Ella Maillart
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It is always our own Self that we find at the end of the journey. The sooner we face that Self, the better.
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Ella Maillart
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"Here in India I have started on a new journey which, I know, will take me further than before towards the perfect life I was instinctively seeking."
Cruises and Caravans, 1942
Cruises and Caravans, 1942
Guertchakoff, Serge. "Une grande dame vagabonde: Ella Maillart" (A Great Lady Vagabond: Ella Maillart), in Revue du Vieux Genève. 1993, pp. 72–86.
Blaser, Françoise. "Rester, partir: il faut choisir" (To Stay, To Go: One Must Choose), in Journal de Genève. July 10, 1994, p. 17.
Blaser, Françoise. "Rester, partir: il faut choisir" (To Stay, To Go: One Must Choose), in Journal de Genève. July 10, 1994, p. 17.
December 22, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Guertchakoff, Serge. "Une grande dame vagabonde: Ella Maillart" (A Great Lady Vagabond: Ella Maillart), in Revue du Vieux Genève. 1993, pp. 72–86.
Blaser, Françoise. "Rester, partir: il faut choisir" (To Stay, To Go: One Must Choose), in Journal de Genève. July 10, 1994, p. 17.
Blaser, Françoise. "Rester, partir: il faut choisir" (To Stay, To Go: One Must Choose), in Journal de Genève. July 10, 1994, p. 17.
"I do not expect anything from the outside. I have patience. I possess my bearings to follow the path that leads to the immutable center, to the One without a second, that which is the first and last word of life."
Cruises & Caravans (1942)
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Cruises & Caravans (1942)
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December 22, 2025 at 10:39 AM
"I do not expect anything from the outside. I have patience. I possess my bearings to follow the path that leads to the immutable center, to the One without a second, that which is the first and last word of life."
Cruises & Caravans (1942)
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Cruises & Caravans (1942)
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Books - 5
"Except when I was sailing or skiing I felt lost, half alive. Everything I saw or read was depressing. The 'war to end war' was bringing in its train compromise, artificial ideals, and palavers that failed to establish a real peace."
- Cruises and Caravans
"Except when I was sailing or skiing I felt lost, half alive. Everything I saw or read was depressing. The 'war to end war' was bringing in its train compromise, artificial ideals, and palavers that failed to establish a real peace."
- Cruises and Caravans
December 21, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Books - 5
"Except when I was sailing or skiing I felt lost, half alive. Everything I saw or read was depressing. The 'war to end war' was bringing in its train compromise, artificial ideals, and palavers that failed to establish a real peace."
- Cruises and Caravans
"Except when I was sailing or skiing I felt lost, half alive. Everything I saw or read was depressing. The 'war to end war' was bringing in its train compromise, artificial ideals, and palavers that failed to establish a real peace."
- Cruises and Caravans
“You do not travel if you are afraid of the unknown, you travel for the unknown, that reveals you with yourself.” - Ella Maillart.
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ROME – The Tower (Album Review) - Wall Of Sound
ROME will wrap up 2025 with two new albums full of dark folk music. The Tower and The Hierophant. We review The Tower ahead of release day.
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December 17, 2025 at 1:23 AM
“You do not travel if you are afraid of the unknown, you travel for the unknown, that reveals you with yourself.” - Ella Maillart.
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Ella Maillart's Travel Secrets
In a collection of unpublished texts, the great traveler shares her philosophy of travel.
"Between 1940 and 1945, she retreated to an ashram in Tiruvannamalai where she undertook the most perilous journey, a journey to the very depths of her being."
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In a collection of unpublished texts, the great traveler shares her philosophy of travel.
"Between 1940 and 1945, she retreated to an ashram in Tiruvannamalai where she undertook the most perilous journey, a journey to the very depths of her being."
archive.is/p8GvJ
December 14, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Ella Maillart's Travel Secrets
In a collection of unpublished texts, the great traveler shares her philosophy of travel.
"Between 1940 and 1945, she retreated to an ashram in Tiruvannamalai where she undertook the most perilous journey, a journey to the very depths of her being."
archive.is/p8GvJ
In a collection of unpublished texts, the great traveler shares her philosophy of travel.
"Between 1940 and 1945, she retreated to an ashram in Tiruvannamalai where she undertook the most perilous journey, a journey to the very depths of her being."
archive.is/p8GvJ
Storytelling was central to the concept, with the notable mid-20th century Swiss explorer Ella Maillart proving a rich source of inspiration, such as the salons’ names which reference the destinations they visited – Kashmir, Sri Lanka and the Bosphorus.
