by Susan Jagannath | Aug 17, 2021 | Adventures, Himalayas, Places, Self-publishing, Travel, Writing
The Kabuliwallahs on the Pilgrim Path The trouble with travel and pilgrimage is that you meet people who challenge your stereotypical assumptions – and then the world changes and you worry again. This is the path to Hemkund, a Sikh pilgrimage hike high in the...
by Susan Jagannath | Aug 12, 2021 | Himalayan Challenge, Himalayas, Valley of the Flowers, Walking
Delicious Himalayan Food “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 in the...
by Susan Jagannath | Aug 8, 2021 | Adventures, Bestsellers, Himalayan Challenge, Himalayas, Travel, trekking, Valley of the Flowers, Walking, Women
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 Extracts from the book – The Valley of Flowers Mountain Blooms High in the...
by Susan Jagannath | Aug 7, 2021 | Adventures, Bestsellers, Himalayan Challenge, Himalayas, Travel, trekking, Valley of the Flowers, Walks
Today is Day Seven, and the after one day up at the Valley of FLowers we take the right fork to hike up to Hemkund If you missed the beginning, go back and read. Extract Reaching for Heaven With one last pull and push on my trekking poles, the last switchback is...
by Susan Jagannath | Aug 7, 2021 | Adventures, Bestsellers, Himalayan Challenge, Himalayas, Sticky, Travel, trekking, Valley of the Flowers, Walking, Walks, Women
#ValleyofFlowers Day Six Aug 6th 2019 What it feels like to achieve a goal – whether reaching the valley 4 kms up in the sky , or publishing a bestseller about it at the height of a pandemic – brilliant. Never give up on a dream. EXTRACT Darshan It’s not a...
by Susan Jagannath | Aug 3, 2021 | Adventures, Bestsellers, Himalayan Challenge, Himalayas, Travel, trekking, Valley of the Flowers, Walks
Coming to the Himalaya and trekking has a true Russian doll effect – you keep unpacking more and more layers to your inner self and how it relates to you, your life and future. In this featured photo, its a literal image, Im taking the photo in the window, and...
