by Susan Jagannath | Aug 13, 2021 | Adventures, Camino, Churches, Faith, Spain, Women
I’ve had complaints that my book, The Camino Ingles: 6 Days to Santiago has very little historical context, so in the latest version, I have added some cultural context. It has also been completely updated for 2021 with information on the route and the new...
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, 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 2, 2021 | Adventures, Bestsellers, Himalayan Challenge, Himalayas, Travel, trekking, Valley of the Flowers, Walking, Women
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? Extracts from the book – The Valley of Flowers How many decades will there be before the Indian woman is...
by Susan Jagannath | Apr 10, 2009 | Churches, Places, Women
Anyone seeing these magnificent churches gleaming and flashing in the spring sunlight would wonder what happened to the grim garden depicted in Mel Gibson’s Passion. This is the facade of the Church of All Nations, and above it bloom the golden onion domes of...
by Susan Jagannath | Apr 2, 2009 | Places, Women
In another post, I told you about the Jewish Mama who built a mosque just to annoy her neighbours, but of course, I haven’t forgotten that most Jewish of mamas, Mary, or Our Lady, who’s real life remains much of a mystery, but there were tantalising traces...