by Susan Jagannath | Jan 22, 2026 | Adventures, Bestsellers, Books, Camino, Places, Spain, Travel, trekking, Walking, Walks, Women, Writing
1) What is the Portuguese Camino? The Portuguese Camino is a set of signed pilgrimage routes running from Portugal into Spain to finish at Santiago de Compostela. Most people start in Porto (because: flights, cafés, and a very sensible amount of optimism), then walk...
by Susan Jagannath | Dec 31, 2025 | Adventures, Books, Himalayan Challenge, Walking, Writing
As 2025 rushes to a close, I find myself looking back with a mixture of gratitude, disbelief, and a very specific kind of happy exasperation that only comes from a year that refused to follow the plan. Storms – Within and Without This was meant to be a year of...
by Susan Jagannath | Dec 31, 2025 | Adventures, AI, Books, Camino, Walks, Women, Writing
Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest Walking Between Worlds: Why I Choose the Long Way People often ask what I really do. I help people write books. I write books of all sorts. I try new genres.I run writing retreats. In real places. with real humans.I work with AI...
by Susan Jagannath | Nov 26, 2025 | Adventures, Books, Places, Travel, Walking, Walks, Women, Writing
I’ve always loved historical fiction – but most of it was set in Europe or England. The I did read a couple of take set in Mughal era – but what about my own heritage? Where were the historical fiction set in the heart of India?As a storyteller, I...
by Susan Jagannath | Nov 26, 2025 | Adventures, Places, Travel, Walking, Walks, Women, Writing
The Vijayanagara Empire (1336–1646) was one of South India’s most powerful states, known for its military prowess, wealth from trade and monumental architecture centred at Hampi. Much of what we know about the empire is via written accounts by Portuguese and Spanish...
by Susan Jagannath | Nov 26, 2025 | Adventures, Places, Travel, Walking, Walks, Women, Writing
Hampi is in Karnataka, on the Tungabhadra River, near the border of the modern state of Andhra Pradesh. Among golden granite boulders along the Tungabhadra River in Karnataka, India, is the site of Hampi – in a landscape once dominated by the wonders of the vanished...