Anyone who knows me will tell you that I have eclectic tastes
when it comes to travel. It has always been a passion of mine, and
stems from the encouragement given by my parents back to when I was
in short trousers. No matter how hard the times – and
we're going back to the early 1970's here – a
holiday was always on the agenda.
It might have been a camping trip in Brittany, just 30 miles
from our home in Jersey, but it was abroad. We were taken
everywhere and encouraged to speak the language, eat the food and
interact with the locals. No namby-pambiness allowed in our
household. You want to try an oyster? There's a franc, go and
ask the fisherman on the slipway. Imagine being allowed to do that
now! Nevertheless, the training served me well and all these years
later I have visited over 100 countries in total.
