1)    Last three stamps in your passport?
Kuwait, Iraq, Afghanistan

2)    One thing you can’t travel without?
Lots of books. I have 10 or 15 in my travel bag at any one time.

3)    Favorite hotel room?
The Anandpur, Sahib in Punjab. With the Himalayas behind, a Sikh temple in front, and no other guests, it’s bliss.

4)    Dream destination – somewhere you haven’t been to but would love to visit?
Myanmar, Burma

5)    Best/worst travel adventure?
Read my books !

6)    Last book you read on holiday?
Mimesis by Eric Auerbach.

7)    Best insider travel tip?
Notebook in ricebag, wrap with masking tape and… never carry a stove !

8)    Best secret hideaway?
My bath.

9)    Favorite travel outfit?
Grotty kneelength Brown corduroy cat with orange corduroy collar stuck up.

10)    Most treasured holiday souvenir?
A dang – a punjabi fighting stick which I was given in Multan, Central Pakistan

Rory Stewart is a Scottish author and academic and also founder and Chief Executive of The Turquoise Mountain Foundation, a not-for-profit, non-governmental organisation whose mission it is to regenerate Afghanistan’s traditional crafts and historic areas, creating jobs, skills, and a renewed sense of national identity.

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