by Susan Jagannath | Jul 15, 2020 | Camino, Spain, Sticky
On July 1st when Spain officially exited the state of alarm, in addition to the tourists streaming in to enjoy the warm weather, the near empty beaches and their holiday homes; a few wary pilgrims tentatively began a return to the world’s oldest pilgrimage, the...
by Susan Jagannath | Jul 10, 2020 | Adventures, Camino, Spain, trekking, Walking
The video above shows you how to update your book in case you have received a message from Amazon about The Camino Ingles: 6 Days to Santiago. Last week I updated the book with information on the new normal in Spain, adding a couple of new printables, and...
by Susan Jagannath | Jun 26, 2020 | Camino, Sticky
This picture is from a happier time that seems ages past, but it was barely a year ago that I walked the Camino Ingles again, because the route had changed, and I needed to see it for myself. I had planned to walk the Norte this year, but well, you know what happened,...
by Susan Jagannath | Jun 25, 2020 | Camino, Sticky
The Camino opens with new rules and a new reality. It has survived the Moors, the black plague and Henry the VIIIth. It’s staying around, with all its ebbs and flows. Something’s we may mourn, and some we may welcome. For example, with less crowded...
by Susan Jagannath | Jun 25, 2020 | Camino, Sticky
“La Nueva Normalidad” is the “new normal” in Spain, in the aftermath of the tragic toll of the COVID pandemic, the Government of Spain has cautiously reopened Spain in stages, from complete lockdown, to free movement of people within Spain,...
by Susan Jagannath | May 22, 2020 | Adventures, Food, Himalayan Challenge, Himalayas, trekking, Valley of the Flowers, Walking
Namaste! Watch this video guide on how to trek safely and enjoy the Himalayas. Keep yourself safe and keep the Himalayas safe. Important: Follow the Uttarakhand State notifications on when travel to the destinations mentioned in this blog and video are open...
by Susan Jagannath | May 17, 2020 | Adventures, Himalayan Challenge, Himalayas, Rishikesh, trekking, Valley of the Flowers, Walking
Today, my book was Number One in the Hot New Releases for Mountaineering books, worldwide. I checked out the other new books and there is a variety of books, most of them are set in the Himalayas. Great reading of adventures here, for when we are stuck at home. This...
by Susan Jagannath | May 16, 2020 | Himalayan Challenge, Himalayas, Valley of the Flowers, Walking
Delicious Food on a Himalayan trek “Dhabas” or roadside food stalls serve generic Indian food on the Valley of Flowers route up to Ghangaria, and onto to Hemkund, and there’s simple free food at the gurudwaras, at guru ka langar.” One you are...
by Susan Jagannath | May 14, 2020 | Himalayan Challenge, Himalayas, Valley of the Flowers, Walking
Flowerful Pastures Often, in dark winter days, I wandered in spirit to these flowerful pastures with their clear-running streams set against a frieze of silver birches and shining snow peaks. —Frank Smythe High in the mountains, among windswept peaks and gleaming...
by Susan Jagannath | May 8, 2020 | Adventures, Himalayan Challenge, Himalayas, Sticky, trekking, Valley of the Flowers, Walking
In the Monsoon and when it is declared Open The Valley of Flowers is in a National Park, and can only be accessed when it is declared open by the Department of Forests. You can trek from early June until the beginning of October, check exact dates, as it depends on...
