I fell in love with Ithaca (Itháki) 48 years before I went there. In my last year at the prep school that tried so hard to ruin my life, I was forced to study Latin and Greek and it’s quite worrying that to this day I can still recite all the prepositions that take the ablative. I hated those…
There are times when I wonder where I am going and why, and what I’m going to do when I get there. For example, why am I sitting on the 7.19am Eurostar from London to Lyon? And why am I not flying when easyJet can get me there in 90 minutes for around fifty quid (and my ticket, travelling…
Dubai is extraordinary. It sits there on the edge of the desert and every year it is quantitatively larger and more dynamic than the year before. They say that you can plan and build a skyscraper in Dubai faster than you can get planning permission in London, and as I drove in I was stunned by…
It’s a strange business being a writer. You spend thousands of hours sitting in a room on your own. You’re in a state of near permanent worry. Will your next book be trashed by the critics? Will anyone read it? Will your publishers drop you? There’s the horror of the bestseller charts which…
It’s bizarre to find myself writing about skiing again. As I may have mentioned, the very thought of it makes me nervous. A quick trip to Corvara in Italy at Christmas to keep my sons happy was one thing. But heading off for five days on my own? It certainly wouldn’t be my first – or even…
It’s the one holiday that I always dread. If you’re going to ski, you really need to start when you are eight. This is what my children did – although they, of course, had a father who was much more generous and far-sighted than my own. I first hit the slopes when I was 40 and I’ve never…
Following a hectic schedule in Hollywood, Anthony Horowitz enjoys a tranquil seaside escape in Santa Barbara, the Americann Riviera.Where do you go after a busy week in Hollywood, pitching ideas to producers even more chilled than their air-conditioned offices? The answer for me lay just two…
Right now, with the highly anticipated opening of Spectre just a few weeks away, there has been quite a lot of speculation about who will be the next Bond. The answer, I am happy to say, is you or me!If it isn’t illegal and won’t kill you – a company will be on hand to arrange it The new…
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