by Susan Jagannath | Oct 20, 2020 | Walking, Writing
Of Caminos, Trees and Bots and finding the light in them all today. What the Bot! For me to keep in touch and spend less time marketing and more time writing, I tried to find a Virtual Assistant. Alas I was unsuccessful in hiring a VA, so I’m experimenting with...
by Susan Jagannath | Oct 13, 2020 | Adventures, Camino, Himalayas, Walking, Writing
It’s time to load up adventures on your Kindle or ereader Today October 13, is the start of Amazon Prime day. So, I’ve discounted my books to 99c, 99 Rs, or 99p across the Amazon stores. This is the chance for you to grab the books, or any books that you...
by Susan Jagannath | Oct 12, 2020 | Himalayas, Sticky, Walking, Writing
Why is the Sacred Lotus blooming out of season? This years diminished tourist season might have kept the tourists, pilgrims and trekkers out, but that did not stop the flowers from blooming, and keeping on blooming late in the year. It made me think – what good...
by Susan Jagannath | Aug 17, 2020 | Adventures, Food, Himalayan Challenge, Himalayas, Sticky, trekking, Valley of the Flowers, Walking
The intrepid owner of Cafe Buransh in Sari village gives this account of reaching Sari Village from Kerala in August. This makes a succinct how-to of all the requirements to travel to Uttarakhand from within India.However, requirements change all the time, so please...
by Susan Jagannath | Aug 13, 2020 | Adventures, Camino, Spain
13th August 997 was a deadly day for Santiago de Compostela. On that day, the bells of Santiago were ripped out of the burnt and destroyed Cathedral and carted on over 800 kms on the backs of Christian prisoners to the Cordoba moque by Al mansur, who yearly attacked...
by Susan Jagannath | Aug 10, 2020 | Adventures, Himalayan Challenge, Himalayas, trekking, Walking
8th August 2019 – An excerpt from the book Secrets that you discover when sauntering -when you need a holiday within a holiday – battling with a altitude sickness I decide to stay back in Ghangaria, and wander all around the village, discovering...
by Susan Jagannath | Aug 6, 2020 | Adventures, Himalayan Challenge, Himalayas, trekking, Walking
6th August 2019 – Audio Snippet “Is there any region of the Himalayas, or even of the world, to excel this region in beauty and grandeur? Where else are there to be found such narrow and precipitous valleys and gorges, such serene vistas of alp,...
by Susan Jagannath | Aug 6, 2020 | Adventures, Himalayan Challenge, Himalayas, trekking, Walking
6th August 2019 – Dream Fulfilled “How many decades will there be before the Indian woman is emancipated from the mental, moral and physical slavery she has endured for countless generations?” -Frank Smythe I answered Frank Smythe’s question – two...
by Susan Jagannath | Jul 30, 2020 | Adventures, Himalayan Challenge, Himalayas, Sticky, trekking, Walking
Celebrate the trekkaversary of our HImalayan adventure today! It’s exactly one year, since we set off from Brisbane, on our way to India.We went via Kuala Lumpur, where I lost my notebook – the scribbling type, not electronic – Delhi, and...
by Susan Jagannath | Jul 22, 2020 | Camino, Spain, Walking
The Camino Ingles is a medieval era pilgrimage trail in Galicia in Northern Spain. It is quieter, shorter and less popular than the epic Camino Frances, but it has a unique beauty and is not without challenges. In the time of the virus it has the advantage of being...
