With an enthusiastic team you can achieve almost anything.

Settling into a new country is like getting used to a new pair of shoes. At first they pinch a little, but you like the way they look, so you carry on. The longer you have them, the more comfortable they become. Until one day without realizing it you reach a glorious plateau. Wearing those shoes is like wearing no shoes at all. The more scuffed they get, the more you love them and the more you can't imagine life without them.

As a travel writer I've specialized in gritty, fearful destinations, the kind of places that make a reader's hair stick on end.

Through bitter experience I have learned that it is best to promise little and then to reward hard work with generosity.

The forest did not tolerate frailty of body or mind. Show your weakness, and it would consume you without hesitation.

With an enthusiastic team you can achieve almost anything.

On a hard jungle journey nothing is so important as having a team you can trust.