| 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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