There is nothing quite as unpleasant as wearing a pair of briefs which have been trailed through a Calcutta courtyard. Nothing, that… — Tahir Shah Blades Copy Share Image
The model of publishing is changing and its happening right now, but most publishers are so frightened, they just dont know how… — Tahir Shah Embrace Copy Share Image
“The idea of my heart dancing with delight was far too good to pass up.” — Tahir Shah Joy Copy Share Image
Spend sixteen weeks in the jungle and you being to question your own sanity, especially when you are the one goading everyone… — Tahir Shah Jungle 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 Keeping-up-with-the-joneses Copy Share Image
Buy a house in a foreign country and, it seems, that anything which can go wrong usually does. — Tahir Shah Country Copy Share Image
“As far as Samson was concerned I was just another foreigner in pursuit of a lunatic quest.” — Tahir Shah Adventure Copy Share Image
“Calcutta has spectacular over-employment. In the West, where we're obsessed with slashing the numbers of workers for the sake of it, we… — Tahir Shah Technology Copy Share Image
“My father never told us how the stories worked. He didn't reveal the layers, the nuggets of information, the fragments of truth… — Tahir Shah Parenting 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
“At the dealership, I pulled out the sieve and toyed with it threateningly. When the salesman was ready for me, I held… — Tahir Shah Culture Copy Share Image
“Real terror is a crippling experience. You sweat so much that your skin goes all wrinkly like when you've been in the… — Tahir Shah Adrenalin 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
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
“Ours was not going to be a clone of the usual expeditions, oozing with sleekness. It was clear from the start that… — Tahir Shah Advantage Copy Share Image
“Nothing was really so important to my father as the achievement of selflessness. He rarely mentioned it directly, but tried to guide… — Tahir Shah Achievements-success Copy Share Image
“Experience has taught me the power of trophies. You may have every knick-knack and useless contraption ever devised, but while they weigh… — Tahir Shah Long way Copy Share Image
“You have no idea. when you're a salesman here in Marrakech medima, lying is the first thing you learn. generation after generation,… — Tahir Shah Every day 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 East-vs-west Copy Share Image
“There are two ways to find a lost city. The first is to rely on luck alone, the second is to control… — Tahir Shah Adventure Copy Share Image
There can be few situations more fearful than breaking down in darkness on the highway leading to Casablanca. I have rarely felt… — Tahir Shah Breaking down Copy Share Image
