The Whinging Pome: On The Road Again

Paul Topping was born in Zambia to missionary parents during the end of the colonial era. He has worked and lived across numerous countries and continents including Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas. With over 35 years in the travel retail industry, he was the recipient of the industries' prestigious 'Lifetime Achievement Award' in Cannes in 2015. He is a lauded public speaker, a failed sailor and musician. Known as "The Wine Man of Sri Lanka" he has spent about twenty years developing the wine industry in Sri Lanka and is a part owner of a winery in Bangalore. he designed, built and runs the unique 'Glasshouse in Victoria', central Sri Lanka. His articles on travel and life under 'The Whinging Pome' persona have been published over the last two decades. His acclaimed first book, 'The Whinging Pome: To The Point', published by Parker Publishing in late 2017 is a collection of short stories, finest whinges, humour and colourful observation. His collection of over two hundred 'Random Rules of The Whinging Pome' were highlighted in his first book and have continued ever since. He has lived in Colombo for twenty years and has adopted Sri Lanka as his home with his wife Shirani (Jezzabel in the stories). Over the years in Sri Lanka, he has been active building a village for tsunami victims and running a campaign to reduce child abuse in the country.