Līgo All over Europe, the ancient pagan midsummer celebrations continue to take place. In Latvia, St. John’s Day (Jāņi), or Līgo may be the most important celebration of the year. It runs overnight from June 23rd to the 24th. If they can, Latvians take to the woods, fields and beaches to celebrate by staying up… Continue reading Midsummer in Latvia – Līgo
Month: June 2021
Creative, tough, tenacious – Freya Stark
Zest for life I might never have learned about Freya but for a book sale where I stumbled on her autobiography, Traveller’s Prelude 1893-1927. It’s an astonishing document of her experiences up to her mid thirties. Freya Stark had a fascinating life. She was an explorer and wrote more than two dozen travel books about… Continue reading Creative, tough, tenacious – Freya Stark