
I’m Andrew Benfield…
A very curious traveller, writer and broadcaster. Twenty years ago, feeling that I didn’t quite belong, I left my home in the UK to go see the world, and somehow I’ve never quite made it back.
My destination today is a new way of seeing our world and ourselves, challenging our assumptions and presumptions - so let me bring you along on my adventures as I discover some breathtaking places and remarkable people!
Oh, and just so you know, I also have a little thing about yetis…
For my full story, including what this ‘Particular Bear’ business is all about, please see here 🙏.
Yeti
Yeti is a 10-episode, BBC podcast and radio show that sees my friend Richard and I adventuring across the Himalayas in search of the the truth behind this legendary creature - and soon discovering we’ve bitten off rather more than we can chew...
Just why on earth have Vietnamese fishermen taken to putting to sea in oversize baskets? My article for Nikkei Asia seeking an answer…