What's fascinating is where they come from in the world. People in Bangladesh, a chap in a fire-base in Tikrit in Iraq.… — John Gimlette Copy Share Image
People my age and younger do think much more towards Europe. We have to fill the gap sometime - we can't think… — John Gimlette Copy Share Image
Diplomacy was what I wanted to do. From really quite an early age and I think I had a false impression that… — John Gimlette Copy Share Image
I think one should express opinions and these books are relatively opinionated. They would be a bit dry without it. — John Gimlette Copy Share Image
I often think I would like to come even closer to home and write about somewhere like Wales, for example - which… — John Gimlette Copy Share Image
My parents don't think about Europe at all. The Continent is somewhere else. And they call it the Continent - to reflect,… — John Gimlette Copy Share Image
I wonder if this reason is partly geographical, that talk radio is so much more successful in North America than in Britain?… — John Gimlette Copy Share Image
Buenos Aires is my favorite city. I think it's fantastic - but is a troubled, sort of psychologically troubled city. — John Gimlette Copy Share Image
I was talking to my publisher in Britain and was told here we are - we are sixty million people and we reckon only… — John Gimlette Copy Share Image
In both places [Paraguay and Newfoundland] people rise despite everything - both are pretty tough environments. — John Gimlette Copy Share Image
Lawrence Millman is a favorite writer of mine. He did a travels on the trail of the Vikings. — John Gimlette Copy Share Image
American travel writing is very healthy. I'm always flicking through the reviews and I see plenty of travel writing - and an impressive line… — John Gimlette Copy Share Image
What's fascinating is where they come from in the world. People in Bangladesh, a chap in a fire-base in Tikrit in Iraq. Chap in… — John Gimlette Copy Share Image
The United Nations was the thing I wanted to work for. Like the United Nations Commission for Refugees is what I was interested in.… — John Gimlette Copy Share Image
When McDonald's opened up in Moscow - I happened to be there when it opened and wandered in. And the Russians were queuing three… — John Gimlette Copy Share Image
People my age and younger do think much more towards Europe. We have to fill the gap sometime - we can't think we are… — John Gimlette Copy Share Image
I slightly feel, having written Paraguay and Newfoundland - and both of them have developed eccentricities through isolation - I am quite relieved to… — John Gimlette Copy Share Image
Paraguayans have no Italian blood and are half Guarani [Indian] blood. And the Chileans call themselves "the English of South America," which actually couldn't… — John Gimlette Copy Share Image
I am sure you have met diplomats; they probably travel far less than you do. Okay, they get to know a place very intensely… — John Gimlette Copy Share Image
Originally I wanted to be a diplomat, and by attrition I started giving up that idea. — John Gimlette Copy Share Image