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July 30, 2020
What on earth is a Trekkaversary? And why do we need one?
Celebrate the trekkaversary of our HImalayan adventure today! It’s exactly one year, since we set off from Brisbane, on our way to India.
We went via Kuala Lumpur, where I lost my notebook – the scribbling type, not electronic – Delhi, and Dehra Dun. Just 24 hours to get to the start of the adventure.
Why celebrate?
Why not?
When we have no idea of when we can travel next – its time to do a Wordsworth and let the me...
July 22, 2020
12 Questions on walking the Camino Ingles (in the time of the virus)
The Camino Ingles is a medieval era pilgrimage trail in Galicia in Northern Spain. It is quieter, shorter and less popular than the epic Camino Frances, but it has a unique beauty and is not without challenges. In the time of the virus it has the advantage of being completely in one province, Galicia. Galicia exited the most stringent features of the lockdown in mid-June as opposed to 1st July like the rest of Spain. This post has bee...
July 14, 2020
Distancing the Apostle: Walking the Camino in 2020
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 Camino de Santiago for their Camino 2020. By mid-July, over a hundred pilgrims arrived at the Pilgrim’s office for their Compostelas for their Camino 2020. Re...
July 10, 2020
How to update your ebook from Amazon – FREE
The video above shows you how to update your book in case you have received a message from Amazon about The Camino Ingles: 6 Days to Santiago. Last week I updated the book with information on the new normal in Spain, adding a couple of new printables, and updating the book itself. I have requested Amazon to make this freely available to anyone who had already bought the book.
This is how you go about updating your...
June 25, 2020
Should you? Could you? Walk the Camino in 2020
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, and Spain has been in “a state of alarm” for months. As of the 21st June, travel is allowed between provinces, and even to travellers from the Schengen...
5 Ways how the Camino has changed in 2020
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 habitations, pilgrims may suffer less from catching bedbugs, other bugs and tummy wobbles.
1. The No Touching rule
The big hugs, the hearty handshakes are gone. Keep your ...
June 24, 2020
What is “La Nueva Normalidad”?
“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, from the 21st of June, and 1st July for most people from outside Spain, provided those countries have a perceptible level of control of the pandemic.
The New Normal also affects t...
May 22, 2020
Valley of Flowers – Post Pandemic Safety on the Trek
Namaste! Watch this video guide on how to trek safely and enjoy the Himalayas. Keep yourself safe and keep the Himalayas safe.
Important: Follow the Uttarakhand State notifications on when travel to the destinations mentioned in this blog and video are open for visitors.
There is one place you must trek in the monsoon downpours amidst the swirling clouds of the upper Himalaya. Don’t let the name fool you, the Valley of Flowers Na...
The Post Pandemic Guide to a Safe Trek to the Valley of Flowers
Namaste! Watch this guide on how to trek safely and enjoy the HImalayas. Keep yourself safe and keep the Himalayas safe.
Important: Follow the Uttarakhand State notifications on when travel to the destinations mentioned in this blog and video are open for visitors.
There is one place you must trek in the monsoon downpours amidst the swirling clouds of the upper Himalaya. Don’t let the name fool you, the Valley of Flowers National...
May 16, 2020
The Top Ten Mountaineering Books
Today, my book was Number One in the Hot New Releases for Mountaineering books, worldwide. I checked out the other new books and there is a variety of books, most of them are set in the Himalayas. Great reading of adventures here, for when we are stuck at home.
This list has everything, from adventure stories, survival, injuries, nutrition, faith and love. Hmm, there are bits of all those in my book as well.
The top book in this list today is pretty exciting too! Go read it and let me know!
