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High: A Journey Across the Himalaya, Through Pakistan, India, Bhutan, Nepal, and China | Erika Fatland

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This #chunkstermini took me all month to read, but it was worth it. Fatland visited such interesting places, and her description of Everest base camp is one of the best I‘ve ever read. I just wish she had tied her journey together or made some conclusions at the end because after a while it kind of seemed like Himalayan resident speed dating. Overall ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Crazeedi Sounds like an interesting book! 11mo

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Bookwormjillk

High: A Journey Across the Himalaya, Through Pakistan, India, Bhutan, Nepal, and China | Erika Fatland

Trying for a #Hygge 90 minutes tonight. I really want to finish this book! #MidWinterSolace

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Bookwormjillk

High: A Journey Across the Himalaya, Through Pakistan, India, Bhutan, Nepal, and China | Erika Fatland

Feeling refreshed and ready to take on the week after #HyggeHour

I‘m still working on the tagged chunkster at night, and I‘m determined to finish this month. Sunday nights have helped a lot with that goal.

Tomorrow is my early day at work so it‘s off to bed. Check out my new to me moon lamps I turn on at bedtime. Three of them came my way from various directions around Christmas, and I just love them.

TheBookHippie, jenniferw88, Chrissyreadit, AllDebooks

TheBookHippie Oh I love them!!! 11mo

AllDebooks They're beautiful 😍 11mo

bthegood beautiful 💡 11mo

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AnnCrystal Those are epic! 💡💝🌝. What great gifts! 11mo

Bookwormjillk @AnnCrystal I didn‘t ask for any and I ended up with three! 11mo

AnnCrystal @Bookwormjillk that's wonderful 😊👍. Magical! 11mo

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Bookwormjillk

High: A Journey Across the Himalaya, Through Pakistan, India, Bhutan, Nepal, and China | Erika Fatland

Power‘s out. Thankfully I have all my candles out for #MidwinterSolace

Aims42 Eek! Stay safe!! Looks nice and cozy right now though 🥰☺️ 11mo

Suet624 I feel like everyone across the US is losing power tonight. Vermont is about to get hit hard. 11mo

IndoorDame Stay safe and warm! 11mo

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Melismatic Stay safe! Wind is whistling here in Brooklyn too! 11mo

Tamra Reminds me to stock up on candles and batteries! Somehow the kids take the flashlights and they disappear for good. 11mo

tpixie My sister‘s electricity is out in KC also. 11mo

ElizaMarie Ooo you look really prepared! Stay safe —- reminds me I should probably charge my phone 11mo

Chelsea.Poole At least you‘re prepared! It does look cozy 🕯️ 11mo

marleed I woke to a pile of snow in my neck of the woods in Kansas City. Problem was how wet and heavy it is - very difficult to clear my driveway and sidewalks. But I do have power!💡 11mo

mcctrish Thank goodness for candles and reading lights. I hope your power is off only as long as you want your cozy vibe and no longer 🙏🏻🤞🏻 11mo

AnnCrystal Stay cozy and warm. Be safe 💕🙏. 11mo

Ruthiella Great that you are prepared! But, for everyone‘s sake, I hope the power comes back soon. 🤞 (edited) 11mo

Roary47 I‘m glad you were ready. Even though I‘m sure the power out was not what you were ready for. I hope you are able to stay warm and the power comes on soon. 💛 11mo

Bookwormjillk @Aims42 @Suet624 @IndoorDame @Melismatic @Tamra @tpixie @ElizaMarie @Chelsea.Poole @marleed @AnnCrystal @Ruthiella @Roary47 Thanks! Luckily power came back overnight so it was more of a fun adventure than a dangerous outage. I‘m feeling grateful for a new roof, plenty of blankets and candles, and the people who‘s job it is to go outside in the middle of a storm and fix these things. 11mo

ElizaMarie @Bookwormjillk I lucked out and didn't have any power issues. One of my buddies had a leak in their roof and had sustained damage (which sucks), but we were good. Today has been fine (sunny) but I think we have another winter storm on the horizon -- (I am in Southern Vermont)
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Bookwormjillk @ElizaMarie yes we‘re supposed to get another one on Friday (in Virginia) and then a snow storm next week. Seems like it will be a rough winter! 11mo

tpixie @Bookwormjillk oh! I‘m so thankful you got your power back relatively quickly!! And it‘s awesome that You were prepared with your candles. 💙💙💙 (edited) 11mo

AnnCrystal 👏 Wonderful👍. 💕🙏. 11mo

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Bookwormjillk

High: A Journey Across the Himalaya, Through Pakistan, India, Bhutan, Nepal, and China | Erika Fatland

After school activities canceled!

