Compare your personal travel history to David Attenborough’s Posted on 25 April 2023 Hot on the heels of Sir David Attenborough’s latest travel documentary, a study conducted by adventure travel company Explore Worldwide has revealed the beloved presenter’s incredible travel history. David Attenborough Researchers watched hours and hours of Attenborough’s documentaries, dating back to 1955, to record all the locations he is seen presenting from. The data has been visualised in an interactive map, allowing people to easily understand and appreciate the enormous travel achievements of one of the greatest documentarists and wildlife advocates of our time The new map even allows users to enter their own unique list of places they have travelled to around the world, to see how their own travel history measures up against Sir David Attenborough’s. Attenborough is seen presenting the most from California and the island of Borneo. Attenborough’s most-visited countries are the USA (57 appearances), Australia (37 appearances), and the UK (29 appearances). He has presented from 333 locations during his TV career, in 83 different countries. Born in May 1926, David Attenborough was 30 years old when his first nature documentary Zoo Quest to Guiana aired. Now aged 96, Attenborough has been sharing with viewers at home the planet’s incredible animals, plant life, oceans, and natural habitats for over 65 years, becoming an advocate for wildlife conservation and awareness of the devastating impacts of climate change. Travel regrets With such an astonishing travel career under his belt, it’s hard to imagine whether Attenborough has any travel regrets. However, according to a new survey from Explore the majority of people aged 70 or over do have ‘travel regrets’, with 62% saying there is somewhere in the world they regret never having visited. Some countries mentioned include Australia, New Zealand, the USA, Japan, and Canada. One in three people over 70 said they regret never seeing the Northern Lights, making it the travel experience most people regret never doing. Travel regrets of the over 70s Travel Experience % of Over 70s Who Regret Never Doing This Seeing the Northern Lights 39% Visiting the Maldives 19% Seeing the Great Pyramids of Giza 19% Visiting Machu Picchu 19% Seeing Niagara Falls 19% Visiting the Taj Mahal 18% Walking the Great Wall of China 17% Seeing the Petra ruins in Jordan 13% An African safari 13% Driving a Californian road trip 11% However, the same survey reveals that people in their mid-life (aged 40-55) expressed a strong desire to see more of the world. The most popular travel ‘hope’ for mid-lifers is seeing the Northern Lights, followed by a visit to the Maldives. A massive 85% of mid-life people say they hope to visit a new country in the next ten to twenty years. Travel Experience % of 40-55 Year Olds Who Hope to Do This Seeing the Northern Lights 46% Visiting the Maldives 35% Lying on a beach in the Mediterranean 33% Seeing Niagara Falls 30% Going to Disney Land/Disney World 29% A Californian road trip 26% Doing a European cruise 24% Partying in Las Vegas 23% An African safari 21% Great Pyramids of Giza 20% Taj Mahal 16% Gondola Ride in Venice 16% Walking the Great Wall of China 16% Visiting Machu Picchu 15% Trekking the Inca Trail 9% Michael Edwards, Managing Director at Explore says ‘Everyone at Explore is in complete awe of David Attenborough. His sense of adventure and curiosity has inspired many, and with his final documentary airing we wanted to celebrate his travel achievements. By comparing your own travel history with Attenborough’s, our interactive map provides an original way to inspire people to keep on exploring our incredible planet. ‘With our research showing that so many people over 70 regret not having visited more of the world, we hope our new map encourages travellers to keep on exploring, to keep on discovering new things, and to embrace their inner-David Attenborough.’ For the full survey findings and to learn more about David Attenborough’s travels see www.explore.co.uk/how-david-attenborough-are-you Follow us on social media for more travel news, inspiration, and guides. You can also tag us to be featured. TikTok | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter ALSO READ: African penguins: climate refugees from a distant past? Related Posts Quiz: Are you a one-trip wonder or multiple-mini breaker? 1 June 2023 Take this quiz to find out whether you are a one-trip wonder, a multiple mini-breaker,... read more Running rampant in Stanford, the sleeping beauty of the Overberg 26 May 2023 Stanford invites you to do exactly what it has been doing while its neighbours frantically... read more Waterberg wanderlust: 5 reasons to visit the Waterberg 22 May 2023 PREV ARTICLE NEXT ARTICLE
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