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Hôtel Métropole Genève unveils meeting spaces and guestrooms - Sleeper
Stuart Forbes Associates (SFA) has completed a suite of event and meeting rooms and one wing of guestrooms at Hôtel Métropole Genève,
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December 14, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Storytelling was central to the concept, with the notable mid-20th century Swiss explorer Ella Maillart proving a rich source of inspiration, such as the salons’ names which reference the destinations they visited – Kashmir, Sri Lanka and the Bosphorus.
www.sleepermagazine.com/stories/proj...
www.sleepermagazine.com/stories/proj...
During the Second World War, Ella Maillart (1903-1997), an adventurer and journalist, spent a number of years in India searching for the meaning of life.
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December 13, 2025 at 5:57 PM
During the Second World War, Ella Maillart (1903-1997), an adventurer and journalist, spent a number of years in India searching for the meaning of life.
www.academia.edu/13208925/The...
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Books - 4
“That surplus energy of youth must be used up. It is the drive and essence of life: is life itself. It must in each generation be ‘getting on'."
H.G. Wells
“That surplus energy of youth must be used up. It is the drive and essence of life: is life itself. It must in each generation be ‘getting on'."
H.G. Wells
December 12, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Books - 4
“That surplus energy of youth must be used up. It is the drive and essence of life: is life itself. It must in each generation be ‘getting on'."
H.G. Wells
“That surplus energy of youth must be used up. It is the drive and essence of life: is life itself. It must in each generation be ‘getting on'."
H.G. Wells
Ella amassed a fabulous collection of photographs which offer a glimpse into a world forever lost. Among these are nearly 4,000 colour slides never before published. which Sept mook invites you to (re)discover on the 120th anniversary of her birth.
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December 7, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Ella amassed a fabulous collection of photographs which offer a glimpse into a world forever lost. Among these are nearly 4,000 colour slides never before published. which Sept mook invites you to (re)discover on the 120th anniversary of her birth.
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www.sept.info/magazine/743...
"Only the inner journey is real."
By Fanny Guex
Prevented from reaching northern Afghanistan due to the outbreak of World War II, Ella Maillart found herself stranded in India. This unexpected but pivotal stay would profoundly transform the intrepid traveler.
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By Fanny Guex
Prevented from reaching northern Afghanistan due to the outbreak of World War II, Ella Maillart found herself stranded in India. This unexpected but pivotal stay would profoundly transform the intrepid traveler.
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«Seul le voyage intérieur est réel»
Malgré mes propres voyages, je n’appartiens pas au club des globe-trotteurs qui ont chaussé les bottes d’Hermès. Je fais davantage partie des rats de…
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December 7, 2025 at 9:58 AM
"Only the inner journey is real."
By Fanny Guex
Prevented from reaching northern Afghanistan due to the outbreak of World War II, Ella Maillart found herself stranded in India. This unexpected but pivotal stay would profoundly transform the intrepid traveler.
www.sept.info/ella-maillar...
By Fanny Guex
Prevented from reaching northern Afghanistan due to the outbreak of World War II, Ella Maillart found herself stranded in India. This unexpected but pivotal stay would profoundly transform the intrepid traveler.
www.sept.info/ella-maillar...
“The life we lead is like a journey”, Annemarie Schwarzenbach wrote. “When we stay in a city, our lodgings feel stuck for all eternity. We leave it behind to fly in the face of fear.”
- Rebel Angel, The life and times of Annemarie Schwarzenbach, Padraig Rooney.
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- Rebel Angel, The life and times of Annemarie Schwarzenbach, Padraig Rooney.
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December 5, 2025 at 3:32 AM
“The life we lead is like a journey”, Annemarie Schwarzenbach wrote. “When we stay in a city, our lodgings feel stuck for all eternity. We leave it behind to fly in the face of fear.”
- Rebel Angel, The life and times of Annemarie Schwarzenbach, Padraig Rooney.
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- Rebel Angel, The life and times of Annemarie Schwarzenbach, Padraig Rooney.
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The Travels Of Ella Maillart
In 1973, Ella Maillart was seventy years old and had so many stories to tell Jean Thevenot who came to meet her for the programme 'On the Roof of the World'.
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In 1973, Ella Maillart was seventy years old and had so many stories to tell Jean Thevenot who came to meet her for the programme 'On the Roof of the World'.
