Irresponsible Traveller

THE IRRESPONSIBLE TRAVELLER
Tales of Scrapes and Narrow Escapes


Introduction by Hilary Bradt............................................................... v
A Stranger's Smile Zoe Efstathiou........................................................ 1
The Ups and Downs of Bhutan Ben Ross.............................................. 4
Bedtime Stories in Little Tibet Dervla Murphy.................................. 12
Negotiating on a Knife-Edge Paul Davies.......................................... 22
The Locked Trunk in the Forest Adrian Phillips................................. 25
The Letter Z Catriona Rainsford....................................................... 32
Camel Mustering in the Outback Michael Palin................................. 38
No Return from Nigeria E T Laing.................................................... 42
Close Encounter with an Elephant Brian Jackman.............................. 51
The Virtue of Ignorance Tim Cahill.................................................. 54
Tak Jadi Jude Marwa......................................................................... 58
Commando Raid John Harrison......................................................... 62
Eyes Closed, Full Speed Ahead Claire Morsman................................. 65
Pavel and the Beige Fleece Lyn Hughes.............................................. 68
Surviving Life in the Wild Jonathan and Angela Scott.......................... 75
US versus the Broad Oppressed Masses Hilary Bradt.......................... 82
Walking the Border Jonathan Lorie.................................................... 88
Road Trip Alex Robinson................................................................... 95
A Pestle and Mortar in Paradise Ella Pawlik.................................... 104
Something to Declare Mike Unwin.................................................. 107
Stranded in the Skerries Nicky Gardner............................................ 114
The Casualty and the Priest Ben Fogle............................................. 120
The Long March Jennifer Barclay.................................................... 125
April 13: Kangchung Himal Camp 17,700 feet Phil Deutschle........... 131
The Rum Diary Phoebe Smith.......................................................... 137
A Narrow Escape Liam Lambert...................................................... 146
At the Border, Four Months after Gaddafi Tom Chesshyre................. 149
Intrigue Under the Big Screen Rolf Potts.......................................... 158
Scary Biker Polly Evans................................................................... 164
An Incident on the Road Stuart Forster............................................ 168
Lost in the USSR Janice Booth......................................................... 176
Up the Airy Mountain Matthew Parris............................................ 183
The Girl Who Washed Her Hair Kelly Randell................................ 191
Cheetah Attack Simon King............................................................ 195
The Forbidden Bottle Christina Ammon........................................... 202
Trusting my Instincts in Tanzania Donald Greig............................... 208
The Whale Jo Forel......................................................................... 214
Jebel Marra Nick Redmayne............................................................. 217
Diving into Danger Emma Thomson...............................................224