You have to be honest for this game

I have never worn someone else's shoes

I have been down a goldmine

Ana Sorry! I will try to be sensible from now on... but no promises

I've never been down a goldmine,

but I have driven a lorry on the M25 before it was open.

No cave but met Ossy Osbourne!

I haven't driven a lorry on the M25, or anywhere else, but walked along part of it before it was open

I was standing in a chemist shop with Cliff Richard once. I avoided looking at him for some silly reason

I've never been in a chemists shop avoiding looking at Cliff Richard
I have been in one of London"s debtor prisons

I've never been in a debtor's prison, but I have met Jack Palance.

I have never slept in a cave (or kept fish or had a red haired daughter or met Neldon Mandela or sat on any famous laps!)

I lived in rural Africa for 8 years

I have never lived in rural Africa for eight years.
But I have fed an elephant coca cola in Kenya.

Did the elephant burp?

I have never been to Kenya nor have I fed an elephant (coca cola or anything else).

I have lain on my back on a sun lounger and watched meteor showers.

I have never watched meteor showers

but I have lain on a sarong on a beach of a tiny island in the Andaman Sea all night with crabs scittling around me all night and watched the firmament passing overhead.

I was going to change scittling to scuttling but I prefer scittling.

I have never been to an island in the Andaman Sea.

I have been in a sauna in January and then rolled in the snow.

I have never been in a sauna in January and then rolled in snow.

I nearly got caught in a comprising situation when we thought we were miles from any other human being.

I have never been (or nearly been) caught in a compromising position miles from anywhere.

I have cremated barbecued sausages on a Cornish beach.

i have never barbecued sausages but I frequently play the recorder.

I have never been up a mountain.
I have been potholing

etheltbags1 you're supposed to follow on from the previous poster, i.e. 'I also / never play the recorder'

I have never been potholing
I have ridden a tandem

I was following on but reading it there have been other posts in between.

I have never ridden a tandem.
I have climbed trees

I have also climbed trees (the last was about 2 weeks ago).

I often have to replace Christmas chocolates for the children because Silly Santa brings them too early and they goad me into eating them.

I have not climbed trees recently

I have been skinny dipping in a Cornish cove

Never been skinny dipping anywhere.

I have been skiing in Austria

I have been skinny dipping
I have never eaten snails!

I used to collect snails as a child.
I speak fluent german.

Oops,i've never been salsa dancing.