I enter the country under difficult circumstances. In the weeks leading up to my arrival in Myanmar, large street protests led by monks – and later supported by the general public – are headlining international news broadcasts across the globe. Continue reading
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They may be small in terms of their own species, but I am in a weight division well below theirs and their inquisitive and playful attitude finds me struggling to stand my ground. Their snake-like trunks wrap around me, as one distracts my attention exploring my face… Continue reading
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Conversation is almost non-existent, each breath of the thin air leaving an immediate want for more……..like I’m breathing through a straw full of holes………want to give up and lay down in the snow. Continue reading
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Kota Bharu is the departure point to one of Malaysia’s most popular island groups – Perhentian Islands. But with the monsoon season still impacting the area, I opt to move on and board the ‘jungle’ train that night.
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The distance between us narrowed, the ground shaking from their immense lumbering steps, the air filled with the sounds of their enraged trumpeting competing with the ear-splitting screams and panicked expletives emanating from our vehicle.
Without warning, the driver accelerated towards the elephant bearing down from the front. We were playing chicken with a bull elephant! Continue reading
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