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Bookwormjillk

High: A Journey Across the Himalaya, Through Pakistan, India, Bhutan, Nepal, and China | Erika Fatland

We didn‘t get our snow yesterday, but the silver lining was the chance to walk in the sun today. I also got Christmas packed up, and cooked a nice Sunday dinner. Now I‘m settling in with the tagged book and a glass of wine for Hygge Hour. #HyggeHugs #HyggeHour #Naturalitsy #MidWinterSolace

TheBookHippie, jenniferw88, Chrissyreadit, AllDebooks

Chrissyreadit 🤍🎉🤍 11mo

AllDebooks 🩵Perfect🩵 11mo

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squirrelbrain

High: A Journey Across the Himalaya, Through Pakistan, India, Bhutan, Nepal, and China | Erika Fatland

Visited my local library fundraising book sale this morning. (They‘re part of the county library network but volunteer run since threatened with closure a few years ago).

All books were 50p (!) apart from the tagged, which was a whole Q9 because it was on the special ‘posh‘ table. Inordinately flattered to find a fair few of the books that I donated earlier in the week on that same table!

Mostly for hubby but top and bottom for me.

squirrelbrain I already have the Kukafka on Kindle but for 50p a hard copy is always preferable. 13mo

charl08 Nice haul! 13mo

squirrelbrain @youneverarrived - I got the Angela Marsons for you, as I recall that you really liked the first one. This is number 2. If you already got it on Kindle, don‘t worry but, if not, I‘ll pop it in the post for you. It‘s not often you see physical copies of these out in the wild; in fact, I‘m not sure I‘ve ever seen one! 13mo

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BarbaraBB Did you read the Kukafka yet? It‘s so good!! 13mo

jlhammar Wow, great finds! 13mo

squirrelbrain No not yet @BarbaraBB - it‘s one of those that I‘ve been ‘meaning to get to‘ on Kindle, but I‘m sure a hard copy will give me more incentive! 13mo

Ruthiella Awesome haul! What a bargain. 👍 13mo

julesG Nice haul! 13mo

Megabooks High was so good! Nice to support your local library! 13mo

youneverarrived That‘s really thoughtful of you to get it for me, thank you! 😘 I don‘t have it I only have that bundle of books that was on offer on kindle from book 4-6 so it‘s much appreciated! ❤️ 13mo

squirrelbrain Oh good, I‘m glad you haven‘t got it! I‘ll send it sometime this week @youneverarrived - when I get chance to go to the PO. 13mo

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Megabooks

High: A Journey Across the Himalaya, Through Pakistan, India, Bhutan, Nepal, and China | Erika Fatland

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I don‘t know if there is any travel writer I enjoy more than Fatland. Her anthropologist eye appeals to me. In The Border and Sovietstan, politics played an important role in former Soviet and adjacent areas, but in High, where she travels the Himalayas, Fatland interrogates the role religion and religious differences have played in each of the countries in and around the mountain range. I‘m definitely down for whatever she writes next!!

Cinfhen

MallenNC I‘ve never read her, but I am intrigued. 2y

Megabooks @MallenNC I highly highly recommend her!! Her books have been consistent 4.5⭐️ and 5⭐️ reads! 2y

Megabooks

The Border: A Journey Around Russia Through North Korea, China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania, Poland, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, Norway, and the Northwest Passage

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Mandoul Thank you, looks great 👍 2y

Megabooks

Sovietistan: A Journey Through Turkmenistan, Kasakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan

MallenNC @Megabooks I‘ll definitely check her out. Your book picks usually work for me. 2y

Megabooks @Mandoul awesome! 2y

Megabooks @MallenNC I‘m excited to read what you think! 2y

Cinfhen I agree, Fatland is a great travel writer @MallenNC 2y

MallenNC @Cinfhen Well that seals it if you like her too! I‘m going to see what my library has. 2y

jlhammar Awesome! Glad to hear this was good. Looking forward to it! 2y

Soubhiville I‘ll have to check her out too. And wow, your daffodils! I‘ve been wondering if they‘d survive in TX. I may plant some this fall. 2y

rockpools Ooh, I hadn‘t heard of this. Is it new? Sovietistan was fab! 2y

Megabooks @jlhammar great!! 2y

Megabooks @Soubhiville I have no idea if they‘d do well in Texas, but they‘re certainly lovely. Thanks! 2y

Megabooks @rockpools yes, it came out in the UK last summer and in the US this winter. 2y

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Librarybelle

High: A Journey Across the Himalaya, Through Pakistan, India, Bhutan, Nepal, and China | Erika Fatland

Even though I have yet to read Sovietstan, I had to grab this from the library, Fatland‘s most recent travelogue through the Himalayas.

Anyone else plan to check this out???

jlhammar Yes, I plan on reading this eventually. I really enjoyed her last one

Bookwormjillk I would like to. I hope my library gets it! 2y

charl08 Ooh I didn't know she had another one. Thank you! 2y

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Librarybelle Oh, @jlhammar I have not read that one yet. Good to know it‘s good one!! 2y

Librarybelle @Bookwormjillk @charl08 I had not known about this, so it was a pleasant surprise when it showed up at the library! 2y

Megabooks It‘s in my Amazon cart, but I‘m probably going to wait for the paperback. But yes, I‘m very interested!! I loved Sovietstan and The Border. 2y

Librarybelle Good thought to wait for the paperback, @Megabooks ! 2y

BarbaraBB Sounds good! 2y

Librarybelle @BarbaraBB 😁 2y

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