Leslie Charteris Quotes

I'm a big road trip guy. I'm the guy who gets in the RV and drives across country. And when you do that, you really get to see small-town America.

After college, I drove across the country twice with friends. It was one of the most fascinating experiences of my life. I find it really inspiring seeing the country that way.

I've been on every interstate highway in the lower forty-eight states by now, and I never get tired of the view.

I did all of California from north to south. I did Florida from north to south. I went to the Midwest. I spent time discovering the culture because I thought I was going to stay in America for only two years. Then I decided to come to New York.

My favorite road trip ever is when my wife and I took an RV around the country. We just had the best time.

I love anywhere new and different. That's the fun of travel. I've always loved driving through Spain, France and Italy - sometimes in an Alfa Spider.

One of my favourite kinds of movie is the American picaresque, in which the characters make their way across the country, learning about life against the gorgeous backdrops of that vast land.

The one thing I miss is hitchhiking. Now there's no more of that. When's the last time you saw a hitchhiker? It's not that I consider it a great sport, but it was my way of seeing the country. The open road, especially in the western United States, is still very pristine, but everything else around it has changed.

I have never taken a road trip. Unless you count Los Angeles to Vegas.

I don't enjoy traveling in America. I don't like the food, the cars. It is not exotic enough. It all tastes a bit like airline food.

I didn't do very well when I was at school, so my dad gave me the opportunity to travel in Africa. I drove from London to Nairobi. It was incredible.

I don't remember the last time I drove. I'd rather be a passenger unless I'm somewhere beautiful.

I've been travelling around the U.K., actually getting to see places. I'm so lucky that I am able to travel with work, but you don't often get to experience them properly.

I used to watch a programme about Route 66 in America, and it looked so fun.

I loved going on the road... I think that's something everybody ought to experience one day - not necessarily as an artist, but just to get out and see the country.

The only time I travelled solo was when I did a 40-day trip visiting America for the first time.

Traveling around, coming down to Florida for a few days, it's fun! You go on the road, you get inspired to write other stuff.

A few years after that first visit, I applied for a job in Yosemite.

I spent two weeks in Paris by myself. That was my first time in Europe.

Whenever I have an opportunity, I catch a train and go to Wales and hire a car and drive around.

Traveling the world can be an amazing - and even better - a happy experience. You just have to do it the right way.

Sardinia is beautiful. The people were so friendly, and the food was incredible! I also loved Florence. I spent two months there as part of a school study-abroad program. On the weekends, we would get to travel wherever we wanted, so I would explore. That was a magical time.

I enjoy travel very much. I've taken the kids to Europe when there were just the two boys.

I'd like to make documentaries. Way-out documentaries. I'd like to do one on a tour of the U.S.

I had been working nonstop for two years and needed a break. Instead of flying or booking myself at the usual holiday spots, we decided to drive across south India. The only thing that changes in the landscape are the posters of film stars and politicians.