[2] He studied at Queen's University Belfast from 1975 to 1979,[3] where he was editor of The Gown,[4] and graduated with a BA in English Language and Literature.
[citation needed] While at Queen's, he earned a Blue by making his first appearance for the Northern Ireland men's volleyball team.
His first travel book, Way to Go (2005), on two motorcycle journeys - from Delhi to Belfast on a Royal Enfield and Route 66 on a Harley Davidson - was published in April 2005.
[citation needed] The sequel, The Road to Gobblers Knob (2007), on a ride from Chile to Alaska along the 16,500 miles of the Pan-American Highway, was published in Spring 2007 and became an immediate Waterstone’s best seller.
Geoff Hill’s alternative A-Z of the world (2008), was published in October 2008 and also went straight into Waterstone’s best sellers list.