Chris Watson: Storyteller & Micro-Adventurer
Adventure Diaries: Exploration, Survival & Travel Stories
Real adventure isn't just for the pros. The award-winning Adventure Diaries brings you authentic stories of Adventure, exploration and the wonder of the natural world, specifically curated to inspire your next adventure. Hosted by Chris Watson —an award-winning storyteller and Scottish micro-adventurer—this show bridges the gap between extreme feats and accessible everyday adventures. Whether you are a seasoned mountaineer, a weekend adventurer, a solo traveler planning your next trip, or someone seeking the mental health benefits of nature, you have found your tribe. We go beyond the standar...
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Chris Watson: Storyteller & Micro-Adventurer
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Jul 9, 2026
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Episodes
Adventure Travel in Lebanon: Skiing, Hiking & Hidden Gems | With Gilbert Moukheiber 13.01.2026 11:37
Visit : adventurediaries.com/go In this highlights reel, we revisit Gilbert Moukheiber’s incredible adventures across Lebanon. From the unique ability to ski and swim in the same day to joining shepherds on their transhumance journey, Gilbert showcases a side of the Middle East few get to see. Discover the "Switzerland of the Middle East," explore Roman temples on Mount Hermon, and learn...
Survival, Kidnapping & Wild Rivers With Chaz Powell 08.01.2026 11:17
START HERE: AdventureDiaries.com/Go In this adrenaline-packed highlight reel, we revisit the most heart-stopping moments from our conversation with expedition leader Chaz Powell . FULL Interview Here: From trekking the length of the Zambezi River to dodging bandits in Madagascar's lawless zones, Chaz shares the raw reality of walking the wildest rivers in Africa. Featured Highlights: (00:28)...
How Volcanoes and Fault Lines Shaped Scotland - With Luisa Hendry 06.01.2026 12:29
Please make sure to click here & 'Follow' the show – It really helps, Thanks! Revisiting Season 4 Highlights: Luisa Hendry aka the Scottish Geologist Full Episode Link Join us for this highlight reel from Season 4 Episode 3 featuring Louisa Hendry, aka the Scottish Geologist, as she takes us on a fascinating journey through Scotland's geological history. From volcanic eruptions...
The Transformative 24,000 km Walk with Paul Harris 22.12.2025 9:10
Revisiting Season 4 Highlights: Paul Harris, The Warrior Walker FULL EPISODE LINKS: Part 1 & Part 2 Please make sure to click 'Follow' the show – It really helps the show. Thanks! As we prepare for the launch of the Adventure Diaries Podcast, Season Five, we revisit highlights from Season Four. This episode focuses on Paul Harris, aka The Warrior Walker. Despite a tough upbringing...
Adventure Diaries Season 5: Be Part of Our New Trailer! 20.12.2025 2:02
Get Involved Here: https://adventurediaries.com/trailer In this special mini-episode, host Chris shares an exciting opportunity for Adventure Diaries listeners! As we gear up for the launch of Season 5 in February 2026, we’re producing a brand new podcast trailer—and we want your voice to be part of it. If you’re a regular listener or a fan of the show, you can submit a sound bite to be feature...
When Adventure Goes Wrong (And How To Survive) With Megan Hine 04.12.2025 8:07
Make sure to click the 'Follow' the show - It really helps the show, Thanks! Full episode with Megan Hine can be found here Megan Hine Highlights Reel – Show Notes Introduction The Adventure Diaries Podcast revisits season four highlights as a lead-up to season five. This episode features memorable moments and lessons from survival expert Megan Hine. Megan’s Adventure Story Megan recoun...
UPDATE: Happy Birthday | Award | Season 5 ...and other surprises... 30.11.2025 10:39
🎧 Follow the show here — it really helps Adventure Diaries reach more listeners. Thank you. Adventure Diaries Podcast: Quick Update Welcome to a special solo episode of the Adventure Diaries Podcast! In this update, your host reflects on two incredible years of the show, shares recent milestones, and gives a sneak peek at what’s coming next. Highlights: The podcast just turned two years old! Over...
