- Briton, based in the UAE and Cairo; traveller, regular writer for Land Rover Owner International (the monthly “Overlander” column on vehicle-dependent travel), the Overland Journal, Rovers magazine and periodically for Expedition Portal.
- One of the first members of the Born Free Foundation, and still very active with the conservation group.
- Fellow of Royal Geographical Society,
- Fellow of the Explorers’ Club of New York.
- Member of Royal Institute of Navigation.
- Member of African Four Wheel Drive Guides Association.
- Member of British Mountaineering Council.
- MSc in Environmental Sciences and Chemistry.
- Teacher of Geography, the Sciences and ICT
Sam Watson 