Being paid to explore sounded like a dream job.

From Norway to Madagascar, by campervan, taxi, boat and small plane, Amelia Dalton hunted down remote archipelagos, deserted beaches and tiny local museums to create expedition holidays with a difference. On the way she was abandoned on an unpopulated island and escaped a hotel fire - and worse. Pages from my Passport is a memoir of adventures, disasters and occasional triumphs, all infused with Amelia's unquenchable enthusiasm.

For ten years, Amelia Dalton owned a small ship running cruises to the remote island chains of Scotland's stunning West Coast, gaining her commercial qualifications as a captain, before going on to develop exclusive cruises across the world. She now advises individual clients on river and ocean cruises and runs her own travel company, Amelia Dalton Travel.