Born on the Aran Islands, he moved to Kilkeel, Co Down when he was just a toddler before heading to England after finishing school to go to university in Nottingham. Perhaps because he was born on an island, or maybe it has always been in his genes, Johnny Ward has always loved travelling and in his early twenties decided to spread his wings and explore, staring a travel blogwww.onestep4ward.comin 2009.