One of the difficult things of so much travelling is to say goodbye.

It's not an easy option. The essence of travel is letting go of habit and prejudice and relishing the unfamiliar. Food you've never eaten before, a language you've never spoken before, religion that mystifies, customs that confuse, politics that perplex, all question everyday assumptions about how you live your life.

George Harrison's passing was really sad, but it does make the afterlife seem much more attractive.

Night falls over Machu Picchu to the sound of Abba's 'Dancing Queen'.

Geography prepares for the world of work - geographers, with their skills of analysis are highly employable!

Now, what sort of person would write a scene where a young man stumbles upon a castle full only of beautiful young women? Answer: ME!

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