Preface | |
Introduction | |
Five Pounds of Almonds: India | p. 3 |
Mission Walk: California | p. 11 |
I Dream of Fishing: Mexico | p. 19 |
Dangerous Isles: French Polynesia | p. 27 |
A Blizzard under Blue Sky: Utah | p. 33 |
Stranded in Volos: Greece | p. 39 |
Excess Baggage: Peru/Mexico | p. 45 |
A Typical Japanese Woman: Japan | p. 49 |
The Bus Stops Here: USA | p. 55 |
Romance in the Caribbean: British Virgin Islands | p. 65 |
Obachan and I: Japan | p. 71 |
Learning to Walk: USA | p. 77 |
Great Barrier Reef: Australia | p. 81 |
Women at the Well: Cameroon | p. 99 |
Boh Knows Hormones: Borneo | p. 103 |
Quickening: Chartres Cathedral: France | p. 107 |
Across the Steppes on a Horse with No Name: Inner Mongolia | p. 117 |
Surfing is Better than Sex: Oregon | p. 123 |
Haute Coiffeur Beijing Style: China | p. 127 |
Same Place Every Year: Mexico | p. 131 |
Mirror of the Holocaust: Washington, D.C. | p. 135 |
Oh Rome!: Italy | p. 139 |
Granny Shoots the Rapids: Arizona | p. 145 |
Buried Treasure in Baja: Mexico | p. 149 |
Baby on Board: USA | p. 155 |
Rainforest Symphony: Peru | p. 163 |
A Spree in Tennessee: Tennessee | p. 169 |
Blood from Stone: Egypt | p. 173 |
The Khan Men of Agra: India | p. 177 |
The Source of a River: Wyoming | p. 181 |
A Ticket to Tanzania: Tanzania | p. 185 |
Legacy of Love: Italy | p. 191 |
Into the Kingdom: Bhutan | p. 197 |
Alone at Sea: Atlantic Ocean | p. 207 |
Polar Encounter: Arctic | p. 215 |
Endurance on Ice: Antarctic | p. 219 |
Alone in the Outback: Australia | p. 227 |
The Broken Heart of Don Manuel: Spain | p. 233 |
Sofia Cafe Society: Bulgaria | p. 237 |
Triumph on Mount Everest: Nepal | p. 241 |
Even a Babushka: Alaska/Siberia | p. 247 |
A Cave with a View: Isla Mas a Tierra, Chile | p. 261 |
The End of the Road: India | p. 267 |
A Close Call: Pakistan | p. 279 |
What I Came For: Guatemala | p. 285 |
Sky Queen: USA | p. 299 |
Travels with Chester: USA/Canada | p. 303 |
Malaria Dreaming: Botswana | p. 321 |
Soroche: Bolivia | p. 327 |
Lunch at Chaya's: Cameroon | p. 333 |
The Vomit Express: Indonesia | p. 339 |
Heidi on the Edge: Italy | p. 343 |
Taken for a Ride: England/France | p. 355 |
Contraband Carrier: Colombia | p. 359 |
Terry and the Monkey: Indonesia | p. 363 |
The Next Destination: Indonesia | p. 369 |
Books for Further Reading | p. 373 |
Index | p. 377 |
Index of Contributors | p. 381 |
Acknowledgements | p. 383 |
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