I was writing the Paraguay book, a Paragauyan told me that only five thousand people in Paraguay read.

Buenos Aires is my favorite city. I think it's fantastic - but is a troubled, sort of psychologically troubled city.

I think one should express opinions and these books are relatively opinionated. They would be a bit dry without it.

I find the public reaction to writing - it's fascinating in this modern age. Of course people are able to interact with me and email me, and I get quite a few I suppose.

I have to be careful not to visit one place right after the other and write one book after the other. Because I fear writing the same book all over again. That's why I am taking a break and doing something different this time.

Diplomacy was what I wanted to do. From really quite an early age and I think I had a false impression that diplomacy equals travel.

I am always surprised when people do get upset. Perhaps its just the nutty people who write to newspapers who get upset.