Meet the ‘wild woman’ crossing Europe on foot
26 June 2021 |
7:07 am
Self-proclaimed “wild woman” Manisha Berger has been walking for 8 months, and is still not ready to stop. Despite having horses with her, Berger has been on foot since September 2020 on a journey through Europe that she says made her “mind more clear”.
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