The author, Nelson Mitchell, hiking over Rarotonga in the Tuamotu Archipelago.

With 35 countries explored so far by way of single-handed ocean sailing and inland back-packing, Nelson's insights and adventures make compelling reading.

His new book "Ocean Nomad" is the first installment of an adventure trilogy chronicling the fun and the fear he finds travelling off the beaten paths.

Surviving being thrown overboard at night, while sailing his 35-foot yacht Ondarina – singlehanded...

Being charged by a road-train while back-packing in Australia...

Swimming with hump-backed whales in Niue...

Lost, alone and on foot in the old part of Bagota, Colombia...

Armchair adventurers and seasoned globe-trotters alike will find much to enthrall and entertain alongside the hard-won know-how Nelson Mitchell offers readers of his new book "Ocean Nomad".

Explore his website and learn more for yourself about the essence of adventure, the magic of world travelling the old-fashioned way, and the sense of humour and rare outlook on life that make it all possible.