TAMP Season 8 Episode 18 Jacqui Furneaux

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At 50, Jacqui Furneaux set off on a Royal Enfield Bullet and found herself on a seven-year journey from India back to Bristol.

In this episode of the TAMPodcast, she tells Clive how a year of backpacking—and a chance meeting with a fellow traveller—led her to combine motorcycling with a life on the road. Jacqui shares the highs and hardships of travelling across Asia, Australia, New Zealand and the Americas: breaking her leg in Pakistan, navigating unexpected setbacks, encountering pirates, and relying on the kindness of strangers.

With humour and candour, she describes how she learned to trust her own abilities and keep going even when the original plan changed. The conversation also explores what it means to begin again after major life changes. Jacqui reflects on leaving behind familiar roles, discovering who she was through travel, and finding a renewed sense of confidence and freedom. Her stories offer a vivid look at the challenges of long-term motorcycle travel—and the people and experiences that made it worthwhile.

Jacqui also talks about turning her travel diaries into her books, Hit the Road Jac! and On the Road Again.

www.jacquifurneaux.com

This is a conversation about adventure, resilience and saying yes to a different life—with plenty of unforgettable stories along the way.

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