I was about to turn 60. The number didn’t stress me out. Where to celebrate did. Since 2006 (when I was merely 40), I’ve been a freelance travel journalist, travelling and reporting 365 days a year on my Trans-Americas Journey working road trip through the Americas.

Icebergs standing sentinel in Antarctica.
Sailing into 60
A milestone birthday inspires a lifelong adventure traveller to take on an ambitious expedition cruise across the southern seas