My favourite hotel is my sleeping bag and mat. It is particularly good when there is no roof over it or walls around it, like in Antarctica. In fact, when I feel a bit hemmed in at home, I take it out into the backyard for a really good night's sleep.

AIRLINE

I have my own little Cessna 182. If you want to really see Australia, get a Cessna. You can almost land where you like and when you want. The inflight service is excellent. The coffee is particularly good.

RESORT

On the rare occasions that I have been to a resort, I've luxuriated in Southern Ocean Lodge on Kangaroo Island. It is owned and run by our good friends Haylie and James Baillie. I can't imagine a more beautiful place, perched as it is over the waves of the Southern Ocean. It is particularly marvellous in winter when the big ocean storms beat against the cliffs of Kangaroo Island, sending spray hundreds of metres into the air. See southernoceanlodge.com.au.

LUGGAGE

The centre piece of my sophisticated choice of luggage is a daggy old blue daypack that goes everywhere. Beyond that it is a rich combination of paper bags or a soft bag. 

ACCESSORY

My must have travel accessory is my wife Margaret. Not as an appendage, but as a critical element for happy travels.

NEXT ADVENTURE

As this goes to print I hope to be in South Georgia on a luxury super yacht. South Georgia to me is one of the best places in the world. In May, we are running a trip to Madagascar with television news presenter and conservationist Richard Morecroft; and in November I plan to be in Iran, which I think is possibly one of the most interesting and most misunderstood countries in the world.

In 2013, Greg Mortimer purchased Adventure Associates and adventure travel company, in partnership with family members and fellow explorers Sue Werner and Henrik Lovendahl. See adventureassociates.com.