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Les itinéraires d'Ella Maillart (1973)
YouTube video by RTS Archives
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November 27, 2025 at 3:43 PM
The Travels Of Ella Maillart
In 1973, Ella Maillart was seventy years old and had so many stories to tell Jean Thevenot who came to meet her for the programme 'On the Roof of the World'.
youtu.be/lL1cCdJmth4
In 1973, Ella Maillart was seventy years old and had so many stories to tell Jean Thevenot who came to meet her for the programme 'On the Roof of the World'.
youtu.be/lL1cCdJmth4
"As I greeted the Maharshi by joining hands, my cock-sure Ti-Puss jumped on the couch where the Sage spends all his time. the surprised Maharshi put his newspaper aside, smiled at the thin kitten and touched her head."
Ti-Puss, 1951
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Ti-Puss, 1951
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November 27, 2025 at 3:34 PM
"As I greeted the Maharshi by joining hands, my cock-sure Ti-Puss jumped on the couch where the Sage spends all his time. the surprised Maharshi put his newspaper aside, smiled at the thin kitten and touched her head."
Ti-Puss, 1951
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Ti-Puss, 1951
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In 1932, Ella Maillart embarked on a solo journey between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, discovering the legendary cities of the Silk Road. Jérémy Bigé fell in love with this story and decided to walk in her footsteps. 2,000 kilometres. Three months. On foot. Alone.
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Marche solitaire dans les Monts Célestes, avec Jérémie Bigé – EP83
Jérémy Bigé part traverser à pied l'Asie Centrale sur les traces de l'aventurière Ella Maillart en retraçant son voyage réalisée en 1932.
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November 27, 2025 at 3:11 PM
In 1932, Ella Maillart embarked on a solo journey between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, discovering the legendary cities of the Silk Road. Jérémy Bigé fell in love with this story and decided to walk in her footsteps. 2,000 kilometres. Three months. On foot. Alone.
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www.lesothers.com/podcast/jere...
"While Europe was going through the Second World War, Ella withdrew to India in search of 'inner truth'.
After the war she returned to Switzerland and settled in Chandolin, one of the highest villages in Europe, inhabited all year round."
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After the war she returned to Switzerland and settled in Chandolin, one of the highest villages in Europe, inhabited all year round."
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Ella Maillart: The woman who inspired the Ella bag
Do you know many women who have excelled in more than one discipline and yet are not good at all? We tend to think that we all have a special talent and that we can't be good at everything. Ella Maill...
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November 26, 2025 at 8:55 AM
"While Europe was going through the Second World War, Ella withdrew to India in search of 'inner truth'.
After the war she returned to Switzerland and settled in Chandolin, one of the highest villages in Europe, inhabited all year round."
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After the war she returned to Switzerland and settled in Chandolin, one of the highest villages in Europe, inhabited all year round."
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351- Ella Maillart : le vrai "Je" est immuable
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November 25, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Books - 3
"I was not submerged by, or integrated into, Asia. Travelling in company, one does not learn the language so quickly. The natives do not make their own of you. You penetrate less deeply into the life about you.”
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"I was not submerged by, or integrated into, Asia. Travelling in company, one does not learn the language so quickly. The natives do not make their own of you. You penetrate less deeply into the life about you.”
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November 22, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Books - 3
"I was not submerged by, or integrated into, Asia. Travelling in company, one does not learn the language so quickly. The natives do not make their own of you. You penetrate less deeply into the life about you.”
marketgardenreader.wordpress.com/2024/05/15/f...
"I was not submerged by, or integrated into, Asia. Travelling in company, one does not learn the language so quickly. The natives do not make their own of you. You penetrate less deeply into the life about you.”
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“Ella travelled a lot in Asia, especially India. She stayed in India during the second World War. She was a strong, spiritual and an inspiring human being. She delivers a strong message of freedom and as a woman I would like to pay a tribute to her."
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Colours on the street: Street art in Hitech city
French artist Delphine Delas shares the experience of painting the pillars of Hitec city and why she enjoys street art
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November 20, 2025 at 2:46 AM
“Ella travelled a lot in Asia, especially India. She stayed in India during the second World War. She was a strong, spiritual and an inspiring human being. She delivers a strong message of freedom and as a woman I would like to pay a tribute to her."
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Photo by Ella Maillart, 1941.
Kunju Swami served as a personal attendant of Ramana Maharshi from 1920 to 1932. After Bhagavan's mahanirvana, he continued to live a simple and spiritual life spreading the Maharshi's teachings and guiding seekers. He passed away in 1994 at the age of 95.
Kunju Swami served as a personal attendant of Ramana Maharshi from 1920 to 1932. After Bhagavan's mahanirvana, he continued to live a simple and spiritual life spreading the Maharshi's teachings and guiding seekers. He passed away in 1994 at the age of 95.
