Excess Baggage (Travel)

John McCarthy explores the relationship between human rights and travel: what should the responsible tourist be aware of whilst journeying? Helena Kennedy QC and Tourism Concern's Tricia Barnett discuss whether the freedom of the guest can infringe the liberty of the host. Music writers, Patrick Humphries and Garth Cartwright reveal the attraction of Mississippi and Tennessee to music lovers and share highlights of their journeys to the heart of American roots music.

John McCarthy explores the relationship between human rights and travel.

On Excess Baggage this week Sandi Toksvig talks to Justin Webb about travelling in America and to writer and documentary maker Tahir Shah about his love of Morocco and in particular Casablanca.

Sandi Toksvig explores two extremes of navigation - at one end a love of maps that show the best route to the village pub, at the other the life or death decisions made on a polar expedition. Sandi is joined by Guy Browning to talk maps and leading polar explorer Ann Daniels to talk Arctic exploration.