FOREWORDBy Hilary Bradt 1 FIRST WORDSAn introduction by Celia Dillow 2 PLACES & SPACESThe Boatman Louise Heal The Perfection of Improvisation Kate Megeary A Goatly Encounter Margaret Histed Breath-taking Bryce Moira Ashley A Walk in the Desert Jean Ashbury At the Rialto Liz Sillars Olbia John Carter Ruby Eric Baldauf Northern Lights Kenneth Steven Land of Fog and Tarmac Jane Gulliford Lowes Work in the 40s Suzy Pope Alpine Elixir Susan Gathercole Wild Garlic Susanna Thornton The Sky Beneath Angela Barber Pinnacle Postcard Helen Billiald Journey to Pachira Carole Hastings Return to Sorrento Morna Sullivan The Man I Met Marc Jones 3 MEET & GREETReflections of Dubai Celia Dillow Odoroki Amanda Huggins Evil Eye in Esfahan Sophy Downes In the Holy City of Sanliurfa Eithne Nightingale Handshakes Elizabeth Gowing Nails of Ice Fabian Acker The Letter Writer Joan Waller Pondolandan Pioneer Catherine Paver A Priestly Apparition Katie Parry Mabrat Yellem Joanna Griffin A Passage from India Emma Channell Cigarettes at Sea Liz Vernon 52-Card Pick-up in Laos Joanna Mason Saved by a Frog Mike Crome The Standing Train Robyn Jankel The Street Children of Salvador da Bahia Sharon WatsonShoelaces Liz Gooster Frisbee Diplomacy Gordon Thompson Tea in the Desert Shirley Jee Who Are You? Tom Swithenbank A Generous Solitude Mairi McCurdy 4 FEATHERS, FINS & FURThe Tiger's Tail Dom Tulett A Wolf in the Mountains Julia Bohanna Sharing the Sky Paul Alexander Searching for Mermaids Liz Cleere Alaskan Adrenaline Grass Lynn Watkins The Great Escape Grant Hackleton The Road Angela Moore A Small World Tom Franklin Whale Shark Central Henry Wismayer Summer of Snakes Mhairi Quiroz-Aitken Snake Temple Sylvie Celyn-Thomas Dog Days Peter Rimmer A Wild Night with Borneo's Old Man Lewis Cooper The Collection Rachel Robbins The Coldest Miles Polly Evans 5 THRILLS & CHILLSIn Deep Snow Cal Flyn Summer in the Valley Sylvia Dubery A Pestle and Mortar in Paradise Ella Pawlik The Disappearing Beach Simon Duncan Five Get Close to Heaven (with apologies to Enid Blyton) Peter Hurley Women Drivers Sally Watts Eyes Closed, Full Speed Ahead Claire Morsman The Chase Lauren Hatch Zama Jack Losh A Brief Encounter with Altitude Sickness Matt Dawson Only in India Deborah GrayThe Taxi Driver Sarah Stewart Wrestling with Red Tape Steven Tizzard Nuptials John Wilcox Tak Jadi Jude Marwa A Stranger's Smile Zoe Efstathiou 6 LESSONS & LIFECloser to Home Kirstin Zhang The Village Sledge Run Alan Packer Sun at Peace Liam Hodgkinson Meeting the Challenge Lucy Clark Turkmenistan Blues Helen Watson Vanishing Islands Michelle Wu Far from Time Catriona Rainsford Just Visiting Chris Baker The Joy of Rain Debbie Parrott An Invitation to Tea Jacki Harris Red Shoes Gill Sutherland Now You See Me Cheryl Parry The Whale Jo Forel Turkana Sands Pat Warburton Hope in Pink Meringue Anita King The Dream of the Desert Agnieszka Herman 7 GHOSTS & DUSTCrosses Sara Evans Rumia - A Love Story Marie Kreft Girona's City Walls Gabi Reigh Yes. No. It's a Little Difficult Chris Walsh Through the Blue Hannah Doyle What Was Left Behind Jane Westlake Prisoners of Pompeii Sally Stott Touching History Jenny Scott 585 Bury Road Jennifer Thompson 8 PASSPORTS & PRIZESPrize Trips Celia Dillow.