From Shaw Island to the Sahara

A book of short stories that take the reader from chicken ownership gardening and beach combing on a tiny island in the Pacific Northwest to Africa Central America and Asia. Laugh your way through sleeping in a Costa Rican brothel the perils of gypsy caravans in Ireland peeing in Japan gagging over caviar in the Sudan sleeping atop a VW van below Kilimanjaro an Italian soap opera and a sari falling off in a crowded train station in India. Cry your way through the garbage dumps of Guatemala a tragic rape in Costa Rica the townships of apartheid and an amazing reunion with a child given up for adoption. Learn about camel riding in the desert sailing the islands of Kuna Yala months of camping on a Central American beach exploring Eastern Turkey and couch surfing round the globe. This book explores places off the beaten track and is a manual for a unique mode of budget and heartfelt travel.