 After finishing his studies, he considered joining the Foreign Service, but decided to become a journalist instead, working for the "Daily Mirror" from 1947 to 1949, the "Daily Express" from 1949 to 1951, and then freelance.He was originally as a racing correspondent and later mainly as a foreign correspondent in places including Aden, Angola, China, Cuba and Yemen.He wrote for many journals, including "The New Yorker", "Punch", "Sports Illustrated", "Reader's Digest" and "Good Housekeeping".