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

Despite having seen a fair amount of the world, I still love travelling - I just have an insatiable curiosity and like looking out of a window.

Contrary to what the politicians and religious leaders would like us to believe, the world won't be made safer by creating barriers between people.

People look for patterns in everything. It's what keeps us sane, I suppose. I struggle to see any patterns in my life. I think I can understand depression a bit because of my sister. My own feelings of ... I'm aware that, if you feel down, it can be strangely unrelated to circumstances around you. That's just the way life is.

The human race should just slow down and think about what it is doing.

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

I've been lucky to have made a number of travel programmes with the BBC, the object being to see places off the beaten track. As a result, I've often had a guide who's been able to show me things that you wouldn't see with a tour group.