If Kate Humble has a scratch map, it’s probably now just an ordinary map.

The 50-year-old BBC presenter and devoted globetrotter has spent her career travelling most of the known world, from a 2,000-mile odyssey across the Pacific, to investigating the shepherds of Afghanistan.

We discover her best and worst travel memories, and the causes of her wanderlust. If you think her programmes are intrepid, wait until you hear what she got up to aged 19…

A land with an unscathed take on nature, Mongolia may not be your quintessential bucket-list travel destination. But for an adventurer looking to get away from the urban rat-race, it’s an ancient sanctuary remotely tucked between China and Russia.

The country with Genghis Khan's imprints is wild and proud of its nomadic routes. Here, you'll find villages filled with yurts (Mongolian tent homes). You'll see the breathtaking sand dunes and endless blue skies. Here, you'll let your hair loose, mount that horse, and ride away into the oblivion.