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

I know that we shall meet problems along the way, but I'd far rather see for myself what's going on in the world outside, than rely on newspapers, television, politicians and religious leaders to tell me what I should be thinking.

You can't get a suit of armour and a rubber chicken just like that. You have to plan ahead.

I want people to know there is more to Somalia than looting and piracy.

All I ask of food is that it doesn't harm me.

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.

In the absence of fear there is little faith.