Antonia Bolingbroke-Kent

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Antonia Bolingbroke-Kent in Tawang ( Arunachal Pradesh )

Antonia "Ants" Bolingbroke-Kent (* 1978 ) is a British travel writer and television producer .

Life

Antonia Bolingbroke-Kent studied Modern History at the University of Edinburgh before working for ITV .

In 2006, she started with her friend Jo Huxster to 20,211 kilometers (12,561 miles, which claims 12,783 miles) long trip with an autorickshaw that of Bangkok to Brighton led. The pink rickshaw, dubbed “Ting Tong”, was made by expertise . This 98 day trip raised £ 50,000 for the Mind charity and broke the Guinness World Record for the longest trip by tuk tuk . Bolingbroke-Kent and Huxster wrote a book about this trip with Tuk-Tuk to the Road . For the record run they also received the Fun Fearless Female Award from Cosmopolitan magazine .

A few years later, Bolingbroke-Kent rode the frozen Ob on an Ural motorcycle. In 2014, Bolingbroke-Kent toured the Ho Chi Minh Trail on a Honda Cub .

Bolingbroke-Kent has specialized in exotic destinations and topics in her reports and films. Her book Land of the dawn-lit mountains: a journey across Arunachal Pradesh - India's forgotten frontier was nominated for the Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards in 2018 . She writes for Telegraph , Geographical , Wanderlust and Guardian , among others .

Bolingbroke-Kent lives in Bristol . She is a granddaughter of the British Admiral Walter Couchman .

Books

  • (together with Jo Huxster) Tuk tuk to the road: two girls, three wheels, 12,500 miles , London 2007.
  • A short ride in the jungle: the Ho Chi Minh Trail by motorcycle , Chichester 2014
  • Land of the dawn-lit mountains: a journey across Arunachal Pradesh - India's forgotten frontier , London 2017

Films (as producer)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Antonia Bolingbroke-Kent: Tuk to the Road. In: theitinerant.co.uk. Retrieved May 4, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Tuk-tuk pair end 12,000-mile trek. In: news.bbc.co.uk. September 4, 2006, accessed June 5, 2019 .
  3. ^ Fun, Fearless Females: the winners. In: metro.co.uk. November 8, 2006, accessed June 5, 2019 .
  4. ^ Antonia Bolingbroke-Kent: Testing the Ice. In: theitinerant.co.uk. September 25, 2012, accessed May 5, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Peter Vidani: An Interview with Ants Bolingbroke-Kent. In: visamachine.tumblr.com. Accessed May 5, 2019 .
  6. ^ Antonia Bolingbroke-Kent: Bombs and Bikes: A Rip-Roaring Ride Down the Real Ho Chi Minh Trail. In: exploreindochina.com. January 3, 2011, accessed May 5, 2019 . (Excerpt from Motorcycle Monthly , May 2012).
  7. ↑ Antonia Bolingbroke-Kent: In praise of the humble Honda Cub , in: travelmag.co.uk of July 31, 2014 (excerpt from her book)
  8. ^ Antonia Bolingbroke-Kent: The Itiner Who? In: theitinerant.co.uk. Accessed April 22, 2019 .
  9. ↑ Explore 2018. Speakers' Biographies in rgs.org.
  10. ^ Antonia Bolingbroke-Kent. In: simonandschuster.com. Accessed April 22, 2019 .
  11. ↑ About us on silkroad-adventures.com.
personal data
SURNAME Bolingbroke-Kent, Antonia
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bolingbroke-Kent, Antonia Mary S. (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British travel writer and film producer
DATE OF BIRTH 1978