In February 2014 I was on the backpacker island of Utila in Honduras for a month of diving and, well, blowing off some steam after finishing up my PhD. As a newly minted doctor I couldn’t entirely leave work behind – a big grant application was due just days before I was ticketed to fly…
Tag: Risks
Area woman eaten by whale while hiking.
A week alone in the Norwegian wilderness. This is a short chronicle covering the fears and perils that come with being a solo, female hiker in the nether-regions of Scandinavia (gasp!) Will I be eaten by a terrestrial Kraken? Swallowed by a hungry Maelstrom? Stay tuned for the dramatic conclusion! What brings me to address the dire…
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