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 | 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 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...
by Susan Jagannath | Sep 13, 2019 | Camino, Featured, Food, Spain, Sticky
Yes, Spain has great food and drink, but you probably have some misconceptions and myths. Let’s look at the famous trinity of Sangria, Paella and Churros. Everyone knows all about those, right. Wrong. Time to bust some food myths. Sangria Spaniards drink sangria...
