Extensive geographical coverage of Egypt, France, coastal New England, Norway, Sultanate of Oman, Singapore, Spain. More general: Europe, Middle East, Africa, including North Africa. Caribbean, some Asia. Recent coverage includes: France: the southwest, including Cathar Country, Brittany chateaux of Bordeaux, chateaux of the Loire, Provence and the Champagne region. Morocco: Marrakech. Austria: East Tyrol. Norway: Fjords and the Arctic regions in winter. Portugal: Moorish heritage and the strange chimneys of the Algarve. Luxury food: foie gras.

I speak five languages and manage in another three, including Arabic. For the last five years, being in the right place, I have become increasingly fascinated with the subjects of food and wine.