Human Powered Northern Loop of the Earth: Katharina Kneip (Combining Art + Adventure ) 20.11.2025 1:26:38
🎧 Follow the show here — it really helps Adventure Diaries reach more listeners. Thank you. Katharina Kneip is two and a half years into a human-powered and wind-powered northern loop of the Earth — walking, skiing and hitchhiking on sailboats across some of the most remote regions on the planet. In this conversation, she speaks from Nova Scotia while continuing her multi-year art project Round M...
MAPS Project Update: Adventure & Exploration Stories You Can Hold - Want One? 09.11.2025 2:51
👉 Join the final round of global beta testers and receive your free Adventure Map prototype at adventurediaries.com/yes Overview In this short update, Chris shares exciting news from the Adventure Diaries Map Project — an i mmersive, story-driven map experience designed to bring the spirit of exploration into your hands . After months of fine-tuning and a few expected production tweaks, the first...
Making Birdwatching Cool Again:— Beginner Birding, UK Wildlife & Nature With Georgia Barker 06.11.2025 1:06:19
🎧 Follow the show here — it really helps Adventure Diaries reach more listeners. Thank you. This week, Chris sits down with Georgia Barker , the voice and lens behind Nature with Georgia . From growing up on a goat farm in Essex to rafting below Victoria Falls and rediscovering the beauty of UK wildlife, Georgia’s story proves that adventure is often right outside your door. She’s built a fast-gr...
Walking the Andes, 14,000km from Patagonia to Venezuela with Ollie Treviso 16.10.2025 1:34:02
🎧 Follow the show here — it really helps Adventure Diaries reach more listeners. Thank you. Overview From a Swansea estate to the peaks of Patagonia, Ollie Treviso became the first person to walk the entire length of the Andes — 14,000 kilometres across seven countries, taking 20 months of near-continuous motion. His story isn’t about records or ego, but about endurance, kindness, and rediscoveri...
Global Convoy: Overlanding Adventures in £75 Cars (Mishaps, Mayhem & Magic) 02.10.2025 1:22:32
🎙️ Please make sure to click 'Follow' the show – It really helps the show, Thanks! What happens when you try to drive the world in £75 cars and a big yellow school bus? In this episode of The Adventure Diaries , Chris Watson is joined by Global Convoy founders Max White, Joel & Becca — the adventurous trio who turned a summer road trip idea into a worldwide overlanding community. Fr...
Fitz Cahall: States of Adventures & Finding Yourself By Getting Lost 18.09.2025 1:26:02
🎙️ Please make sure to click the ' Follow ' the show - It really helps the show, Thanks! Fitz Cahall—founder of The Dirtbag Diaries and co-founder of Duct Tape Then Beer—joins me to trace a life built around curiosity, craft, and the wild. We get into the nomadic childhood that pushed him outdoors, the dog-mauling that forged resilience, discovering climbing in Seattle, and the early pod...
Do You Like MAPS? ..I have something special for you 07.09.2025 2:23
🔗 Join the tester list now: adventurediaries.com/yes Do you love maps, exploration, adventure, travel, and stories of the natural world ? Maybe you’ve got a shelf full of National Geographic, or you find yourself daydreaming about places you’ve never been. If so, I’ve got something special just for you. I’m testing a brand-new Adventure Diaries project – and before anyone else gets to see it, I’m...
Jeff Jenkins: Chubby Diaries Plus Size Adventures & The Nat Geo Never Say Never Story 04.09.2025 1:00:21
🎙️ Please make sure to click the ‘Follow’ the show – It really helps the show, thanks! In todays episode i sit down with Jeff Jenkins — creator of Chubby Diaries and host of Nat Geo’s Never Say Never . Inclusion in adventure. Owning your story. Building a mission-first business that opens doors for plus-size travelers. Jeff grew up in Orlando, found purpose building low-cost wells in Rwanda, and—...
Chris McCaffrey: A Global Cycle Across 21 Countries (The Silk Road, Pamirs & Beyond) 21.08.2025 1:38:12
🎙️ Please make sure to click the 'Follow' the show – It really helps the show, Thanks! Today on Adventure Diaries I sit down with Chris McCaffrey — better known as @chrisinthecold — an adventurer who has tested himself on some of the toughest human powered challenges imaginable. From sailing as a teenager to attempting an unprepared row across the North Atlantic, to cycling 16 months acr...
