The Psychology of Travel

Edinburgh Book Festival Tribute to Stephanie Wolfe Murray

  I would like to share with you two updates from the Edinburgh Book Festival event about my Mother, Stephanie Wolfe Murray. For one beautiful hour in August authors, publishers and my brother Kim gave a series of short talks …

Crowdfunding turned me into a nervous wreck

Crowdfunding is much harder than I had assumed although, on the face of it, what could be easier? Just fill in a form, make a video and Bob’s your uncle – the money starts pouring in. The process is straightforward, …

Remembering Stephanie Wolfe Murray

Since the loss of our darling Mother I have wanted to write about her, but the feelings are too raw and all I can say right now is that grief is a much more confusing process than I had imagined....
A Day in the Life of Magnus Wolfe Murray

A Day in the Life of Magnus Wolfe Murray

This portrayal of an extraordinary aid worker is included in the new travel book Himalayan Bus Plunge — & Other Stories from Nepal 05:30 – Alarm goes off and Magnus gets up. Quick wash but no time for breakfast. Onto...
Tibet and Nepal

Tibet and Nepal

I want to describe my last visit to Nepal, a fascinating little Himalayan country. Thirty years have passed since I was last in Kathmandu. My presence there was both dramatic — I had been kicked out of Tibet — but …