300. Charlie Connelly

Ooh, this must be the cheeky chappie section of the blog. Charlie is the author of Attention All Shipping and other books. They're easy to read, deceptively learned and informative, and there's something charming about his scruffy, lumbering approach to travel that makes it seem more possible than it sometimes does. Because I have read my favourites more than once, sometimes I skip the history and count how many pies and pints Charlie manages on one of his trips. I think he'd be a laugh to have a drink with, and he could help my tune my ukulele. And no, that is not a euphemism.