Something that inspires me in the grand old tradition of travel writing. I take books by the early explorers of the country in which I'm travelling. I live in London and write books and freelance articles for broadsheet newspapers and magazines. Oh, and I walk the dog. The world has so much in it to see and there is such richness in that variation.
People are so different in all parts of the world.
Encroaching uniformity that threatens the world's diversity. With things like the internet, despite its benefits, the world has become a smaller place, meaning that localism, tradition and pride in local identity is coming up against globalisation.