There are [17] photos and [3] stories tagged with "near miss".
VIETNAM | Sat, 6 Nov 2010 | By homeless_harry | Views [12642]
Even if there was things to do in Dalat when it's pissing
rain, we weren't interested. I had sold Uma on the idea of visiting Dalat
solely on the steam room, sauna and hot tub at a certain 'Dreams Hotel'. They
seemed like easy dreams to satisfy ... Read more >
Tags: culture, misunderstanding, near miss
INDONESIA | Mon, 7 Jul 2008 | By simon_monk | Views [5342]
To walk to the Sultan's Water Palace in Yogyakarta you have to pass through the bird market. As you approach, many of the shops only display bamboo bird cages and it passes through your mind that maybe they have removed all the birds because of the ... Read more >
Tags: bird flu, doctor, google, hospital, indonesia, java, near miss, yogyakarta
CHINA | Sat, 11 Mar 2006 | By simon_monk | Views [7464] | Comments [3]
Do you ever wonder how fragile our lives are and how they can turn on a dime? I mean really wonder? In 1918 one of my Grandfathers was fighting in WWI and leading a group of young men in the trenches in France (I think). A mortar round landed ... Read more >
Tags: 1989, anarchy, chengdu, danger, death, grenade, life, near miss, philosophy of travel, tiananmen square