“We had the kind of conversations that only great friends can ever share. They were touched with magic.” — Tahir Shah Communication 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
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
“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
Contemplation is a luxury, requiring time and alternatives. — Tahir Shah Alternatives 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 desert was bad, but nothing could compare with the horrors of a tropical rain forest. — Tahir Shah Compare 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
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
“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
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
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
Usually, there is nothing more pleasing that returning to a place where you have endured hardship. — Tahir Shah Hardship 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
Foras Road has a sordid reputation (…) Old crones sat in doorways, while their daughters were pushed out to earn money. It… — Tahir Shah Children Copy Share Image
“As I saw it, a little threatening was a good thing. It kept the men on their toes.” — Tahir Shah Alertness Copy Share Image
In Morocco, before you even get to the matter of the sale, you have to coax the owner to sell. — Tahir Shah Matter 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
“In any case, a little danger is a small price to pay for ridding a place of tourists.” — Tahir Shah Danger 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
On a hard jungle journey nothing is so important as having a team you can trust. — Tahir Shah Important Copy Share Image
“Osman and Prideep had been in my employment for some weeks. Every Friday I would take the to lunch. It was the… — Tahir Shah Gondwana Copy Share Image
“But in Africa bureaucrats are usually too proud to accept a bribe, something I admire when I'm not the one being arrested.” — Tahir Shah Africa Copy Share Image
