I’ve always had a passion for big, aggressive motorcycles, but the thought of me piloting anything larger than a scooter triggers panic. Thus, over several years in India, my passion for big bikes had aroused in me envy for those who boundlessly roam the country unfettered by bus and train schedules, free to explore with gleeful abandon. Then one day a big biker named Troy – an expat American who proudly cites the thousands of kilometres he’s logged on his Enfield Machismo (yes, the Machismo!) – invited me to ride shotgun on a journey through Kashmir and Ladakh in India’s high Himalayas. Completing our posse was Gokarn from Turkey, his girlfriend Gili and Irishman Dominic.

Originally published in Viva, January 2007. DOWNLOAD

No leg room, but a partial view afforded me a glimpse of the scenic splendour which greeted me in Tibet. Mouth agape, I peered with awe out of the scratched window as snow-capped peaks succumbed to naked brown mountains, an imposing behemoth that swallowed the aircraft which the pilot deftly manoeuvred to a safe landing within the belly of the beast.

Originally published in Viva, February 2007. DOWNLOAD

Suzan Crane gets sucked into the vortex of sadness and destitution that is Delhi, only to realize that the capital does have its saving graces.

Originally published in Untamed Travel, May 2006. DOWNLOAD

Suzan Crane writes about the awakening of her comatose village for the high and dry season.

Originally published in Untamed Travel, January 2006.  DOWNLOAD

Notes from a nomad. Seven years ago, writer Suzan Crane packed her bags and hit the road, with only her diary for company. This is her story…

Originally Published in KLM Airline’s inflight Holland Herald , 2007.  DOWNLOAD

This interview cost Suzan Crane 200 rupees and a couple of sweet lassis. Nothing comes for free when dealing with the Gypsies. Some call them cheats. Others appreciate the fabled legacy of these artistically gifted and long-persecuted nomads.

Originally published in Untamed Travel, October 2005 & Viva, October 2006. DOWNLOAD

Suzan Crane heads for one of the country’s holiest towns, which is shaped like a cow’s ear.

Originally published in Untamed Travel, March 2006. DOWNLOAD

Death is an inevitable part of life. Usually, the loss hits close to home, but sometimes we grieve for strangers, as the world did recently for victims of the Asian tsunami. Even when it’s not on such a scale, grief is the
unavoidable result. FEMALE asked experts, and those who have grieved, to guide us through the process of
mourning.

Originally Published in Female magazine. DOWNLOAD

Suzan Crane gets drenched with local color during the festival of Holi in a sacred town where the Beatles once stayed.

Originally published in Untamed Travel, June 2006. DOWNLOAD

Just past dawn on Saturday, August 13th, Suzan Crane was awakened to find her stilted wood bungalow swimming in the river and a house floating downstream. Over the following few days, she pitched in with the relief effort and spoke with other survivors and volunteers about the worst floods to drown Pai in 40 years.

Originally published in Untamed Travel.  DOWNLOAD