Travel tales – Mike Jempson

‘Strive not to serve rulers; make rulers serve you.’

As the UK government strives to shut down protest and debate, a voice calls from far away.

My many visits to Europe’s poorest country, Moldova, have always given me much to savour.

With wall-to-wall war on our TV screens I got to thinking about my work visits to Ukraine.

A moment I shall never forget; some might say the most powerful moment in a long career.

In a remote corner of Lithuania young people are turning history into an enterprising future