I am restless. I don't mind leaving this comfortable, static life. I could live a year on my own in a remote village.

From my travels around the world I have seen how much damage and pollution is done by the careless disposal of waste. It is also evident that we in the West produce far more and throw away far more than the developing world, almost without thinking

I am certainly more interested in interviewing than being interviewed. Sometimes you find yourself attacked from the start.

I'm aware that, if you feel down, it can be strangely unrelated to circumstances around you. That's just the way life is.

John Hall, my geography teacher at school inspired me to a lifelong interest in geography and a curiosity about our world which has stayed with me through my life. Geography is a living, breathing subject, constantly adapting itself to change. It is dynamic and relevant. For me geography is a great adventure with a purpose.

My marriage has worked because I am not around much.

I've never particularly liked travelling with large groups or being told where to go by somebody else. I prefer to find out for myself.