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b'Travel journalist Jeff Jenkins didn\'t step foot on a plane until he was 20 years old, but once he did, he started living by his mantra "life begins where your comfort zone ends." His mission is to inspire those who look like him to travel without fear and push past their perceived limitations to experience everything the world has to offer. Never Say Never follows Jeff as he travels the world testing the limits of his physical abilities -- from attempting to climb 70-foot mountain faces, to rafting class 5 rapids, to sailing in a windstorm at the end of the world. Throughout his global odyssey Jeff makes deep connections with locals and learns not just about the world, but also about himself.

Jeff Jenkins is an award-winning Travel/ Food Journalist, speaker, podcast host, and Influencer based out of Austin, Texas. Jeff most recently is proud to add travel documentarian to his list of adventures as he stars in a show that explores diverse cultures, locations and overcoming fears, backed by National Geographic.

In the summer of 2002, Jeff got on his first plane and started his journey as a camp counselor on American Military bases around the world through the program, Camp Adventure. He continued this work for six summers exploring new places, cultures and creating a love for adventure.

Jeff knew he wanted to blog about traveling, it was then that he found, or rather didn\'t find Fat Black Men represented, with that, Chubby Diaries was born. Since starting Chubby Diaries in 2017, Jeff has added a podcast, Chubby Diaries Annual Travel Awards, and most recently a campaign to give people in his community financial access to passports. He has been featured in Forbes, New York Times, Washington Post, Google, Travel Noire, Essence, Travel + Leisure, Lonely Planet, Texas Monthly, Outdoor Retailers, and The Points Guy. Jeff was most recently named one of Travel + Leisure\'s 50 Notable People in travel. Jeff is currently working on multiple projects and is excited for the National Geographic show to launch. Continuing his work and mission to \\u201cRedefine what it looks like to travel.\\u201d'