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

Geography is the subject which holds the key to our future

I have been unusually blessed in that I've been allowed to pursue two strands of a career that both delight me and seem to please the public.

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.

I am not a great cook, I am not a great artist, but I love art, and I love food, so I am the perfect traveller.

Once the travel bug bites, there is no known antidote.

Listen -- strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony.