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Travel Writing Competition 2013 Shortlist

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Between Heaven and Hell

  • September 22, 2020
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Cycling west out of Kathmandu in the post monsoon humidity, my clothes clung to me like a wrapper to a lollipop. I had gingerly negotiated my exit of this ancient city through the cacophony of traffic, pedestrians and livestock.
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Chaos and Karma

  • September 22, 2020
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“This bus is awesome dad!” exclaims my 10 year-old son as we board the overnight-sleeper coach to Hampi. The other passengers have already spread themselves out so liberally it’s like scrambling through an obstacle course...
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Between a Croc and a Hard Place

  • September 22, 2020
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The Omo Valley of Southern Ethiopia is one of the most isolated places on earth.
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The Great Escape

  • September 22, 2020
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A wave of heat engulfs us as the cabin decompresses. Outside the airport it’s difficult to spot a taxi through the crazy assortment of people clattering their luggage.
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The Turpan- Kashgar Express

  • September 22, 2020
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The moment I stepped aboard I knew the next 26 hours were going to be odd.
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Don’t Mess With Millie

  • September 22, 2020
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It’s the middle of the night over the middle of the Pacific. Thousands of miles from even Hawaii, which is thousands of miles from everywhere else. We’re twelve hours from home, barely finished with the meal service...
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Journey to the Unknown

  • September 22, 2020
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The sound of the siren’s ‘All Clear’ would prompt sighs of relief but on that particular night I recall my mother’s face remained empty, her movements flurried.
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The Lion, the Winch, and the Weather

  • September 22, 2020
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'Water is a problem, make sure you have enough.' The warnings resounded as we prepared to cross the Central Kalahari Game Reserve.
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Missing A Broad In Norfolk

  • September 22, 2020
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Even disasters can have a silver lining. For my husband, whose life-long mission is never to let an old joke die, this one presented him with a gift opportunity to revive the gag about the man who unwittingly left his wife behind at the petrol station.
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