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CHINA | Saturday, 11 Mar 2006 | Views [2999] | Comments [3]
Do you ever wonder how fragile our lives are and how they can turn on a dime? I mean really wonder? In 1918 one of my Grandfathers was fighting in WWI and leading a group of young men in the trenches in France (I think). A mortar round landed ... Read more >
Tags: philosophy of travel, near miss, danger, chengdu, 1989, tiananmen square, anarchy, life, death, grenade
BOLIVIA | Friday, 19 Feb 1999 | Views [4452] | Comments [3]
The browns, oranges and reds of la Paz are swiftly replaced by lush greens as the road to the Amazon drops off the side of the Andes, descending over 3km in about two hours.
Squeezed between sheer walls of rock, dripping with moss and fern, and ... Read more >
Tags: misadventures, danger, death, insane, amazon, la paz, truck, bus, rainforest, altitude
GUATEMALA | Friday, 11 Dec 1998 | Views [871]
I was on the third tortilla when the world began to spin. I had just enough time to think "I'm going to throw up or pass out" so, not wanting to offend the lady at whose stall we were eating, I stood up. Gravity did the rest as my consciousness ... Read more >
Tags: food, doctors, hospitals & health, health, accidents, danger, travel insurance
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