Hiking Beyond Boundaries: Discovering Passion and Purpose with Peter Elia

On The Go With Manav

Peter Elia is known as ‘The Man Who Hiked The World’. He is also a Lonely Planet and BBC featured journalist and a photographer who travels around the world in search of incredible walks from less travelled paths.
Peter loves to find ways to inspire his audience. Whether that may be off-the-beaten-track destinations or unusual angles on well-known places, he’ll hike any distance, anytime, anywhere to capture the imagination of the reader. So far he’s trekked on four continents and over 30 countries.
His Instagram platform has grown to a loyal community of 75,000 followers, and his work has been featured in BBC Travel, The Guardian, BBC Countryfile Magazine, The Independent, The i paper and elsewhere.
In the podcast, we discussed:
- How Peter found his passion for hiking and adventure after his first hike in Nepal
- Peter working in the corporate world during his 20s and how he did not go on his second hike until he was in his early 30s
- How Peter came up with the name ‘The Man Who Hiked The World’ as part of his identity and used social media to put himself out there to build a supportive community of loyal followers
- How a YouTube video posted by Peter from his trip to Greenland opened his doors to the world of journalism, and the journey of overcoming his writing insecurities through time
- Peter’s advice on working hard to find your passion in life
Facebook: @themanwhohikedtheworld
Instagram: @themanwhohikedtheworld
Website: www.themanwhohikedtheworld.com
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