Last year, I unearthed a travel diary which my great grandfather wrote about a trip around the world that he did in 1937. It is amazing! It has 300 pages of detailed accounts of his 6 month voyage, with photographs to illustrate the eloquent language. And yes - you’ve guessed it - his great grand-daughter is planning on following in his footsteps over 70 years later. I want to experience and document how the world has changed and also how it hasn’t. I’ve got three main aims: 1) To follow in the footsteps of my great grandfather and write a diary about my adventures, comparing and contrasting as I go. Perhaps with a radio program at the end of it. 2) To learn new recipes and taste new food in each place I visit. (I’m a
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