Do as I say, not as I do
Written by Jim Carruthers
Published January 22, 2003
Published January 22, 2003
The author of The World's Most Dangerous Places has been kidnapped in Columbia. From the Globe and Mail:
It's right there in Chapter 23: "The most likely place to be kidnapped is Colombia," adventure writer Robert Young Pelton penned in his best-seller The World's Most Dangerous Places.No doubt the words echo in his head today, for Mr. Pelton has been abducted in Colombia and was in the custody of a warlord of the type he has long told people how to avoid.
Mr. Pelton, a native of Edmonton, was travelling with two colleagues in the lawless border area between Panama and Colombia when they were abducted by right-wing Colombian paramilitaries.
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- Published: January 22, 2003
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Does this make his book more or less valuable? ie validate his warnings, or prove him to be a total idiot? Best of luck either way.