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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....
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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...
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QATAR quietly quells any unrealistic fears and stereotypes that you may have of the Middle East—and you won’t be disappointed. From the moment I first checked in to their national...
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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...
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‘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...
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It’s hard to believe twenty years have passed since I was honoured and humbled to carry the Olympic torch on the day of the opening ceremonies of the Sydney...
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‘In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of little things, the heart finds its morning and is refreshed’…Kahlil Gibran Lebanon...
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I’m just home from Africa, having avoided a coup in Ethiopia where the government closed down all Wi-Fi for 3 weeks; which gave me fresh material on disruption to address...
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Since the dawn of time there have always been (and probably will always be) the darkest of disasters in both Mother Nature and human nature. Thankfully, few of us will...
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In this vast land sandwiched between China and Russia, discomfort too tamely describes the shivering, bone rattling ride in the relic of a Russian UAZ off road vehicle. The ex-military...
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