1 day agoMember-onlyThe 7 Gems of the Camino InviernoOn the Camino de Invierno, I discovered a path less trodden, yet rich with hidden treasures that beckon the curious and the adventurous. This journey, woven through the tapestry of Spain’s rugged beauty and deep history, reveals its secrets to those who walk its path with open eyes and a…Caminodesantiago4 min readCaminodesantiago4 min read
Oct 6Member-onlyThe rewards of doing things in reverseA Walk in the Reverse Direction: Finding Inspiration and Koalas Mostly transcript of the video above Hey there, folks! Good morning! Today, let’s embark on another walk together. I’ve been doing these walks to get myself in shape for our upcoming Camino adventure in April. My goal is to complete a whopping 200 days of walking. So, join me…Australia3 min readAustralia3 min read
Oct 2Member-onlyRediscovering the River WalkA Return to the River Walk Mostly this is a transcript — but it’s an enriched one. Hey there, folks! It’s been a while, but we’re back on the river walk, and boy, have things changed! The water levels have dropped significantly, leaving hardly any lake behind. But don’t worry; let’s take a little saunter…Hiking5 min readHiking5 min read
Mar 30Member-only4 Easy Steps To Create A Video With Your Words In Only 60 SecondsMy experiment with AI tools through numerous meetups and sessions online covered interesting topics like ChatGPT, Canva, OpenAI, Quillbot and more. But I’ve discovered there’s a lot more you can do. For starters, you can turn the text in your book into an Audiobook. I’ve covered this in a previous…Aitools4 min readAitools4 min read
Mar 9Member-onlyHow I Used AI To Create An Audio of My Book Chasing Himalayan Dreams For FreeI’ve been doing experiments with AI for a while now. I’ve done numerous meetups and sessions online about how AI can be a useful tool for writers. If you’re interested in learning more about ChatGPT, Canva, OpenAI, Quillbot and more join me in my other sessions. I am picking up…Aiaudiotool3 min readAiaudiotool3 min read
Mar 9Member-onlyHow do you Fulfil a Dream as big as Kanchenjunga?Chasing Himalayan Dreams - Never too late to fulfil a dream Watch Chasing Himalayan Dreams - Never too late to fulfil a dream via @adilovideoadilo.bigcommand.com Transcipt Summary You fulfil it by taking the first step — by walking! Chasing Himalayan Dreams takes you off to a part of the Himalayas that you might not be familiar with, a ridge overseeing a mountain called Kanchenjunga. It had been a dream of mine for 40 years to complete this trek…Kanchenjunga8 min readKanchenjunga8 min read
Feb 14Member-onlyHappy Valentine’s Day BooksHappy Valentine’s Day Books! These books are in search of any author — is it you? This year, I’m finishing two books, my latest hiking book about my Camino, and my historical fiction book. That came about because I love historical fiction, but there was no, or very little historical fiction about lands and…Historicalfiction3 min readHistoricalfiction3 min read
Feb 12Member-onlyHow an AI Story Writer Can Boost Your Productivity as An AuthorI know everyone’s going crazy over ChatGPT, and if you don’t want to know about it, that’s okay. However, I’ve been having great fun playing with artificial intelligence and similar resources for nearly a year now. I’ve mainly been using it for art because I am a writer, not an…Author9 min readAuthor9 min read
Jan 27Member-onlyThe Best Colours for a CaminoRecently a favourite Camino author, Joanna Penn, shared a blog on how she chose her cover for her book. It was excellent, and very much in sync of how I believe we should research book covers that attract the right readers, and, how sometimes, you should follow your intuition too…Colorpsychology3 min readColorpsychology3 min read
Dec 31, 2022Member-onlyThe Holy Year of 2022 ends on Dec 31st and the Door of Mercy closesScraping in through the Door of Mercy What is the Door of Mercy? The Door of Mercy is a door to the Catedral de Santiago de Compostela that is only open in a Holy Year. In Santiago, a Holy year is when the Saint’s Feast day, July 25th, falls on a Sunday. That happened in 2021, however, the Pope declared that it would…July25th3 min readJuly25th3 min read