I struggled to think pure thoughts, as Hector sucked out my psyche with his eyes.

The inertia of a jungle village is a dangerous thing. Before you know it your whole life has slipped by and you are still waiting there.

Previous journeys in search of treasure have taught me that a zigzag strategy is the best way to get ahead.

There can be few situations more fearful than breaking down in darkness on the highway leading to Casablanca. I have rarely felt quite so vulnerable or alone.

Money spent on good-quality gear is always money well spent.

The Occident has never found it easy to grasp the strange netherworld of spirits that followers of Islam universally believe exist in a realm overlaid our own.