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Wrigley’s gave me 5,000 to start me off. I’ve now used nearly 3m
I don’t know what to put it down to, but I’ve always been a collector, a completist, a statistician – and maybe a little competitive.
A…
12 days ago
My clients are comforted by having their loved ones immortalised in an original artwork
I’ve always enjoyed painting and drawing. I planned to become an artist, but when I was offered a job as a stock…
19 days ago
I pulled back the tent flap and there it was, an arm’s length away. So I reached for the closest weapon to hand – my mother’s old porridge-encrusted pot
I’ve had 35 close encounters with polar bears d…
26 days ago
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After a relationship breakup, rambling 700 miles from the Highlands to Dorset with Martin helped restore my faith in people
I’ve always had a keen sense of adventure. During the summer holidays, my pa…
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It was torture. It took six people to carry me to an ambulance
In the spring of 1995 I was studying for my A-levels in Cambridge, along with my best friend, Kate. For her final art exam, Kate wanted t…
40 days ago
An orange blur obscured my vision. By morning it was even worse
It was a cool May afternoon in 2002. I was 19 and had driven to Westport beach in Washington with a few friends to enjoy a day by the oc…
47 days ago
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I know not everyone would agree with what I did, but Lucas was my soulmate
Getting a puppy was my husband Justin’s idea. But the second I saw this beautiful Boston terrier, who had flown from his bree…
54 days ago
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I was 21 when I broke the record. On the hardest day I was up to my knees in snow. That tested my resilience
Growing up in Norway, I had heard a lot about polar exploration, including how Norwegian ex…
61 days ago
Four years of medical school notes vanished with my device, and my flight was due to take off in 45 minutes
When asked where the safest place in the world is, some might suggest the airport security q…