“The ants are bad" The Bear "the ants?"Tahir "Do not be fooled. They look very small, so harm you don't think of… — Tahir Shah Ants 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
There is nothing quite as unpleasant as wearing a pair of briefs which have been trailed through a Calcutta courtyard. Nothing, that… — Tahir Shah 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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
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 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
If hot food is they key to maintaining an expedition's stamina, then low grade gut-rot alcohol is the key to sustaining its… — Tahir Shah Adventure 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
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
“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 Copy Share Image
“As anyone who's ever taken an Ethiopian bus knows, there is an unwritten rule that the windows must remain firmly closed.” — Tahir Shah Africa Copy Share Image
