Contemplation is a luxury, requiring time and alternatives.

There can be few situations more fearful than breaking down in darkness on the highway leading to Casablanca. I have rarely felt quite so vulnerable or alone.

A man who embarks on a journey must know when to end it.

The desert was bad, but nothing could compare with the horrors of a tropical rain forest.

My father used to say that stories are part of the most precious heritage of mankind.

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

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