Jonny Hanson: Living with Lynx, Wolves & Bears - Rewilding & Large Carnivore Coexistence 07.08.2025 1:12:05
Please make sure to click the 'Follow' the show – It really helps the show, Thanks! In this thought-provoking episode of Adventure Diaries , I’m joined by conservationist, academic, and author Jonny Hanson to explore one of the most complex and emotional topics in modern conservation: how humans and apex predators can share the land. Jonny is the author of Living with Lynx: Sharing Lands...
Tom Turcich: The World Walk, 7 Years, 6 Continents & 28,000 Miles step by step 17.07.2025 1:17:51
🎙️ Please make sure to click the 'Follow' the show – It really helps the show, Thanks! What happens when you stop chasing life... and start walking through it—one step at a time? In this deeply personal and wide-ranging conversation, I sit down with Tom Turcich , the tenth person ever to walk around the world—and the first to do it with a dog. Over the course of seven years, six continen...
Albert Weckman: Arctic Finland Expedition—300km Solo Through Lapland’s Remote Wilderness 10.07.2025 1:08:30
🎙️ Please make sure to click the 'Follow' the show – It really helps the show, Thanks! What drives someone to venture deep into Arctic Finland—alone, for a month—armed with just a packraft, backpack, and wilderness grit? In this episode, I sit down with Finnish adventurer and political scientist Albert Weckman —also known for his YouTube and Instagram project Wilderness Bastards —to unpa...
Gilbert Moukheiber: Lebanon's Hidden Adventures — The 400km Boukaat Loubnan Trail 03.07.2025 1:05:21
🎙️ Please make sure to click the 'Follow' the show – It really helps the show, Thanks! What if your next adventure wasn’t just a hike—but a journey into ancient traditions, mountain culture, and deep human connection? In this episode, I sit down with Gilbert Moukheiber—Lebanese adventurer, wilderness guide, and founder of 33 North —to explore one of the world’s most unexpected adventure...
Chaz Powell: Walking The Wildest Rivers In Africa 26.06.2025 1:41:27
🎙️ Please make sure to click the 'Follow' the show – It really helps the show, Thanks! In this raw and riveting episode of Adventure Diaries , I’m joined by expedition leader Chaz Powell —a man who walked into some of the most extreme wildernesses on Earth and returned with stories of survival, connection, and purpose. From dehydration in Zambia’s 50°C heat to being kidnapped in Mozambiq...
Luisa Hendry: Scottish Geologist On How Volcanoes and Fault Lines Shaped Scotland 19.06.2025 1:05:39
🎙️ Please make sure to click the 'Follow' the show – It really helps the show, Thanks! Louisa Hendry , aka The Scottish Geologist , joins me for a raw, funny, and unexpectedly mind-expanding chat about rocks, identity, tectonic plates, Instagram fame, and the untold beauty of Scotland’s ancient landscapes. From her early days smashing stones on the beach in Largs to running geology tours...
Warrior Walker’s 24k Mile Journey: Paul Harris Walking Around The UK - (PART 2/2) 12.06.2025 56:52
🎙️ Please make sure to click 'Follow' the show – It really helps the show. Thanks! In this emotional and unfiltered episode of Adventure Diaries , we welcome back Paul Harris , aka The Warrior Walker , for Part Two of his astonishing journey: walking over 20,000 kilometers around the UK—twice . From sleeping in graveyards and castles to withstanding minus 16°C winters alone in the Highla...
Nina Watson: Amazon River Facts - Source, Ecosystem, & Wildlife (My School Project) 08.06.2025 14:59
🔗 Follow the Show & Support Us Click here to follow Adventure Diaries – new stories every week. Today on Adventure Diaries , we welcome Nina Helen Watson—a bright, inquisitive young explorer who turned a school assignment into a beautifully told podcast on one of the world’s greatest rivers: the Amazon. At almost ten years old, Nina guides us through the source of the Amazon near Mount Quehui...
Paul Harris: Warrior Walker’s 24k Mile Journey for Purpose, Peace & People - (PART 1/2) 05.06.2025 55:37
🎙️ Please make sure to click 'Follow' the show – It really helps the show. Thanks! Paul Harris: The Warrior Walker joins me for an unforgettable two-part conversation that begins in trauma and ends in transformation. A man who’s walked over 24,000 miles around the UK coastline—twice—Paul wasn’t chasing a record. He was trying to survive. From his early years as a shy, lost kid to becomin...
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