Travelling together
A journey is a different thing from an evening. You see someone at an airport at six in the morning, tired, and that is the real test of company. I am easy to travel with: I pack light, I am never late, and I do not need to be entertained.
I am also content to be alone for an afternoon while you work. Good company knows when to leave the room.
Where I travel
From the Riviera to the Emirates, as I put it on my lifestyle page — France and Italy most often, London, occasionally further. Within the UAE, Abu Dhabi and Ras Al Khaimah are an easy drive and need no planning at all.
How a trip is arranged
Earlier than an evening — two or three weeks is comfortable, more for anything over a week. Tell me the dates, the city, and roughly what the days look like: a wedding, a quiet week by water, meetings with evenings free. Travel and accommodation are arranged by you; I handle my own documents, and my passport travels well.
What I bring to a journey
Three languages, which turns a difficult hotel desk into a short conversation. A good eye for a restaurant. The ability to be interested in your work without pretending to understand it. And the discretion that the whole thing rests on.
Arranging it
Write through the meeting request with your dates and destination. If we have not met, a dinner in Dubai first is usually the right order of things — for both of us.