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Fearless Footsteps: True Stories That Capture the Spirit of Adventure
My short story, ALL ABOARD! is a tale of perceived, sweat-inducing fear, the type that can dog you when you’re at your most vulnerable, exhausted, hungry, lost… but it also illustrates how deciding to rise above that fear can actually overpower it. My real-life anecdote about facing anxiety whilst on the road in Portugal won me a coveted spot in the thrilling adventure anthology, Fearless Footsteps: True Stories that Capture the Spirit of Adventure by Intrepid Times.
Travelling the world is an exhilarating, eye-opening, life-affirming experience. But it can also be scary to even think about. There are language barriers, borders to cross, planes to fly in, and of course, the mystery of an unknown land. It can be difficult to take the chance, even when you’re yearning for adventure.
This inspirational collection of true travel stories proves that the best journeys are to be had when you feel the fear but go anyway. From a nervous flier anxiously taking to the skies for the first time to a female traveller braving the Middle East, from a death-defying hike on an Indonesian volcano to the anxious freedom of finding yourself alone on the other side of the world, these stories are certain to send you looking for your passport.
Created by the popular travel writing website, Intrepid Times, as part of an international writing competition that saw entries pouring in from across the globe, Fearless Footsteps is travel writing at both its most exhilarating and its most introspective. Covering every continent from Africa to Antarctica, these carefully selected stories get to the heart of what it means to be a traveller and see the world with courage, open-mindedness, and relentless curiosity.
Travel Anthology for the brave at heart.
ISBN: 9781925820577
Travelling the world is an exhilarating, eye-opening, life-affirming experience. But it can also be scary to even think about. There are language barriers, borders to cross, planes to fly in, and of course, the mystery of an unknown land. It can be difficult to take the chance, even when you’re yearning for adventure.
This inspirational collection of true travel stories proves that the best journeys are to be had when you feel the fear but go anyway. From a nervous flier anxiously taking to the skies for the first time to a female traveller braving the Middle East, from a death-defying hike on an Indonesian volcano to the anxious freedom of finding yourself alone on the other side of the world, these stories are certain to send you looking for your passport.
Created by the popular travel writing website, Intrepid Times, as part of an international writing competition that saw entries pouring in from across the globe, Fearless Footsteps is travel writing at both its most exhilarating and its most introspective. Covering every continent from Africa to Antarctica, these carefully selected stories get to the heart of what it means to be a traveller and see the world with courage, open-mindedness, and relentless curiosity.
Travel Anthology for the brave at heart.
ISBN: 9781925820577
240 pages, Paperback
Published November 1, 2020
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About the author
Dimity Powell
34 books89 followersDimity's past life included a lot of travel, a lot of people, and a lot of boats. She's cruised around the world and in and out of a career in Hospitality and Marketing until she finally grounded herself back in Queensland, Australia. Family and a fortune which exists only in her fantasies now maintains and motivates her.
She loves eating cake with ice cream, sailing on the beam and writing in her diary although combining all three makes her nauseous.
To Read, Write and Inspire, especially for Children, has been her passion for decades. She's been actively indulging in it since 2008 by writing picture books, chapter books, creative digital content for reading apps and short stories for kids' anthologies.
She regularly comes runner up in Writing for Children competitions but cherishes the BP Award given to her by her Year 9 English teacher; for being the most tenacious, quiet achiever.
Dimity is a Volunteer Role Model for Books in Homes, Australia, helping to enhance and support the reading opportunities of children across the nation.
Her latest undertaking is masquerading as the Managing Editor for Kids' Book Review which allows her to share even more marvellous kids' reads. She also reviews some of her faves at DIM'S re VIEW.
"PS Who Stole Santa's Mail?" was her debut junior novel (2012).
"The Fix It Man" was her debut picture book with illustrator, Nicky Johnston (2017). "At The End of Holyrood Lane", their second creation together (2018), addresses the subject of domestic violence and is the SCBWI Crystal Kite Award 2019 winning book for the Oceania Region. "This is My Dad" (2022) and Pippa #2! (2023) are her latest releases.
View her achievements and most recent picture book releases at www.dimitypowell.com or www.dimswritestuff.blogspot.com.au
She loves eating cake with ice cream, sailing on the beam and writing in her diary although combining all three makes her nauseous.
To Read, Write and Inspire, especially for Children, has been her passion for decades. She's been actively indulging in it since 2008 by writing picture books, chapter books, creative digital content for reading apps and short stories for kids' anthologies.
She regularly comes runner up in Writing for Children competitions but cherishes the BP Award given to her by her Year 9 English teacher; for being the most tenacious, quiet achiever.
Dimity is a Volunteer Role Model for Books in Homes, Australia, helping to enhance and support the reading opportunities of children across the nation.
Her latest undertaking is masquerading as the Managing Editor for Kids' Book Review which allows her to share even more marvellous kids' reads. She also reviews some of her faves at DIM'S re VIEW.
"PS Who Stole Santa's Mail?" was her debut junior novel (2012).
"The Fix It Man" was her debut picture book with illustrator, Nicky Johnston (2017). "At The End of Holyrood Lane", their second creation together (2018), addresses the subject of domestic violence and is the SCBWI Crystal Kite Award 2019 winning book for the Oceania Region. "This is My Dad" (2022) and Pippa #2! (2023) are her latest releases.
View her achievements and most recent picture book releases at www.dimitypowell.com or www.dimswritestuff.blogspot.com.au
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November 10, 2020
I love to travel. Recently, travel got harder, and scarier. The stories in this engaging book told me that I am not alone. Great stories to dip into when you would otherwise be booking flights.
November 22, 2020
Intrepid Times introduces this colourful and stirring collection of travel anecdotes, recollections and harrowing incidents with the notion that 'the difference between travel and adventure is the presence of fear'. I couldn't agree more. Even a leisurely sojourn can morph into a heart-racing experience of dread when heightened by feelings of isolation and anxiousness brought about by an inability to understand the language, culture or motivations of the land through which you are trekking. But without this kind of innate unease, the edge of adventure is eroded. Excitement and a sense of triumph are sometimes best savored after your guts have roiled a little with terror.
This is why I wrote about one of my fearful travel encounters and why I am deliriously proud to have it included in this anthology. But perhaps more telling, is how much I've enjoyed travelling again, albeit vicariously, through the tales of others. These true stories about staring down fear full in the face told through the eyes of fellow travellers, trekkers, and hustlers of life keen to, well ... live... are truly emotional and inspirational. Not only do they entertain and enthrall (some causing audible gasping), they demonstrate the sheer tensile strength of the human will and our ability to endure. A quality, like this book, to value and revere.
This is why I wrote about one of my fearful travel encounters and why I am deliriously proud to have it included in this anthology. But perhaps more telling, is how much I've enjoyed travelling again, albeit vicariously, through the tales of others. These true stories about staring down fear full in the face told through the eyes of fellow travellers, trekkers, and hustlers of life keen to, well ... live... are truly emotional and inspirational. Not only do they entertain and enthrall (some causing audible gasping), they demonstrate the sheer tensile strength of the human will and our ability to endure. A quality, like this book, to value and revere.
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