About this episode

Jacqui Furneaux shares her life-changing journey after a marriage breakdown, sparked by a chance encounter while traveling in India.

Jacqui Furneaux had enjoyed a happy marriage, bringing up two daughters and working as a nurse. Sadly, the marriage broke down, and feeling guilty, Jacqui decided to get out of people’s way and go travelling. As a woman in her late 40s , the back-packing life was a novelty. But while visiting the golden city of Jaisalmer in north-western India - and preparing to take a camel tour into the nearby desert - she met a Dutch biker. It was a chance encounter, sparked by their mutual interest in motorbikes . It led to Jacqui abandoning the camel plans and joining her new companion on a short tour of the frontier desert of northern India. With stops and starts and a few glitches on the way, Jacqui tells Dr Sian Williams how that sliding door moment turned out to be life-changing, leading to seven years on the open road and a journey of rediscovery and adventure. Producer: Tom Alban

People in this episode

Guest: Jacqui Furneaux

Topics covered

• travel
• personal journey
• life change
• adventure
• rediscovery

Keywords

• camel tours
• backpacking
• life-changing
• motorbikes
• adventure
• Jaisalmer
• rediscovery

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BBC Radio 4

Places: Jaisalmer, India, northern India

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