To Santiago de Compostella and Beyond
“Hey man, is there any way you can come hike with me on the Appalachian Trail?” I anxiously asked all my close friends. “No, I’ve gotta’ work,” was the response I invariably received. “Well, how bout’ just going for a week or two,” I virtually pleaded with most of them. I was distraught. Fortunately the [...]
I’m often asked–what nationalities will you see the most of on the Camino de Santiago? It is a very good and interesting question. For starters, you will see absolutely every nation BUT ONE well represented on the Camino. That nation is Great Britain. This, of course, created plenty of commentary about our Anglican cousins. Why [...]
In 2010 a new Camino to Santiago has been restored and marked with 1000 stickers in Italy by the small association “Amici del cammino di Santiago da Venezia”. The idea was to give the same spirit as on the camino de Santiago . The new pilgrimage route is a connection into old pilgrimage routes in the perspective of [...]
Stage Five: Primatevo Oveido to Santiago, May 2nd to May 14th We were flying by now. Yes out feet still hurt and at the end of the longest day of the whole trip (41km, a choice so I didn’t have to stay in a dormitory…) I thought I would die. But the next day our [...]
Stage Three: GR 10 Saint Jean Pied de Port to Hendaye April 5th to April 10th This section wasn’t strictly the Compostela/ Camino. One of our hosts who only allowed you to stay if you carried your pack the whole way told us it would be fine to do this by train, but while we [...]
Stage Two: Chemin de St Jacques Le Puy to Saint Jean Pied de Port, March 4th to April 4th This section took us to the wind swept plains of the Aubrac. Cold, I got frost bite of my nose which took weeks to heal- but no snow and so we were able to cross through [...]
Stage One: Chemin de St Jacques Cluny to Le Puy, February 17th to March 3rd It seemed we were destined to walk the Camino. Well, in retrospect. I had six months long service leave and we had a house in France. Okay we could have stayed and enjoyed the local food, wine and terroire but from [...]
The heart of Northern Spain and in many ways it’s most beautiful part. Certainly the rugged scenery of the Picos de Europa, with its plunging valleys and deep gorges, offers some of the finest views to be seen in Europe. There are lush forests, a colourful array of wild flowers and all manner of wild-life, [...]
I walked into Santiago de Compostela, the same way that thousands of pilgrims have done before me. The biggest surprise was being there so quickly on the day I arrived. We walked through Monte del Gozo, only stopping for lunch, and continued down into the city. We had made plans to meet with another pilgrim [...]
