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Many years ago, after I was posted to Japan with IBM, I wrote a 55,000 word book to help others avoid the mistakes that I-and many expats-made. Although some of...

Here’s an article I wrote about a lux cruise in the southern Philippines. You may need to click the link twice From On Board: Swan Hellenic in the Philippines...

Here’s an article I wrote for ‘Expedition Cruising’. You may need to click the link twice From on Board: SH Minerva in Raja Ampat...

A cruise up the Atlantic Coast of Africa stopping off in a dozen different countries gives travellers the chance to "see what others don't" and to experience vastly diverse cultures....

Having just returned from travelling solo to Saudi Arabia in December 2022, I witnessed first-hand a Kingdom that in view of falling oil revenues, sees to have little choice but...

On September 11, 2001, I addressed the World Airline Entertainment Association—at the Brisbane Convention Centre. The topic: ‘Change is Inevitable.-Learning from change is optional’. Only a few hours later, you...

‘Beyond Timbuktu: Journeys of Hope & Humanity’…. Tony Wheeler-Founder Lonely Planet says: ‘Catherine may set out to go everywhere, but her explorations prove that with an open mind anywhere is...