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Favorite motorcycle: KTM 1190 Adventure R
Longest motorcycle journey: Trans Sahara trip covering Gambia, Senegal, Mali, Mauritania, Western Sahara, Morocco and Spain
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Number of countries lived in: Six (Scotland, England, U.S., Thailand, China, Singapore)
Signature Dish: Red Thai Chicken Curry (Gaeng Ped Gai)
Favorite ice cream flavor: Sea Salted Caramel
Most-read book: Chelsea FC match programs
Favorite Band: “Don’t have one favorite. Listening to a lot of Flume at the moment.”
Words to live by: “O wad some Pow’r the giftie gie us, To see ousels as ithers see us!” —Robert Burns
Starbucks order: “ ‘Builder’s Tea’—two PG tips and plenty of milk. Should be able to stand the spoon up in it.”
Most countries visited in a month: “No idea. Too many!”
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