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First, this was my fourth Camino and was the most consistently beautiful walk I've done. Hilly, varied and so scenic!
My daughter and I walked from Puebla de Sanabria to Santiago Apr. 14 - May 2 and were incredibly lucky to hit a period of...
La Voz de Galicia has reported the death of a 65 year old pilgrim from the United States this afternoon near Castromaior. The likely cause appears to be a heart attack. The pilgrim was walking the Camino with his wife...
...I am on day eight of walking the Francés at the moment. It is quite busy. A lot of talk about beds (and the need to book ahead).
I don't book.
Today I tried really hard not to get a bed. I really tried.
Got up late. Took my time to pack...
Day 3: Puente Domingo Florez - Xagoaza
What a good nights rest we had at Casa Rosa - only slightly too short because today’s predicted high temperatures meant another early start. Which turned out completely fine. The trail was easy to walk in...
Day 2: Villavieja to Puente Domingo Florez
Day 2 was another early start for us. We left Villavieja in the dark and followed the traditional Camino route towards Las Medulas. If we could change things we‘d stick to the La Chana alternative that...
Day 1: Ponferrada to Villavieja
As usual, life has a habit of changing plans so we found ourselves on the Invierno a month later than expected. Regardless though, we are happy to finally get started!
Day 1 was a hard one right from the off. We...
I have been looking every day for weeks and weeks to purchase tickets from Santiago to Segovia at the end of my Camino on May 13th and was getting concerned as on both the Renfe and Trainline websites it kept saying "no availability" every day...
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