Beyond Survival

 

South Africa Photos

 

Les with the men of the Zulu tribe in South Africa, before the meal that will allow him to be accepted into the tribe.


Q: Have you ever really injured yourself when filming?

A: Injuries while filming are a regular occurrence for me, but nothing too serious. The worst was when I contracted a parasite. It wreaked havoc with my insides — in particular my mouth — for the better part of a year. I tried to cure it homeopathically, but in the end I had to give in and use the "kill-everything-in-your-system" kind of drug. This would make the second time I've been hit hard by a nasty parasite from the wilds.

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