Q. What is it about travel that you find addictive?
A. I’ve been travelling overseas since I was a child, first, with my parents — and often to India, where they are from — then as an independent traveller. My first travel programme was a youth-centric show called Rough Guide to the World, in the 1990s. Next was with my Reggae and Ska band who toured the world for a few years, later with various broadcasting jobs and now intensively again with The Travel Show. Although I’ve never actively looked for it in my choice of jobs, it’s now part of my life. I would need therapy if I didn’t go abroad once every few weeks! I love train travel, especially. The joy of travel is new experiences; a reminder that the world is far bigger than I will ever comprehend, and that we are but tiny specks in this universe, which I find oddly comforting. Meeting new people is the most enjoyable part — and realising that everyone has a story to tell.

Rajan Datar, Presenter of The Travel Show, BBC World News