I am a travel writer based in Adelaide, South Australia.
My favorite parts of the world to travel and write about are Latin America, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. Details can be found on my website at "mylinks" on RHS.

My passion is ...

to enjoy life to its fullest while I am able.

I know too much about ...

nothing. It is very important to keep going to courses and learn new things.

My parents always told me ...

to work hard at school. It has paid off at least in satisfaction of achievements.

My childhood ambition ...

was to be a geologist. This I achieved but I have since broadened my activities. Now I concentrate on doing a bit of reading, writing and arithmetic!

My favorite memory ...

is catching a limit bag of ten rainbow trout on the Tongariro River at Taupo, New Zealand.

Why I write ...

I write now for the fun of it and providing information for other travellers. Really it is my charity work , a bit like working for "Meals on Wheels".. It pleases me to get favorable feedback.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Reading?....I find Scottish novelist Alexander McCall Smith both amuses and amazes me. Mostly I read detective novels. Problem is my demand exceeds the supply. Great joy it is to find a new (for me) writer. At the moment I am enjoying the novels of Ann Granger ("A Rare Interest in Corpses") and Peter Robinson ("All Colours of Darkness"). Also I enjoy the "Melissa Craig Mystery" stories by English writer Betty Rowlands.

My first job ...

after graduating from Uni was to work as a research chemist for the Linde Company, Union Carbide Corporation, in Buffalo NY.

My best moment ...

That's a hard one.... still thinking.

My inspiration ...

at the moment I am not inspired by anyone. Actually, I am dismayed at the gulliblity of some politicians with regard to the global warming hysteria.

Politics, News & Issues > Pulitzer Center Should a global climate agreement hold the US to a higher environmental standard than the rest of the world?

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No. This is the short answer, in my opinion.
The global climate agreement referred to is the Kyoto Agreement which is under review. Its future extension will be considered at the UN Conference on Climate Change to be held at Copenhagen in December, 2009.
The bone of contention with the Americans is that being the largest producer of greenhouse gases, it must submit itself to any stringent reductions in emissions agreed upon, whereas the developing nations such as India and China, are presently exempt until a certain per capita emission rate is reached, equivalent to a higher level of indu...

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