Last updated Jan 18, 2021 | First published on Apr 1, 2014 | Travel Stories
Somehow, by hook or crook, my tale of adventure with Komodo dragons on Rinca Island in Indonesia managed to win a silver prize for animal encounter in the Solas Best Travel Writing of 2014. I’ve been wanting to win won of these and make it into the annual book...
Last updated Oct 31, 2018 | First published on Jul 8, 2013 | Borneo
I came up laughing but I knew that something bad had happened. That same sickening twist in the pit of your stomach, the gut feeling of inevitability, when reality trumps fantasy — the moment when you know that you’ve sustained an injury that can’t...
Last updated Jan 8, 2018 | First published on Nov 3, 2012 | India
An earthquake — the second of the day — rattled the glasses around my rooftop cafe. Exciting stuff, and the first tremor that I’d felt since waiting to climb a volcano in Sumatra last year. The tremor was just enough to remind me that I was in the...
Last updated Nov 12, 2018 | First published on Nov 15, 2011 | Sumatra
Two months ago I tackled Gunung Sibayak — an active volcano in North Sumatra, Indonesia, with three new friends. The visuals, eerie landscape, and risky down climb were part of an adventure that I’ll never forget. As an added bonus, I was kept awake all...
Last updated Mar 15, 2018 | First published on Aug 15, 2010 | Borneo
I turned up in the tiny village of Sukau in East Sabah, Borneo, not entirely sure what to expect. The village — which pretty much consists of one narrow road — was basically shut down for Ramadan. So far, the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan has had little...
