“We had the kind of conversations that only great friends can ever share. They were touched with magic.” — Tahir Shah Communication Copy Share Image
“In Morocco," said Osman, "word spreads like a fire tearing through the depths of Hell.” — Tahir Shah Gossip Copy Share Image
To Succeed, you must reach for the stars, and let your imagination find its own path — Tahir Shah Astronomy Copy Share Image
“Running an expedition can bring out the worst in a man. It can make you a power-crazed monster.” — Tahir Shah Adventure Copy Share Image
“My father looked on in disbelief, overwhelmed that his son had been taught to eat glass and relish it.” — Tahir Shah Humor Copy Share Image
I felt sure we could gain the upper hand by putting ourselves in the mindset of the Incas. — Tahir Shah Copy Share Image
“I struggled to think pure thoughts, as Hector sucked out my psyche with his eyes.” — Tahir Shah Psyche Copy Share Image
A journey of observation must leave as much as possible to chance. Random movement is the best plan for maximum observation. — Tahir Shah Chance Copy Share Image
In some peculiar way, indeed, the rules were now beginning to seem quite logical. It was then I knew that I had… — Tahir Shah Copy Share Image
For me, nature is something you watch on the Discovery Channel, or on the evening news -- as you learn how much… — Tahir Shah Copy Share Image
It is almost impossible to overemphasize the importance with which ancestry is held in the Middle East and North Africa. — Tahir Shah Africa Copy Share Image
“We may yearn for rustic detail and old-world charm, but those who have it set their minds on vinyl wallpaper, fitted carpets… — Tahir Shah Furniture Copy Share Image
“As I see the world, there's one element that's even more corrosive than missionaries: tourists. It's not that I feel above them… — Tahir Shah Destruction Copy Share Image
Where does one go in a tremendous city like Calcutta to find insider information? I recalled India's golden rule: do the opposite… — Tahir Shah Calcutta Copy Share Image
“Only a man who has his health, a full stomach and wears clean clothes would ever entertain the notion of tracking down… — Tahir Shah Adventure Copy Share Image
Real travel is not about the highlights with which you dazzle your friends once you're home. It's about the loneliness, the solitude,… — Tahir Shah Ashamed Copy Share Image
“Back at the guest house I tried to acclimatise. A travel-worn adventurer had once told me that leaning with one's head dangling… — Tahir Shah Adventure Copy Share Image
“At the last moment, the fish and I exchange a troubled glance. The murrel seems to be demanding an explanation. Alas, I… — Tahir Shah Fish Copy Share Image
“The ancient paused for a moment, as if his strength were failing. Yet I sensed that there was more to tell. Looking… — Tahir Shah Africa Copy Share Image
“Inscribed on it was a verse from the Quatrains of Omar Khayyam, the eleventh-century Persian mystic. Reading the words aloud I prepared… — Tahir Shah Copy Share Image
Visit Cape Town and history is never far from your grasp. It lingers in the air, a scent on the breezy, an… — Tahir Shah Adversity Copy Share Image
Close your senses and the imagination comes alive. It's inside us all, dulled by endless television reruns and by a society that… — Tahir Shah Alive Copy Share Image
“Time spent in India has a extraordinary effect on one. It acts as a barrier that makes the rest of the world… — Tahir Shah India Copy Share Image
“As the head of an expedition, you can't pussyfoot around being polite to everyone. You have to show your teeth once in… — Tahir Shah Adventure Copy Share Image
“[T]hrough bitter experience I have learned that it is best to promise little and then to reward hard work with generosity.” — Tahir Shah Bitter experience Copy Share Image
“As far as I was concerned, a little danger of head-shrinking is a small price to pay in return for a people… — Tahir Shah Authenticity Copy Share Image
“When I am about to embark on a difficult journey, I comfort myself by reading the accounts of the great nineteenth-century travellers,… — Tahir Shah Comfort Copy Share Image
“The first few hours in the cell were quite stimulating. I'd never been in a prison cell before and was quite enjoying… — Tahir Shah Prison Copy Share Image
The Occident has never found it easy to grasp the strange netherworld of spirits that followers of Islam universally believe exist in… — Tahir Shah Copy Share Image
“Because there is no challenge, there is no reason to work hard. And with no reason to work hard, we all have… — Tahir Shah Destruction Copy Share Image
“The situation was different in the jungle. Every inch of ground had to be earned, and was done so through much exertion… — Tahir Shah Adventure Copy Share Image
“I am all for curses and superstition, but there's a point at which they start getting in the way. That point had… — Tahir Shah Curse Copy Share Image
“In the West we are driven by an extreme form of guilt -- if you are not seen to be working like… — Tahir Shah Copy Share Image
The rain of Madre de Dios is similar to that of the Amazon, but there is a petrifying aspect to it, as… — Tahir Shah Copy Share Image
Move to a new country and you quickly see that visiting a place as a tourist, and actually moving there for good,… — Tahir Shah Country Copy Share Image
“Venture to a remote corner of a faraway land and, from the moment you get there, every person and every thing becomes… — Tahir Shah Adversity Copy Share Image
I was becoming addicted to Bombay. There was squalor and poverty, but I had begun to realise my good fortune and would… — Tahir Shah Copy Share Image
“The ability to tell a good route from a terrible one is a valuable skill when leading an expedition. Unfortunately for us… — Tahir Shah Adventure Copy Share Image
I was no longer troubled when he pulled out a machete in a crowded bar, tried to pick up schoolgirls, or threatened… — Tahir Shah Copy Share Image
“Moroccan traffic isn't like normal traffic. It's armed combat, a war of wills, in which only the very bravest have a chance… — Tahir Shah Copy Share Image
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