I Have Been Unusually Blessed In That

There Are People Who Travel Because They Want To Push Themselves To Physical Limits, People Who Walk Across Deserts Or Cycle Across The Antarctic - Like Ranulph Fiennes, Who Just Does It Because It's There. And Then There Are People Like Me, Who Are Just Genuinely Curious About The World.

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 Get In A Balloon And Keep Going. But If It's Sheer, Unadulterated Discomfort You're Looking For, Just Stay On Land.

The Human Race Should Just Slow Down And Think About What It Is Doing.

I Think Some Of The Best Modern Writing Comes Now From Travellers.

George Harrison's Passing Was Really Sad, But It Does Make The Afterlife Seem Much More Attractive.