Kieran

Botswana: Okavanga Delta

We run aground in narrow channels, then skirt the edges of deep ponds, keeping a wary eye out as a pod of hippos bellow their anger at us.

Malta: Knights’ Treasure

“Here in Malta we are at the center of the Mediterranean, with three important harbors, and whoever controlled Malta controlled the central Mediterranean.”

“WE HAVE a saying in Dutch: ‘In de aap gelogeerd’ or ‘You slept in the monkey house’ – which means you’re in trouble, having a bit of bad luck. That comes from here.” I’m in the In’t Aepjen (In the Monkey) pub, one of the oldest buildings in Amsterdam and one of only two still withContinue reading “Amsterdam: Canal Ring”

Vancouver: East West

“There is not that pressure to be Canadian in the same way that Americans have to be American.”

London: The City

“Whatever we plan has to be flexible enough to cope with a future with or without banking. Many of the trades the City was once famous for have left.”

Guatemala: Friendly Faces

“A lot of people who visit go home, sell everything and move here to stay.”

Galapagos: Enchanted Islands

“Tourism is part of the Master Plan; it has just got to be in a controlled way.”

China: Great Wall

“The Great Wall of China: a wonder and a curse.”

Greenland: Climate Change

“Greenland is a country of strong people – pioneers. Many question how they will survive without support from Denmark, but I ask a different question: why could you possibly think Greenlanders would not survive?”

Tokyo: One Moment

“We say ‘Ichi-go, ichi-e’ – one chance, one moment. Appreciate the moment.”