Levison Wood
Buzz Magazine | November 2018 | Carl Marsh
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“People assume that just because you’re on TV, you must be illiterate” vents man of the world and of words, Levison Wood, as he talks to Carl Marsh about his travels across the globe.”
What was the catalyst for you to leave the army?
I did five years in the regular army and I went to Afghanistan. But I ended up breaking my leg with a bit of mischief when I was riding a horse in Mexico, which meant that I was going to be on limited army work duties for a good six months. I thought to myself, “do I stay in the army and piss around for a while, or do I take on a new challenge?”
When you left the army, how did you decide on the career path that you took?
When I left I didn’t really know what I wanted to do – I had a vague idea that I wanted to write, and my interests have always been in travel writing and so on. I left the army with a pretty vague plan but ended up volunteering for a charity that builds hospitals in Malawi, and I worked out there for a bit. I drove some ambulances down from the UK to Malawi and that was very rewarding as well; it inspired me to do more expeditions. Me and a mate set up a company that set up trips for other people. That’s how I got into this, by organising big expeditions for private clients as a guide, effectively.
I used that as a bit of a platform to do my own photography and.....
What was the catalyst for you to leave the army?
I did five years in the regular army and I went to Afghanistan. But I ended up breaking my leg with a bit of mischief when I was riding a horse in Mexico, which meant that I was going to be on limited army work duties for a good six months. I thought to myself, “do I stay in the army and piss around for a while, or do I take on a new challenge?”
When you left the army, how did you decide on the career path that you took?
When I left I didn’t really know what I wanted to do – I had a vague idea that I wanted to write, and my interests have always been in travel writing and so on. I left the army with a pretty vague plan but ended up volunteering for a charity that builds hospitals in Malawi, and I worked out there for a bit. I drove some ambulances down from the UK to Malawi and that was very rewarding as well; it inspired me to do more expeditions. Me and a mate set up a company that set up trips for other people. That’s how I got into this, by organising big expeditions for private clients as a guide, effectively.
I used that as a bit of a platform to do my own photography and.....