Leon McCarron on Adventure, Iraq & The Garden of Eden

<p>Leon McCarron is an award-winning writer, broadcaster, and explorer from Northern Ireland. He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and the Geographical Society of Philadelphia's Explorer of the Year. He is known for his long-distance expeditions and immersive multimedia storytelling. In the past decade, he has traveled over 50,000 km by human power and is currently based in Iraq.</p> <p>In today's episode, we talk about:</p> <ul> <li>Growing up on the North Coast</li> <li>How he ended up setting off on the adventure of a lifetime</li> <li>Cycling across America in his early twenties</li> <li>Why he moved to Iraq</li> <li>The transition from "selfish adventures" to "purpose-driven adventures"</li> <li>Stories from the rivers around where the Garden of Eden is thought to be</li> <li>And the kindest thing someone has ever done for him</li> </ul> <p>Check it out.</p> <p>//<br /> <br /> <a href= "https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/leon-mccarron">https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/leon-mccarron</a></p> <p><br /> //</p>