Before the BBC, I joined the Navy in order to travel.

I like animals. I like natural history. The travel bit is not the important bit. The travel bit is what you have to do in order to go and look at animals.

Dealing with global warming doesn't mean we have all got to suddenly stop breathing. Dealing with global warming means that we have to stop waste, and if you travel for no reason whatsoever, that is a waste.

Voyager, ce n’est pas choisir les ordres, c’est faire entrer l’ordre en soi.

Developing countries will face a particular challenge in order to compensate for a decline in long distance travel

People are often frightened of Parisians, but an American in Paris will find no harsher critic than another American.