John AhernJohn Ahern grew up in Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia, where he spent his childhood bumming around on the beaches and playing backyard cricket with his mates. Before writing, John's career spanned from mowing lawns and packing groceries to fund his ay through university, to becoming one of six in the global leadership team of travel giant Flight Centre.A self-professed serial 'escapist, ' John has taken multiple career sabbaticals over the years, independently travelling through more than 90 countries. In the process, he has been shot at, poisoned, teargassed, locked up in an African jail, been a stow-away in a Columbian cargo plane, and a passenger in not one, but two train derailments. You'd think he'd learn, but John remains addicted to the life-changing thrills of indie travel.John's debut travel memoir On The Road...With Kids won the Queensland Literary Awards People's Choice Book of the Year 2015. Published by Pan Macmillan Australia and Summersdale UK, the book tells the hilarious and inspiring story of John's one-year journey with his family through 30 countries in an old campervan.John is a member of the Australian Society of Authors and the Queensland Writers Centre. He has been featured in an array of media including the ABC's Conversation Hour, the Australian Financial Review's Great Leap series, BBC Saturday Live, Sky News and Channel 9. A TEDx speaker, John's talk The Rejuvenating Power of Time Out provides a compelling reminder that sometimes stepping away is the first step towards achieving your greatest potential.John and his wife Mandy have two kids and live in the comparative safety of the Currumbin Valley on Australia's Gold Coast. John considers his home to be the base camp from where he launches new travel adventures each year. www.johnahern.co Read More Read Less