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Turkey, Australia, and Japan are three of my top destinations.

I'm one of these people that if I have a nice holiday - like I have had in Turkey repeatedly - I go back a lot.

I deal with foreign countries. I made a lot of money dealing against China. I've made a lot of money dealing against many other countries.

My idea of a good time abroad is to visit someone's house and hang out, poking into their cupboards if they will let me.

I have spent time in Mongolia, in China.

I always spend time exploring the customs and attitudes of the countries I'm using for locations, and interviewing the people who live there. I've visited over 90 countries thus far.

Turkey is a safe country. Stay there.

It just seems to me that the world's kind of a mess, and the more messy it gets, the more interested I am in escapist fare. Having a good time is something that isn't about the war in Iraq or the Asian flu or the Kyoto protocol - things that are horribly depressing to consider in our real lives. I'm eager to get away from them.

I suffer much less than many of my colleagues. I am perfectly able to go to Australia and film within three hours of arrival.

One of the things I'm fascinated by as a traveler is watching how different countries control how they let the world encounter them.