Real travel would be to see the world, for even an instant, with another's eyes

The good Lord in his ultimate wisdom gave us three things to make life bearable: hope, jokes, and dogs, but the greatest of these was dogs.

Camel trips, as I suspected all along, and as I was about to have confirmed, do not being or end: they mere change form.

The most difficult part of any endeavour is taking the first step, making the first decision.

I just don't see myself as a travel writer. I can't. I don't.

The 70s were a wonderful time to be young. I think most young people at that time were pushing the boundaries, asking all sorts of questions of society, of life and of themselves. They were very politicised. It was part of the air that we breathed.

I hate hats! Hats just give you really bad hair! I had a hat sometimes. Frankly, you get burnt so much anyway, it's beside the point. And when you're walking into the western sun, no hat in the world is going to save your face and neck from being sizzled.