“Everyone knows that even the best exorcism has to be renewed once in a while.” — Tahir Shah Exorcism Copy Share Image
On a hard jungle journey nothing is so important as having a team you can trust. — Tahir Shah Football Copy Share Image
I felt sure we could gain the upper hand by putting ourselves in the mindset of the Incas. — Tahir Shah Felt Copy Share Image
“We had the kind of conversations that only great friends can ever share. They were touched with magic.” — Tahir Shah Communication Copy Share Image
My father used to say that stories are part of the most precious heritage of mankind. — Tahir Shah Father 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 Occident has never found it easy to grasp the strange netherworld of spirits that followers of Islam universally believe exist in… — Tahir Shah Believe 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
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
For me, nature is something you watch on the Discovery Channel, or on the evening news -- as you learn how much… — Tahir Shah Blackberries 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
A cross between a foreign legion boot-camp and a secret-society initiation ritual, the ordeals were grounded in pain. One thing was obvious:… — Tahir Shah Agendas Copy Share Image
“The porters could always be coaxed to continue a little further through driving rain by the mere suggestion of a Pot Noodle… — 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 Bars 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
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
“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
Stories are not like the real world; they aren't held back by what we know is false or true. What's important is… — Tahir Shah Feels Copy Share Image
These days no one challenges us,' he said. 'And because there is no challenge, there is no reason to work hard. And… — Tahir Shah Challenges Copy Share Image
Most journeys have a clear beginning, but on some the ending is less well-defined. The question is, at what point do you… — Tahir Shah Clear Copy Share Image
