Ben Fogle

I remembered reading about a disease called Leishmaniasis, which matched my symptoms. I'd always thought it was an old wives' tale -…

— Ben Fogle

Both my wife and I are optimists and we look at the positives in life.

— Ben Fogle

I got rounded up by the police in Quito as I didn't have my passport with me. I was in prison for…

— Ben Fogle

At 19 I left school and embarked on a 9-day bike ride with friends from London to Monte Carlo.

— Ben Fogle

I'm a naturally upbeat person. Friends sometimes compare me to a labrador puppy, and I take that as a great compliment. I…

— Ben Fogle

Whenever I leave home to film, my wife Marina gets terrified that I'm going to come back having bought a tiny plot…

— Ben Fogle

The wilderness rescued me. I have been shaped by my experiences in the great outdoors. Feeling comfortable in the wild gave me…

— Ben Fogle

I love sharing my travels and I've had some fascinating travelling companions over the years. I really believe travel is made the…

— Ben Fogle

I don't think you can ever get closer to the natural world, than just a man - as in mankind - in…

— Ben Fogle

After university, I was desperate to be an ambassador. It went back to geography: I loved the idea of living in exotic…

— Ben Fogle

I'm a bit dyslexic so I found learning to read hard. I muddled up the letters but learnt to power through.

— Ben Fogle

I find 'EastEnders' so utterly bleak.

— Ben Fogle

Broadcasters and production companies often don't appreciate the complexities of viewing habits, but Gogglebox has highlighted how in-depth people go when watching…

— Ben Fogle

I saw firsthand the devastating consequences of poaching. I saw elephants with ivory hacked from their faces and the lengths private parks…

— Ben Fogle

Let's be honest, some people are better suited to exams than others in the same way that some of us are more…

— Ben Fogle

The jungle is my least favourite environment. It's always damp, and everything tries to bite you, whether it's flora or fauna. But…

— Ben Fogle

People are being overwhelmed with social issues, political problems and economic problems - and this notion of giving everything up and going…

— Ben Fogle

What I miss is being close to nature - collecting your own water and generating your own electricity, catching your own food.…

— Ben Fogle

Many of us will endure a lifetime following others. Institutionalisation suits many but not all. Some of us thrive beyond those boundaries.

— Ben Fogle

Stroking my dog calms me down.

— Ben Fogle

I'd quite like to run the Great Wall of China. I've never been to China and there's something about the Great Wall…

— Ben Fogle

I love the ocean. Anywhere near the ocean will do. Preferably the Atlantic Ocean.

— Ben Fogle

Lego for many parents is the antithesis of the high tech world. We are desperate to wean our little ones away from…

— Ben Fogle

I stayed with a family in the bush in Alaska and there were absolutely swarms of mosquitos. The crew were wearing full…

— Ben Fogle

Where once Lego offered a whimsical form of escapism into the world of the subconscious, encouraging creativity and imagination, it's transformed into…

— Ben Fogle