Michael Lynch was born and brought up in County Tipperary, Ireland. In his mid-twenties, he left to travel around Australia, but stopped off in London on the way and took a while to get any further (he has since made it to Australia, although London remains his base). Always interested in Irish history, his time living away from his home country resulted in an interest in the history of the Irish abroad. In 2011, in between I.T. contracts, Lynch decided on a two-month to visit South America. This turned into a seven-month trip, as he was bitten by the travel bug. While there , he uncovered links to Ireland previously unknown to him. This provided a theme for his journey and guided, intermittently, his direction of travel.
