Whenever I’m in Edinburgh, which I visit often, I always try to hop on a train to Kirkcaldy to visit the art gallery, where my grandfather was convenor for 36 years, to revisit the marvellous paintings from my childhood – as do other family members. Michael Portillo Read Quote
I love a good meal on a train, and if I’m travelling on a discount ticket, the challenge is to eat more than the price of the fare. Michael Portillo Read Quote
Sleep deprivation over quite a short period of time can make you paranoid. Michael Portillo Read Quote
Were we ever to find ourselves living under a totalitarian regime, place no faith in the mercy of your fellow citizens. Michael Portillo Read Quote
I don’t know why, but I think the eating of food is hugely enhanced when you do it on a train. Even a simple steak and chips, when the world is rushing past outside, can take you to heaven. Michael Portillo Read Quote
My own father was a refugee from the Spanish civil war in the 1930s, later going on to become a BBC radio producer after World War II. Michael Portillo Read Quote
If, like me, you’re interested in history, Egypt is a place of wonders. It’s the land of many civilisations, including Greek, Roman, Christian, and Muslim. Michael Portillo Read Quote
Of all the places I’ve visited in my life, Egypt has been the most fascinating. I’ve explored almost the whole country: Cairo and the Pyramids, Alexandria, the temples of Luxor and Karnak, the Valleys of the Kings and the Queens and the Nobles. Michael Portillo Read Quote
In any family, the joy of a wedding must be tinged with a little anxiety. So many marriages fail. Luckily, people often get over such traumas. But for the Royal Family, marriages carry the gravest dangers. Michael Portillo Read Quote
