Funny in hindsight: 7 epic fails by Wanderlust staff on assignment
On Wanderlust assignments, things don’t always go exactly to plan. Here, contributors share some of the most memorable times when it all went wrong…
Albanian dog attacks…
– Phoebe Smith
Missing the gorillas…
– Mark Stratton
Food poisoning… in lots of places!
– Matt Rudd
Getting banned from Azerbaijan…
– Mark Stratton
Lyn’s epic fails…
Editor-in-chief Lyn Hughes lists her greatest mishaps during 25 years at the helm…
Kyrgyzstan clothing calamity
I had no time to pack for my trip to Kyrgyzstan but saw online that Bishkek was swelteringly hot, so bought a bunch of T-shirts at the airport. Heading above the snowline, I realised this to be a mistake, and also that I’d lost my only long-sleeved shirt. The solution? Urgently grab the guide’s fleece and do lots of star-jumps.
Safari setback
On a visit to Zambia’s Luangwa Valley, I jumped out of the 4WD to photograph an elephant. The only problem was that the vehicle hadn’t stopped. Result: torn rotator.
Sausage suffering
Wandering around with a wild boar sausage in my pocket in Macedonia (don’t ask!), I attracted a large dog that bit my hand. Cue a saga of infected wounds and rabies treatments.
