Barra Best tells how cross-community project sparked wanderlust for travel
Barra Best has told how his love for travel was sparked by a visit to the States as a boy. The BBC NI weatherman and presenter, who has visited Australia, New Zealand, Cambodia and Vietnam, travelled to New Jersey when he was just 10 as part of Project Children, a cross-community scheme for kids launched during the Troubles. The north Belfast man, who is back on our screens this week with a new show, Barra on the Foyle, said he dreamed of fronting his own travel show for the BBC. Speaking to Sunday Life ahead of the series, he added: "I absolutely love travelling. If the BBC wanted to commiss...
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