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In the Travelling Life, Indecision Is Your Friend

Elia Saikaly | Posted 08.22.2012 | Canada Travel
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My soul yearned to travel, but my body and mind were deeply afraid. This is where I made a decision: Certainty or uncertainty? The unknown was my compass and I decided to follow in the footsteps of uncertainty. The answer, I felt, was to be found deep in the Amazon forest. I had no idea what I was in for.

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Why People Die on Everest (And How I Didn't)

Elia Saikaly | Posted 07.28.2012 | Canada
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The story of the Canadian climber who died -- Shriya Shah-Klorfine -- has evolved. It now appears as though she was advised to turn around several times by the local sherpas and that she carried on beyond her limit. I am alive today because I had the humility to accept defeat on Everest, not once, but twice.

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