Sanjiva Wijesinha -writer and physician

Short stories, Travel and Health Information

A Friend in Need

 Looking back on my primary school days, I often remember my old friend Anton Achilles. Now Anton and I were not particularly close friends – we did not share the … Continue reading

July 18, 2020

Don’t Stop Walking!

Middle age is the time of life that folk reach the age – and the financial stage – when they have the time, the money and the inclination to take … Continue reading

July 15, 2020 · 1 Comment

Health Benefits of Walking the Camino

A Long Walk to Health After I walked the Camino in 2011, I was invited by various people and organisations to give talks about my experience of what it was … Continue reading

July 12, 2020

Tiny – the Gentle Giant

A vignette from the past – and the lesson my friend Tiny Reid taught me. I first met ‘Tiny’ Reid on the day we both started primary school at St … Continue reading

July 11, 2020 · 4 Comments

Purchase books directly from author

Don’t want – for whatever reason – to purchase from Amazon? If you would like to get a signed copy of the paperback edition of book (which contains 16 colour … Continue reading

July 11, 2020

Health Benefits of Walking the Camino

A Long Walk to Health After my book Strangers on the Camino was published at the end of 2011, I was invited by various people and organisations to give talks … Continue reading

July 10, 2020 · 1 Comment

To Mask or Not to Mask?

The first time I visited Japan, I was surprised to see so many people wearing facemasks, of a type similar to what I used to wear when I was working … Continue reading

July 6, 2020 · 2 Comments

The Departure Lounge

A “short short” story by Sanjiva Wijesinha “Your flight is now ready for boarding. Please make your way to the departure lounge”: Announcement often heard at airports I dropped in … Continue reading

July 5, 2020

Reflections on the Camino

I was recently asked this question about my journey on the Camino:What words would I use to describe the feelings I had while trekking through each of the three distinct … Continue reading

July 3, 2020

The Illusion of Permanence

“And one man in his time plays many parts“: Shakespeare: As You Like It (Act II scene vii). I first met Sergeant Nimal at the time I started working at … Continue reading

June 28, 2020 · 2 Comments
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