Nibbled and Tickled at a Fish Spa
How would you react if a friend invited you to visit a fish spa? Excited, nervous or scared? I’ll admit I sensed all those feelings recently. … Continue reading Nibbled and Tickled at a Fish Spa
Category: Tales
Surrounded in a Stampede
A cloud of dust and a thundering herd was coming straight at me—what would you do? Continue reading Surrounded in a Stampede
Lost in an Underwater Cave
Have you ever been inside a cave with no light? You literally can’t see your hand in front of your face. Now, imagine being underwater in … Continue reading Lost in an Underwater Cave
Crossing Borders 2: From Russia with Love
Second in a three-part series entitled “Crossing Borders” I recently wrote about a three-day train journey from Kazakhstan to Russia. While getting there was half the … Continue reading Crossing Borders 2: From Russia with Love
The Day I Jumped Off a Moving Train
“I love trains. I don’t even mind First Great Western, which is a stupid name because it implies every carriage is first class, but they’re not.” … Continue reading The Day I Jumped Off a Moving Train
Crossing Borders 1: Trainbound in Petropavl
“Ever since childhood, I have seldom heard a train go by and not wished I was on it,” writes Paul Theroux in The Great Railway Bazaar. … Continue reading Crossing Borders 1: Trainbound in Petropavl
Over the Glacier and Through the Mud: The Antarctica Marathon
I had a dream when I was 22 that someday I would go to the region of ice and snow and go on and on till … Continue reading Over the Glacier and Through the Mud: The Antarctica Marathon
