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 | Aug 28, 2019 | Adventures, Food, Himalayan Challenge, Himalayas, trekking, Valley of the Flowers, Walking
Wet, Wild and Wonderful – Trekking the Valley of Flowers in the monsoon. As a hiker or a trekker, I usually plan my walks to coincide with fine weather. Except for the Valley of Flowers. Click To Tweet There is one place you must trek in the monsoon downpours...
by admin | Jun 28, 2019 | Adventures, Camino, Food, Spain, Sticky, Walking
I found some of the best foods for a pilgrim soul, via this hungry pilgrim’s body.In our day to day lives we rarely experience hunger, so it’s almost a new experience to feel the gnawing of real hunger pangs and experience the delicious viands that more...
by admin | Dec 31, 2018 | Adventures, Featured, Himalayas, Singalilla Trek, trekking, Walking
Time is running out for all the adventures I’d planned to have as a child that were forbidden or forgotten.Sandakphu is the Himalayan dream I’ve been chasing all my life. I’m afraid that if this may be a dream too late. Forbidden when I was 16 – can I do it when...
by admin | May 15, 2018 | Adventures, Featured, Singalilla Trek, trekking, Walking
Chasing Himalayan Dreams is out and roaming the Amazon wilds, drawing readers and reviewers into its journey. There are so many reviews that rave about the book, that I am truly humbled and amazed..oh wow did I make you feel like that? Then there are the ones who are...
by admin | Apr 29, 2018 | Camino, Spain, Walking
Day Five is when you are suddenly hit by an existential conflict, you are nearing the end of the pilgrimage, and suddenly you are filled with both relief and a strange kind of sorrow. And because it’s a sort of in-between day, we go from the sublime to...
