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Danish adventurer Thor Pedersen has set himself a new challenge: visiting 1,001 regions around the world over his lifetime. Reflecting on his time in Africa, he describes a severe bout of malaria that left him close to death and tested his determination to continue the journey.

This video is from The Travel Show, the BBC's flagship travel programme.

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