Table of Contents
Introduction vi
Everything is Going to be Okay … 01
Somewhere Over the Rhinogs 09
They Pay Rent in Paradise 15
A Black Horse 23
The River 29
The Rust Sanctuary 35
The Art of Speaking Fearlessly 41
Dirty Feet in Taipei 47
Travels with Anxiety 53
Playing with Blue Fire 59
The Stranger 65
Believing in Nothing 71
Where Are You From? Where Are You Going? 77
Fearless Footsteps on Mount St Helens 85
The Ocean Needed a Vacation 91
Blundering with a Backpack 99
Losing my (Diving) Virginity 105
Up or Bust 111
A Reckoning Among the Rainbow Trout 117
The Secret of the Fearless 125
On Driving (and Dining) Alone 131
Snapper in Essaouira 139
Trespassisng in Tanzania 145
The Wrath of Whakaari 151
On the Road to Panic 157
Namibian Nights 163
Any Pub in a Storm 169
All Aboard 175
A Short Walk on the Streets of Duhok 183
A Home-grown Tourist 189
The Echo of Solitude 193
My First Time Flying Alone 199
Overcoming Fear in Iran, One Breath at a Time 205
Childhood Grievances in Eastern Australia 211
Antarctica at Any Cost 217
The Other Side of Fear 225
Acknowledgments 231
