“I'm a fool, that I should simply trick the tourists like everyone else. after all, most of them will never come back.… — Tahir Shah 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
In moments of great uncertainty on my travels, I have always felt that something is protecting me, that i will come to… — Tahir Shah Harm 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 Amazon 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
“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
Settling into a new country is like getting used to a new pair of shoes. At first they pinch a little, but… — Tahir Shah Country Copy Share Image
“In the world of the Machiguenga, sadness could be equated with anger, and anger was a perilous emotion, by which a foreigner… — Tahir Shah Anger Copy Share Image
Believe, and what was impossible becomes possible what at first was hidden becomes visible. — Tahir Shah Believe Copy Share Image
Once in a very long time you come across a book that is far, far more than the ink, the glue and… — Tahir Shah Blood Copy Share Image
To be selfless, you would give charity anonymously, walj softly on the earth, and look out for others-even total strangers-before you look… — Tahir Shah Adventure Copy Share Image
Back at the Chateau Windsor there was a rat-like scratching at the door of my room. Vinod, the youngest servant, came in… — Tahir Shah Bags 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
Calcutta's the only city I know where you are actively encouraged to stop strangers at random for a quick chat. — Tahir Shah Calcutta 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
Lured by the wilderness, and by the chance of spotting rare desert elephants, a few intrepid tourists make their way to the… — Tahir Shah Chance Copy Share Image
“The quest for a lost city erodes your body, damaging you beyond all reason. But it is your mind that bears the… — Tahir Shah Adventure Copy Share Image
Previous journeys in search of treasure have taught me that a zigzag strategy is the best way to get ahead. — Tahir Shah Best way 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
“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
“I struggled to think pure thoughts, as Hector sucked out my psyche with his eyes.” — Tahir Shah Psyche Copy Share Image
“None of them seemed to mind sliding around in the faeces and choking in the smoke. They were determined not to miss… — Tahir Shah Fool Copy Share Image
