Far & Away: True Tales from an International Life

Russell Sunshine made his first international voyage at the age of five, sailing through the Panama Canal on a Norwegian freighter bound for war-torn Europe. Other foreign adventures and encounters followed in a steady stream: Chasing barefoot over Parisian cobblestones to thwart an audacious heist of Colombian emeralds. Enjoying the tea-time hospitality of a Tibetan abbot, with a bird’s-eye view of Kanchenjunga. Serving as confidential advisor to the Chinese Government team negotiating that country’s largest public-health project. Halting a descent to a Sri Lankan beach just as the once-in-a-century tsunami slammed ashore.