As far as Samson was concerned I was just another foreigner in pursuit of a lunatic quest.
Tahir ShahTag: journey question lunatic foreigner
Money spent on good-quality gear is always money well spent.
Tahir ShahTag: money adventure travel investment gear
I am all for curses and superstition, but there's a point at which they start getting in the way. That point had arrived.
Tahir ShahTag: curse superstition obstacle
It was an awkward moment. We were burning down our host's house, a situation which any guest seeks to avoid.
Tahir ShahTag: travel fire guest awkward host
Usually, there is nothing more pleasing that returning to a place where you have endured hardship.
Tahir ShahTag: pleasure travel hardship return
Most journeys have a clear beginning, but on some the ending is less well-defined. The question is, at what point do you bite your lip and head for home?
Tahir ShahTag: journey quest ending decision
In some peculiar way, indeed, the rules were now beginning to seem quite logical. It was then I knew that I had been in India long enough.
Tahir ShahTag: travel logic rules culture india
Back at the guest house I tried to acclimatise. A travel-worn adventurer had once told me that leaning with one's head dangling over the end of a bed was the best way to achieve this. It was while I was in this position, the blood rushing to my temples, that the door swung open.
Tahir ShahTag: adventure india explorer travel-writing
I was becoming addicted to Bombay. There was squalor and poverty, but I had begun to realise my good fortune and would never again forget it.
Tahir ShahTag: writing travel india bombay
In India everything has a use and a value.
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