Travel - including trekking through Central African bush, off-roading in the Jordanian desert, backpacking in western China, sky-diving and white water rafting in New Zealand and walking in the Hindukush mountains of Pakistan. Conservation, bird-watching and human rights campaigning - an active member of groups such as Amnesty International and the RSPB. International affairs, third world politics and political history. Swimming, climbing and walking. Creating websites, developing new web related skills and web surfing. I am currently studying French.