by Susan Jagannath | May 12, 2024 | Adventures, Camino, Faith, Places, Spain, Travel, trekking, Walking, Walks
Seasons of Sun and Rain along the Atlantic The Coastal Way of the Camino Portuguese is a maritime walking environment, heavily influenced by the Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic moderates the temperatures along the coast, providing a cooler and more temperate walking...
by Susan Jagannath | May 10, 2024 | Adventures, Camino, Faith, Places, Spain, Travel, trekking, Walking, Walks, Writing
The Camino Portuguese The Camino Portuguese is a captivating tapestry, each route a colourful thread woven deep into the fabric of your pilgrimage experience. But which one to choose? Feeling overwhelmed by the choices? Fear not, I’m here to sift through the unique...
by Susan Jagannath | Dec 27, 2023 | Adventures, Bestsellers, Books, Camino, Faith, Places, Travel, Walking
Weaving the lessons and gifts of the Camino de Invierno into the context of Hindu iconography and spirituality, especially that of Arya Samaj, requires drawing parallels between the core principles and spiritual quests in both traditions. Arya Samaj, with its emphasis...
by Susan Jagannath | Dec 27, 2023 | Adventures, Christmas, Places, Travel
Christmas is really about journeys, of all sorts. And for those of a literal bent, and a military brat background, it meant real journeys, but most of those were “postings”, when Dad was transferred from one end of India to another. Except this one –...
by Susan Jagannath | Dec 27, 2023 | Bestsellers, Books, Camino, Christmas, Sticky, Women, Writing
Seasons Greetings! That’s the term we learnt to use between Christmas and New Year, but I’m happy for you to wish me a Merry Christmas. At Christmas the best gifts I love to get are books! But this year, one of my lovely kids gave me a pink pen, engraved...
by Susan Jagannath | Dec 12, 2023 | Adventures, Bestsellers, Books, Camino, Faith, Spain, Travel, Walking, Writing
The Invierno was no walk in the park. We knew that, we wanted a challenge, we wanted an uncrowded lesser known way. And we got it. We plotted and planned our winter camino carefully, but we still got surprised. I know that is a bit contradictory, but isn’t that what a...
by Susan Jagannath | Dec 7, 2023 | Bestsellers, Books, Camino, Writing
Another Behind the Scenes Moment Taking you behind the scenes of my author journey. After the camino, or hike, after the writing, the editing, the rewriting, the formatting, comes the publishing. And after that comes the checking of the physical book – and...
by Susan Jagannath | Dec 5, 2023 | Bestsellers, Books, Camino, Writing
Behind the Scenes Taking you behind the scenes of my author journey. After the camino, or hike, after the writing, the editing, the rewriting, the formatting, comes the publishing. And after that comes the checking of the physical book The Front Cover Check the look...
by Susan Jagannath | Dec 1, 2023 | Adventures, Camino, Faith, Spain, Travel, trekking, Walking, Walks, Women
As a Catholic, the Camino de Invierno holds a special spiritual significance for me, deeply rooted in Christian tradition. The Camino, or ‘The Way’, is a network of pilgrimage routes leading to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in northwestern Spain,...
by Susan Jagannath | Nov 29, 2023 | Adventures, Camino, Spain, Travel, trekking, Walking, Walks, Women
On the lesser-known Camino de Invierno, hidden treasures await around every bend. Far from the well-trodden paths of the more famous Camino routes, this trail weaves through the heart of Spain’s stunning landscapes and rich history. Pilgrims discover find its...