article_snippet: Is it cruel to not change your mind about something you believe in?'
article_snippet: I have had lots of people telling me I should have travelled the world, tried painting classes or cooking –
article_snippet: but I already know how to cook!'
article_snippet: I was a very busy magazine editor working long hours and
article_snippet: So I felt like going about it in a more clear-headed, conscious way.'
article_snippet: Read my book instead and have an armchair adventure.'
article_snippet: I was well aware it would be very risky –
article_snippet: He sent me an e-mail, out of the blue, several months after the project had come to an end. '