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I've traveled the world and been about everywhere you can imagine. There's not anything I'm scared of except my wife.

I've been to North Africa many times.

Very few people are fortunate enough to walk through countries like Iran, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia, and I had seen them all. I had spoken to many on the street.

In the past, I've visited remote places - North Korea, Ethiopia, Easter Island - partly as a way to visit remote states of mind: remote parts of myself that I wouldn't ordinarily explore.

Living abroad has heightened my interest in how foreigners regard the strange places we encounter.

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

Over the years, I've spent time in Saudi Arabia, the Bekaa Valley, Afghanistan, Jordan, and Kenya, among other vacation hotspots.

I grew up in Sudan and Kenya, and lived in both the rural and urban centers of both countries throughout my life.

Despite the fact that I spend a lot of time in London, Switzerland and New York, Africa is the place I know and love best, and my heart will always lie here.

I've spent quite a bit of time in East Africa.