Kindness of strangers: Lost in the Thai rainforest, a fellow backpacker picked me up and carried me home
For hours we hobbled back, until we were close enough for him to place me down and run for help Read more in the kindness
For hours we hobbled back, until we were close enough for him to place me down and run for help Read more in the kindness of strangers series We had heard there was an incredible waterfall somewhere deep in the Thai rainforest.
Seeking it out almost killed me. In 2003 I was travelling solo through south-east Asia when I met Paul, an American with an easygoing, natural warmth. We were the only two people bunking at a youth hostel somewhere in southern Thailand and got chatting one morning.
When the staff told us about a beautiful waterfall not far from where we were staying, we made plans to hike there together. Continue reading...
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