Tom Allen is a writer, trail prospector and relentless supporter of the worldwide exploration community. He has published five books and three full-length films, as well as conceiving and organising the building of two national trails in Armenia: the Transcaucasian Trail and the Armenian National Trail. Tom and I met last year in Armenia, when I was three weeks into my thru-hike of the Transcaucasian Trail. I was totally feral, a bit sick and completely deprived of human contact - I walked all day, and every morning and evening I would read the TCT guidebook to know what I would face next. Then, suddenly, I met him. Tom is currently Expeditions and Fieldwork Manager at the Royal Geographical Society, and we met a few months after I got back from Armenia to talk simple joys.

How do you fall (back) in love with your day-to-day life? Alex Bullivant is a theoretical physicist, ultramarathon runner and vocal advocate for the importance of adventure in a world of routines.