Checking in... Sir Robin Knox-Johnston

Travelling with a celebrity

EARLIEST TRAVEL MEMORY?

AGED seven I failed to board the Tube before the doors closed and lost my mother. A kind lady stayed with me until my mother returned. I have hated being late ever since. MOST LAVISH HOLIDAY?

SONEVA JANI in the Maldives. This island is absolute luxury. When you arrive, staff take your shoes away. You have your own little house on stilts surrounded by sea. The food and service is amazing. LAST HOLIDAY?

In July I sailed my 56ft yacht Sanjula to the west coast of Scotland. DREAM VOYAGE?

I’D LOVE to cruise around Australia and New Zealand. The north-west

coast of Australia is beautiful and the Bay of Islands off New Zealand’s North Island is fantastic. Neither place is overcrowded and the people are friendly.

ONE PLACE EVERYONE SHOULD GO?

INDIA. I lived there for five years and loved every moment. Some of my highlights include travelling across the country by train, exploring game reserves, and wandering around the temples in Madurai.

ANY PACKING DISASTERS?

LUCKILY, there’s never been anything huge because I was used to packing quickly when away at sea. However, the one item I’m prone to forgetting is my sunglasses!

HOT OR COLD CLIMATES?

BOTH. But the cold does have a certain lure and I cruised to Greenland for the fifth time in 2019.

WHAT’S THE FUTURE OF TRAVEL?

MORE adventurous holidays to the most remote corners of the map.