Diaries

Ecuador & Dominican Republic - Explored Santa Domingo’s old city. Hot & sticky, but a wonderfully vibrant culture & great music …

South Korea - Clues that you are in Seoul: Clue #1 – there is a pre-installed laptop in the hotel room …

Galapagos - On the way from the airport to the hotel, we stopped to see the giant tortoises …

Ecuador - The changing light as the sun set was truly magical, especially as there were storm clouds …

Vietnam - Bizarrely I found myself watching a very friendly giraffe, who likes to have his head scratched …

South Africa - I got to ride one ostrich (for about 10 metres) and to ‘kiss’ another …

Nigeria - As in so much of Africa, the culture and its people are colourful, hopeful and friendly …

Costa Rica - I immediately feel comfortable here, and I am trying to figure out why …

Panama - I suppose what I didn’t realise was how long the canal is – around 50 miles …

Brazil - It feels like everyone just ‘gets’ that there’s more to life than work and money …

Argentina - One of the highlights has been visiting a place called Caminito …

Chile - I am staying a few days in Valdivia with “barefoot economist” Manfred Max-Neef …

New Zealand – One of my discoveries was a quaint coffee shop called Cafe Paris …

Greece - As my colleague, John Elkington, said: ‘Thanks for civilization! …

China - I think the West is far too judgemental of China …

Ukraine - From the brief night-tour I had, I can see that it is a beautiful city …

India – I didn’t get the ‘assault on my senses’ that I had expected …

Cambodia - The temples are just as one imagines jungle temple ruins should be …

Thailand – Our hotel was right in the heart of the red-shirts protest zone …

Malaysia - My first emotion on stepping out into the baking heat of KL was relief …

Singapore – Apart from the balmy weather, there’s a lot to like about Singapore …

Australia - There’s some great, funky architecture down town in Melbourne …

Kenya – The roads sparked one of the first lively debates …

Turkey – What I liked the most were the church-mosque hybrids …

Tunisia – The troglodyte cave dwellings are fascinating and aesthetically beautiful …

Georgia - Tbilisi is like a colourfully painted crypt, discovered amidst the rubble …

Armenia - This was the first country to be a state-declared Christian nation …

Germany - Berlin is a city of surprises to savour, full of delights to discover …

Canada – To my unexpected surprise and delight, this guy on a Penny Farthing bicycle rode past me …