John has had an independent consultancy in hazard management for over 30 years, travelling with his work to over 15 countries worldwide. His obsession with islands and the coastal environment started with his 5,003 miles walk around Great Britain as described in Troubador’s “A Walk by the Sea”. On completion in 2008 John embarked on his current project of visiting all 223 inhabited islands in the British Isles, which he believes has been a unique challenge.