No one has ever described the place where I have just arrived: this is the emotion that makes me want to travel. It is one of the greatest reasons to go anywhere.

I'm a tourist, a glorified tourist. I'm not doing it to have a good time or to lie in the sun.

I'm not pessimistic about Africa. The cities just seem big and hopeless. But there's still a great green heart where there's possibility. There's hope in the wilderness.

Home is always the impossible subject, multilayered and maddening.

The amount of hassle involved in travel can be overwhelming.

All politicians, even the most idealistic ones, are looking for money, sucking up to rich people.

I don't think I've ever seen a person having a serious conversation on a cellphone. It's like a kiddie thing, a complete time waster.