Shannon O'Brien
Writer and memoirist who lived and taught in Myanmar and author of Stray, sharing personal travel experiences including a serious motorbike accident while living abroad.
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Mar 18, 2026 • 21min
386 It Could’ve Been Much Worse: Surviving Travel Dramas
Tudor Morgan, Antarctic guide with decades of polar leadership, recalls a winter field trip stranded by storms and equipment failures. Patrick Nash, long-term Africa traveller and memoirist, tells a chaotic border crossing that turned violent. Shannon O’Brien, memoirist who lived in Myanmar, shares a severe motorbike crash and urgent roadside surgery. Short, tense travel dramas, risky rescues, and border havoc discussed in crisp, punchy stories.
