Will's Weird World

Determined to move out of the long shadow of Pablo Escobar, Colombia has torn down his every relic. But, rumour   has it, on an island in the Caribbean Sea, hidden amongst tropical jungle, his abandoned vacation mansion still stands. Will McGuire sets out to discover if it’s real, in a struggle that will pit him against the locals, and even nature itself.  

In the remote desert outside Nazca, Peru, stands Cerro Blanco, the world’s largest sand dune. When an accident on the dune leaves his sandboarding team trapped, Will McGuire must find a way to rescue them.

Lost for centuries, the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu is an enduring symbol of South American travel. Straddling a mountain top in the far reaches of the Peruvian jungle, Machu Picchu is notoriously inaccessible. Running out of cash, Will McGuire makes the journey via an unforgiving budget route.  

The adventure reaches an action-packed finale as the tour guide and Will McGuire each press their claim as the true King of the Jungle!  

The best creatures of the Amazon require grafting to find. Will McGuire hunts through marshes for anaconda, fishes for piranha and swims with pink river dolphins.  

Deep in the heart of the Bolivian Amazon, the Pampas del Yacuma lowlands are teeming with remarkable wildlife. Will McGuire sets out on the river to explore beyond where civilization ends and the wilderness begins!  

Home of tango, the sexiest dance in the world, many flock to Buenos Aires to hone their craft with the best. Will McGuire puts his big-foot forward, to prove he’s better than the rest.  

The exotic Brazilian metropolis of Rio is famed for its white sand beaches and dramatic mountain peaks. But only a mile from the coast is one of the most dangerous neighbourhoods on the continent. When Christ the Redeemer disappears, Will McGuire determines whether this really is a God-forsaken city.   The guide books warned that Rio could be perilous at night. Muggings and violence towards tourists was all too common. Arriving late after a long flight from Amsterdam, our Uber driver approached the neighbourhood of our hostel with trepidation. Before coming to a complete stop he used the translation app on his phone to warn us that the area was not safe. He pulled up to a thin, gated building with no sign or indication that it was a hostel. A homeless man rifled through a bin bag out the front. The driver helped unload our bags onto the pavement, but before we could even thank him, he had sped off.       In the eerie quiet, Jen and I stood, overburdened with l