Unbeknown to Tom, another young explorer, Paul Winder, was backpacking through the area at the same time.
Ignoring a final, succinct warning from the Lonely Planet guide - 'Don't even think about it!' - Tom and Paul set off into the Darien: Tom in search of orchids, Paul in search of adventure.
| Darien | Tom in search of orchids |
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Transworld Publishers Ltd Cloud garden, paperback/tom hart dyke
