HE has been to the most dangerous places the world has to offer and feared for his life on more than one occasion - now Mad Mac is taking on voodoo.

Kidderminster binman John McBride, hero of the regional and national press for his globetrotting adventures, has lined up a visit to one of the world's most dangerous places as his next challenge.

The 56-year-old, who revels in the affectionate tag of "Mad Mac", plans to ignore Foreign Office warnings and is heading for Haiti, the "Voodoo Isle", in the next few weeks.

The poorest country in the Americas is notorious for violence, dictatorship, political instability and drug trafficking.

Mac, who was visited more than 100 countries in the past 24 years, has been the subject of media attention from as far away as Australia and has even been the subject of his own television documentary.

He says his far-flung adventures are fuelled by an "urge to see things that others don't, an addiction to action and danger", which saw him enjoy a spell in the forces as a young man.

The Wyre Forest District Council refuse collector plans to fly out to Miami where he will change planes for Jamaica before heading off for Cuba and the Dominican Republic.

He said: "While I am on the island I hope to cross over into Haiti.

"People say I should be slowing down but I'm not slowing down. They ask me why I put myself at risk - but that's just the way I am.

"There are times I feel afraid but you cannot give in to it."

Haiti is classed by the Foreign Office in the same category as war-torn Macedonia and Sierra Leone.

"I don't know long I am staying there," Mac added. "If I get arrested I might stay a bit longer than planned."