Life in the Deep Freeze in Sweden

Life in the Deep Freeze in Sweden

Life in the Deep Freeze in Sweden My vision of hell has often been snowy and icy. It’s not a conventional vision of hell as visions of hell go, but it’s mine. The only possible thing that could make it worse, in my imagination, would be to be trapped in snow and ice, and for … Continued

Rooftops of the North in the UK.

Sometimes it is the thought of imminent fear, not fear itself, that stops us in our tracks. To think of this possibility is one thing, to experience it is another. Two hundred and seventy five stairs didn’t seem bad , I wanted to take a chance. The guide lady had said fitness was required to climb … Continued

The Brave and the Beautiful In India

The moment I saw Roopa*—beautiful, dimpled and dusky—it was clear that playing mother to her son was her sole vocation in life. Sitting in the verandah in the mild winter sun, unravelling a sweater, she didn’t once avert her gaze from him as he, unmindful of her, doodled in a notebook. “Keechu kheye ne (eat … Continued

Untouched Amazon in Ecuador

  As the result of a devastating brain injury sustained as a teenager, I am fortunate to still be alive.  However, this ultra rare anomoly did so much damage that I was essentially written off, told that I would never accomplish any of my many dreams or even take a step under my own power.  … Continued

Nigeria: Somewhere in the Middle East

‘High rising bullet ridden walls, sky seasoned with black smoke, a street left in ruin.’ That was not how the story started but where I chose to. This is what has become of a once beautiful city of Homs, somewhere in the Middle East. I have learnt to skip the first few pages or chapters … Continued

Over the Trees in Puerto Rico

On the one hand, all I need to do is let myself go. On the other hand, I’m 900 feet over the forest floor. “Ready?” the tour guide asks. I hesitate. “Maybe?” I say. The guide sighs. He watches tourists go zip lining in Toro Verde Adventure Park all day, so he doesn’t think flying … Continued

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