Because that’s what happens. My lungs constrict. My feet stick rooted to the spot and my legs become unbendable. It takes everything in me psychologically to talk myself into moving forward I want to take a quick break in the Kilimanjaro reflection series to chime in with a post written now, 10 years later. This…
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Kili Throwback Day 4 – The Fall
All I remember thinking was two things – ‘How do I stop myself?!’ and ‘Oh shit, this is it, I’m finally done for’. Note: Originally posted on https://colossalkiliclimb.wordpress.com Nov 2010 For me, the second day of the trek (and fourth of the trip as a whole) was the most dramatic to date. This was the day of…
Kili Throwback Days 1 and 2
Having never been to Africa before, I found the journey incredible. Note: Originally posted on https://colossalkiliclimb.wordpress.com Nov 2010 We’re back! In fact we’ve been back 2 weeks now, apologies for the late updating of this blog. Things have been a bit crazy since returning! I’m going to break the write up of the big climb…
Throwback: My Kilimanjaro adventure
So the journey began! We signed up, we spent months fundraising and trying to get physically and mentally ready for this challenge. We cooked African food for a pub full of hungry punters in Devon, we bag packed, I ate a pot full of curry sauce for money, did burrito runs, we took part in…
The day I fell into a swamp in Bangkok
That’s right – a building site. I fell into a swamp in Thailand, next to a building site full of Thai builders. I am certain they had never seen anything like it before – or since. I think it’s time for one of my most infamous travel accidents. The day I felt into a swamp…
The One With… The Infamous Night Bus
We celebrated my birthday the night before the actual day, as we had planned to get a bus to Vietnam at 7am the day after, and there was no way I would be able to get up and get on that bus after a night out. However, after thinking about it, we decided to change…
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