Explorer discovers love at 71

FOR nearly half a century Colin Thubron has explored the remote nooks and crannies of the globe from Asia to Siberia, seeking inspiration and solace in some of the world's most out-of-the-way places.

Now, at the age of 71, the distinguished travel writer has found contentment on his doorstep, so to speak. She is U.S. academic Margreta de Grazia and Colin is in love with her.

So much so that after remaining stubbornly single for all of his adult life, the Old Etonian globetrotter has asked her to...