The Buddhist version of poverty is a situation where you have nothing to contribute..

Contrary to what the politicians and religious leaders would like us to believe, the world won't be made safer by creating barriers between people..

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 l….

I mistrust total competence. I've always felt life is a series of small disasters we try to get through..

Geography is the subject which holds the key to our future.

I always wanted to be an explorer, but - it seemed I was doomed to be nothing more than a very silly person..

In the absence of fear there is little faith..

The human race should just slow down and think about what it is doing..

My marriage has worked because I am not around much..

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

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

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

There are many ways of seeing the world. You can hang upside down from a meteor, volunteer to be the fourth stage of a three-stage rocket, or simply ….

I am very cautious of people who are absolutely right, especially when they are vehemently so..

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, te….

One of the most important days of my life was when I learned to ride a bicycle..

Armageddon is not around the corner. This is only what the people of violence want us to believe. The complexity and diversity of the world is the ho….

I am restless. I don't mind leaving this comfortable, static life. I could live a year on my own in a remote village..

Once the travel bug bites there is no known antidote, and I know that I shall be happily infected until the end of my life.

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..

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