John Ahern is the award-winning author of the travel memoir On The Road…With Kids, the hilarious and inspiring story of his family’s one-year journey through 30 countries in an old campervan. A self-professed serial ‘escapist,’ John has taken multiple career ‘time-outs’, independently travelling through over 85 countries. In the process, he has been shot at, poisoned, tear-gassed, locked up in an African jail, been a stow-away in a Columbian cargo plane and a passenger in two train derailments. You’d think he’d learn by now, but John loves the freewheeling nature of indie travel, and the life-changing renewal these getaways offer.

John’s ‘escape, revive and thrive’ ethos is illustrated in his entertaining TEDx talk ‘The Rejuvenating Power of Time Out.’  As an accomplished speaker, John has also presented at travel expos, literary festivals, book clubs, corporate conferences, and travel memoir writing workshops. His book and playful travel writing has been featured on radio, TV, print, and podcast media, including the ABC Conversation Hour, BBC Radio Saturday Live, National geographic UK, Sky Business News, The Guardian UK, & Channel 9 Mornings.

While completing his next travel memoir, The Last Bus to Lamu, John loves talking travel. So much so, he is releasing his ‘Greatest Travel Tips Ever’ – a regular posting of curated tips, hacks and pointers, aimed at helping other would-be wayfarers getaway and enjoy the wild freedom and rejuvenating power of travel.