it was the Cornish light that did it. To experience that as a child was special. It’s something I recognise and long for.

FAVOURITE HOTEL?

I THINK the idea of luxury is cold. I find five-star hotels toxic — what they pertain to and the value system they project.

SO WHERE DO YOU NORMALLY STAY?

THE cheapest places. I like to stay with locals and really get to know the area.

HOW ABOUT AIRBNBS?

IT DEFINITELY has issues but I do use them and I would choose an Airbnb over any hotel chain.

IN WHICH COUNTRY DO YOU FEEL MOST AT HOME?

I FEEL at home everywhere but I love Australia. I love the weather and the white trunk trees and the scent, especially in the Outback.

MOST MEMORABLE MEAL?

I WAS in South Korea while filming around eight years ago and we stayed at a local’s house as there was nowhere else at the time. The breakfast was extraordinary. It was typically Korean, made up of vegetables, kimchi and rice, and it was cooked so well. The woman went out to the garden and we watched her pick the vegetables then cook this breakfast.

IS THERE A COUNTRY YOU WOULD LOVE TO VISIT?

I WOULD like to return to Iceland. It has a deep mystery that I would love to explore further.

Everest England: 29,000 Feet in 12 Days, by Peter Owen Jones, is out now.