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Through a veil of incense and chanting, the Tibetan woman entered her trance and became possessed by the goddess Dorje Yudronma. As her costume whirled and flapped around in the smoky light, I realized...

It was a beautiful day. Or, at least it started out that way. We were driving through a cute, little Italian town, waiting for the motor home mechanic to return after lunch.

Bangalore, India. The land of the free, home of the brave. Germs, that is. I boast of phenomenal immunity levels, probably in the realm of the unreal.

It started so well: a week away skiing in the French Alps. Our flight was delayed, meaning that we would miss our transfer from Geneva to the resort but lady luck smiled and the bus was also late leaving: result!

Overcoming fear. There's a lot written about that. I have a book called Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway. The trouble with feeling the fear on a via ferrata or rock climb or bungee jump is that it can simply immobilise...

I want you to close your eyes and imagine lying in a hammock with just a breath of warm air bringing scents of lemons and lavender towards you. As you look up, you can see an azure blue sky through olive tree boughs.

It was dark outside. I was stiff from the flight, tremblingly hungry, and confused by this unexpected taxi ride. When I booked my return flight from Kuala Lumpur to London, I was at a desk in a crowded call centre...

5am wake-up call and in the jeep for 5:30, bouncing along the uneven jungle road to the drop-off point where we would begin our trek. Our goal: to catch a glimpse of the elusive family of wild gibbons that...

I walked along the edge of the street without anyone else who could talk and share with me. Daylight and sunlight made me sick for a while when it burnt my skin. This heart was empty, but my day was not.

He wanted my sleeping bag for the chicken, my knife for the eggs, my headlamp for the rice and my stove for the flour. When I looked at the goat, he only grinned, coercively. As he smiled, his brown, leathery face opened...