I start this episode by apologising. The quality has gone down recently, for a few reasons. After deleting some bad episodes, I’ve realised that it’s time to go back to what is really good about this show, and to leave what isn’t working. New episode every last Sunday of the month, 19:00GMT! 🎙️ Instagram @tomgreenwoods Facebook @tomgreenwoods TikTok @tomgreenwoods LinkedIn @tomgreenwoods Spotify Tom’s Big Adventure Podcast Apple Podcasts Tom’s Big Adventure Podcast

Getting into china was a huge challenge - not just getting the visa while on the road, but also finding a way through the border. My only way was by the Pamir Highway - the most dangerous road in the world, and one of the least busy. New episode every Sunday 19:00GMT! 🎙️ Instagram @tomgreenwoods Facebook @tomgreenwoods TikTok @tomgreenwoods LinkedIn @tomgreenwoods Spotify Tom’s Big Adventure Podcast Apple Podcasts Tom’s Big Adventure Podcast

In this episode, I give an honest update on becoming a dad, share what’s next for this podcast, and dive into an unexpected connection between my past adventures—like hitchhiking to Australia—and the unfamiliar terrain of new fatherhood. New episode every Sunday 19:00GMT! 🎙️ Instagram @tomgreenwoods Facebook @tomgreenwoods TikTok @tomgreenwoods LinkedIn @tomgreenwoods Spotify Tom’s Big Adventure Podcast Apple Podcasts Tom’s Big Adventure Podcast

It’s easy to say what you wouldn’t do—until you’re actually there. In this episode, I share the story of a moment that genuinely scared me: hitchhiking with someone who looked like trouble, going somewhere no one else would take me. It forced me to confront how quickly we judge others, and how fear, desperation, and instinct can change what we think we’d do. This one’s about trust, risk, and the uncomfortable space between belief and action. New episode every Sunday 19:00GMT! 🎙️ Instagra...

Do you struggle with anxiety or depression? The solution could be much simpler than you think. Most of the time, we’re not doomed to suffer with mental health problems; most of the time it’s in our power to do something about it. New episode every Sunday 19:00GMT! 🎙️ Instagram @tomgreenwoods Facebook @tomgreenwoods TikTok @tomgreenwoods LinkedIn @tomgreenwoods Spotify Tom’s Big Adventure Podcast Apple Podcasts Tom’s Big Adventure Podcast

In this episode, I explore a series of intense dreams I’ve had in the lead-up to becoming a father — from broken teeth to hidden bodies. I unpack the fears behind them, the symbols they carry, and how they reflect a deeper tension between who I’ve been and who I’m becoming. I also share a ritual walk I took in response — burying an old part of myself, planting something new, and confronting the truth that to grow, we often have to let something die. This is a reflection on fatherhood, fear, a...

It was like being an a coma - not being home for 5 years. I had to get to know my friends and family like new people, technology had changed the world, and everyone was watching their words. Even now people reference things I have no idea about because I missed them.

Would you ever hitchhike? After learning it might not be as dangerous as were told, I have it a go. This is the story of the first hitchhiking adventure from Swindon to Scotland, that led to hitchhiking across the world. New episode every Sunday at 19:00GMT! 🎙️

Ever felt stuck, like you’ve hit a wall with your goals? They tell you to ‘never give up’, but they don’t show you a different way forward. I learned something while trying to complete an impossible task - that we never see the information as it is. Keep looking and searching and new information will come forward! New episode every Sunday at 19:00GMT 🎙️

I’m becoming a dad soon. I needed to talk to a friend who is becoming one around the same time, to work out how I feel. We talk about the influence of our own fathers, our thoughts about shaping the next generation of our families, and how we’ve changed as young men.

Emma and I talked about our charity - the Greenwoods Foundation. Nicky Price of BBC Radio Gloucester brought us on to the topic of nature being a fundamental need, not a luxury. We also discussed how children need risky play and why we often neglect our own health without realising. Credit: BBC Radio Gloucestershire

After hitchhiking to Russia, an FSB agent picked me up and asked me some unusual questions. This led to several months of bizarre encounters, ending with something quite terrifying. New episode every week, subscribe and comment! 🎙️

Here is the real story of day one, with all the fear, procrastination and embarrassment. Like and subscribe, new video every Sunday at 19:00GMT!

The two-year adventure from Cornwall to Australia had changed me so much, there wasn’t enough of me left to function in normal life. My self-image had inflated too and I’d become delusional. This realisation was so sudden that I began to go insane. Thanks to finding the right books and being in the right place, I managed to rebuild myself into someone new. The old me remains dead, but the new one grew out of that.

If you followed my adventures from that start, you'll remember an incident in Morocco. Preparing for the big adventure from Cornwall to Australia, I went on a smaller expedition through Morocco and Spain. While there, a group of soldiers puled the car over and fought with my driver about how to deal with me!

BBC Radio Cornwall’s Daniel Pascoe facilitated an excellent conversation that stands as an excellent overview of this podcast. We explored the hitchhiking big adventure, the Greenwoods Foundation and how it all started with the Expedition Society at Falmouth University and suffering with anxiety.

The Mountain Leader is a leadership qualification. Its assessment procedure is unlike anything we’re used to - you’re actively encouraged to fail! A new episode every Sunday 19:00GMT

In this first episode I give an overview of my big hitchhiking adventure from Cornwall to Australia, begin discussing the little-known need for nature, and offer a new perspective on failure and resilience. A new episode every Sunday 19:00GMT!