There are few places that reign supreme in my mind compared to Africa, where, as a baby, I surveyed an endless savannah from my crib upon our verandah in Nigeria. I learnt from this place that nature dominates. I also learned the world can be harsh at times when, at the age of two, my father sat me down to explain that my mother had passed away from complications arising from Malaria.

CAPE YORK 

After graduating from university, I circumnavigated Australia for twelve months by 4WD and spent more than three months living on Cape York, surviving off rice, baked beans, fish and mud crab.  I'm an outdoorsy person and was greatly inspired by the massive expanses of verdant wilderness, networks of rivers and endless beaches in this beautiful place. 

COOK ISLANDS 

I visited the Cook Islands with my family and discovered a style of natural, carefree parenting that my wife and I aspire to. Supplies arrive by boat once a month, and we couldn't get everything we wanted at the local supermarket. There was no formula for our three-month-old son and instead the locals suggested we use coconut water, like everyone else on the island, which was free. It opened our eyes and we began re-evaluating the products and things that we think we need in life. 

ANTARCTICA 

Antarctica is like nothing on earth. Everything is pristine and white, as far as the eye can see and there is an acute absence of familiar sounds – it's silent. I found myself there earlier this year after accepting an invitation from a contact that was taking a bunch of friends and entrepreneurs to Antarctica to, I quote, "Solve the world's problems." We may not have solved the world's problems but the beauty, uniqueness and fragility of the planet could not have been more apparent there.

SPAIN 

I was fraught with moral trepidation when deciding whether to attend a bullfight in Spain, however, I justified my attendance on cultural grounds. The pageantry of the experience was incredible, right down to the rock star status of the matadors. I felt like I had been transported to an ancient era, where the slow torture and killing of a majestic animal had been reduced to an art form and indeed, entertainment. Although determined not to judge, I was overwhelmed by the experience and concluded that this shouldn't be an activity we see in the modern day.

Land Rover Polo in the City, runs November 14 – December 11 around Australia. See www.polointhecity.com.