Kathleen Stack journeys from bustling Bangkok to remote Thai villages, encountering elephants, rivers, and hill tribes, and later returns twelve weeks pregnant to discover her child’s first heartbeat and a vision for empowering women. Kathi Hickey braves Nepal’s chaotic buses, wild elephants, and near rhino encounters, finding danger, humor, and the thrill of the unexpected.
A 49-year-old backpacker braves perilous Nepali roads, jungle rhinos, and a hair-raising local bus ride, discovering that the scariest part of adventure travel isn’t wildlife—it’s getting from A to B.
Clinging to an elephant in Thailand’s Golden Triangle, two former aid workers follow a fearless friend into hill-tribe country, opium dreams, and lifelong gratitude for a wildly lucky, fully lived adventure.
Jim Goodnight approaches gorillas in the wild Africa, including the magnificent silverback known as Kwisanga. He learns how veterinarians from UC Davis help these animals survive and stay wild. Jan Bower also spent time in Africa but as the wife of an archeologist who makes discoveries of her own.
