With Fresh Eyes: The Insider & Outsider in Travel Writing

Simon Parker & Razeen Sally in conversation with Simon Lister

Does one need to belong to a place, in order to write about it? Or can the fresh perspective of an outsider make for more insightful observations? Journalist and travel writer Simon Parker, who cycled 4,000 miles to pen A Ride Across America, joins economist and author Razeen Sally, whose Return to Sri Lanka captured our imaginations, for a conversation about people and places – and whether we can ever truly understand them. Producer and cricket writer Simon Lister leads the discussion.