by admin | Mar 25, 2018 | Adventures, Self-publishing, Writing
It’s the end of a week in self-publishing which has had a lot of ups and downs. Last week I was positive because I had got a lot of work but life has a way of messing with you. An exciting update – I’ve started using Pinterest to connect with readers and...
by admin | Mar 20, 2018 | Adventures, Himalayas, Uncategorized, Writing
Where do I get my cravings for adventure from? I think adventure may be a genetic thing. My Mum was probably the one who engendered this love for adventure because we were always going on picnics, she and Dad were always going out on shikar, (very politically...
by admin | Mar 9, 2018 | Adventures, Himalayas, Uncategorized, Writing
Transcript Summary below, or you can listen to the audio only at the bottom of the page. Happy International Women’s Day! The first thing I saw on my Facebook feed today was last year’s video where I was actually in the forest but today I’m here at...
by admin | Mar 6, 2018 | Adventures, Himalayas, Uncategorized, Writing
How absence can get you your heart’s desire I’m already talking about my next Himalayan walk. Am I mad? When you read my book you’ll know the main thing I struggled with was the absence of air. This is Toohey forest and in here we have Mount...
by admin | Mar 3, 2018 | Adventures, Himalayas, Uncategorized, Writing
The top of Mount Gravatt is the point where we walked every day before the Himalayan trek for training. It was a bit of a joke because this altitude is 184 metres and at Sandakphu we were nearly 4000 meters. This walk was good for training. It wasn’t good for...
by admin | Mar 1, 2018 | Adventures, Singalilla Trek, trekking, Uncategorized, Writing
I’m back where it all started for us. This is Toohey forest where I trained for all my walks, for the Camino Walk in 2016 and for our 2017 Himalayan trek. Today is the 27th and it’s exactly two months since we finished the last of our walks in the...