November 19, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Photo by Ella Maillart, 1941.
Kunju Swami served as a personal attendant of Ramana Maharshi from 1920 to 1932. After Bhagavan's mahanirvana, he continued to live a simple and spiritual life spreading the Maharshi's teachings and guiding seekers. He passed away in 1994 at the age of 95.
Kunju Swami served as a personal attendant of Ramana Maharshi from 1920 to 1932. After Bhagavan's mahanirvana, he continued to live a simple and spiritual life spreading the Maharshi's teachings and guiding seekers. He passed away in 1994 at the age of 95.
Books - 2
"The entire book does not spare the reader the filth, the vermin, the discomforts, the crudities of the daily life, none of which, however, did Miss Maillart seem to mind in the least, so keen was her constant enjoyment." - New York Times
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"The entire book does not spare the reader the filth, the vermin, the discomforts, the crudities of the daily life, none of which, however, did Miss Maillart seem to mind in the least, so keen was her constant enjoyment." - New York Times
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November 18, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Books - 2
"The entire book does not spare the reader the filth, the vermin, the discomforts, the crudities of the daily life, none of which, however, did Miss Maillart seem to mind in the least, so keen was her constant enjoyment." - New York Times
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"The entire book does not spare the reader the filth, the vermin, the discomforts, the crudities of the daily life, none of which, however, did Miss Maillart seem to mind in the least, so keen was her constant enjoyment." - New York Times
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Ella Maillart’s article for The Sphere, 1 October 1938, describes the arrival of Jewish refugees from Austria. Switzerland is portrayed as generous, the refugees as a burden. Article in the collection of the Jewish Museum of Switzerland.
November 17, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Ella Maillart’s article for The Sphere, 1 October 1938, describes the arrival of Jewish refugees from Austria. Switzerland is portrayed as generous, the refugees as a burden. Article in the collection of the Jewish Museum of Switzerland.
Books - 1
"From the moment you arrive at the central station, there's scarcity: long queues at the left-luggage office, overcrowded or exorbitantly priced hotels, a pale capital teeming with vagrants, where nothing good happens except in the midst of chaos ..."
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"From the moment you arrive at the central station, there's scarcity: long queues at the left-luggage office, overcrowded or exorbitantly priced hotels, a pale capital teeming with vagrants, where nothing good happens except in the midst of chaos ..."
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November 16, 2025 at 3:51 AM
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"From the moment you arrive at the central station, there's scarcity: long queues at the left-luggage office, overcrowded or exorbitantly priced hotels, a pale capital teeming with vagrants, where nothing good happens except in the midst of chaos ..."
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"From the moment you arrive at the central station, there's scarcity: long queues at the left-luggage office, overcrowded or exorbitantly priced hotels, a pale capital teeming with vagrants, where nothing good happens except in the midst of chaos ..."
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The photograph of a young woman with an intense gaze was taken in Cherchen, a town in East Turkestan. Ella published her account of this trip in 'Forbidden Journey: From Peking to Kashmir' (1937).
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Where There is a Will,There is a Way - Photo Elysée
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November 15, 2025 at 5:19 AM
The photograph of a young woman with an intense gaze was taken in Cherchen, a town in East Turkestan. Ella published her account of this trip in 'Forbidden Journey: From Peking to Kashmir' (1937).
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“I spent the six summer months in the Valais, in a village at 2000 metres, inundated with sun and silence. It lies on top of a mountainside festooned with larch trees, and its vast and varied horizon is a source of ever-renewed joy.”
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"Regards sur Chandolin" d'Ella Maillart
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November 13, 2025 at 5:05 AM
“I spent the six summer months in the Valais, in a village at 2000 metres, inundated with sun and silence. It lies on top of a mountainside festooned with larch trees, and its vast and varied horizon is a source of ever-renewed joy.”
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Ella Maillart’s wanderings across uncharted lands mirror a question that goes beyond touristic infatuation or scientific interest. What is the true I? she asks, to the sands, to the mountains and to the cold nights.
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Ella Maillart: Memoirs Of A Sparrow
She was a rare person; an outstanding sportswoman, who ventured into fields as diverse as trade, sailing and cinema. Writer by need rather than desire, she nonetheless had an enduring instinct for jou...
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November 13, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Ella Maillart’s wanderings across uncharted lands mirror a question that goes beyond touristic infatuation or scientific interest. What is the true I? she asks, to the sands, to the mountains and to the cold nights.
mover.eu/en-int/blogs...
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