The Portuguese Way with a Young Family It was a wonderful walk into Santiago, and so nice to meet some familiar faces for cheers and high fives at the finish. There aren’t many young children on the Portugues Costa/Littoral route, so our chatty children stood out. I’m so glad we decided to do this as… Read more

Walking day after day, counting memories not miles. In a land faraway, but not so different from ours. Soaking up the scenery, savouring every minute, every day, Never wanting the end, always wishing it away. The journey, the moment, all that matters right now, The ghosts of pilgrims’ past, marching with us somehow Shared memories… Read more

Surviving Snoring on the Camino It was half past one in the morning when I first heard it. I sat bolt upright in the dormitory terrified. At first I thought it must have been a nightmare. Nevertheless, I felt tense. I sat there in the bed looking around in the darkness for any signs of… Read more

Thinking about skipping the Meseta? Please, don’t. Some people planning the Camino Francés sometimes ask if they should skip the “Meseta” and take a bus from Burgos to León because they heard it’s kind of a boring section, nothing interesting to see… Please don’t do it. Unless you really have no time to walk, that… Read more

Tessa’s Camino with Family and Friends, Old and New. 800 kilometers in a freedom chair. How a Community Came Together for One Woman’s Camino Journey A little over four months ago our daughter, Tessa was busily planning a trip with her Catholic youth group to Jerusalem, Portugal, and Rome. She was devastated when the group… Read more

Connie Shares Top 3 Camino Lessons Dear Camino fans, I would like to share three major lessons from my first and only Camino this year: First of all, if one of your goals in walking the Camino de Santiago is to become a more patient person, you may find little opportunity to practice patience. This… Read more

Location: Cirauqui – Albergue Cirauqui Casa Maralotx After a brilliant dinner at the Albergue, I struck up a conversation with an Irish guy we’d first met back on day one. He’d had an absolute marathon of a day and was keen to unwind with a drink or two (no arm-twisting required on my end!). So,… Read more

Day 1 – 3 St-Jean-Pied-de-Port, Roncesvalles, Zubriri, Pamplona Day 1: St-Jean to Roncesvalles Distance: 25.6 kmAccommodation: B&B Gure Lana (10/10), Hotel Roncesvalles (8/10) We kicked off with a lovely breakfast and a relaxed start. From the moment we began walking, we were struck by how chatty and welcoming everyone was. We quickly met fellow pilgrims,… Read more

Walking the Camino with a Baby Brave or stupid? 5 key considerations… Setting out from St Jean Pied de Port with our 6-month-old to walk the Camino Frances we couldn’t be sure if we were brave or stupid. At that moment they felt like 2 sides of the same coin, and we weren’t sure which… Read more

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