Five years ago, I began a new path, working as a guide in the Camino de Santiago. Life with its wild sense of humour was showing me its most ironic side! I started walking and hiking around 15 years ago, yet I had always held a passionate prejudice against the Camino de Santiago, Spain’s most […]
Two Friars, A Deacon And An Ex-Nun-On-The-Run On The Camino De Santiago – Marilis Pineiro.
It may come to pass that at a certain point in one’s life, one is faced with the realisation that they are no longer content with merely existing. This is what happened to me, anyway, and is how I ended up journeying over 1000 kilometres, from Lourdes, France, across the Pyrenees Mountains, all the way […]
“The Pilgrim” Jose Antonio Garcia’s Near-Death Experience Began An Epic 107km Adventure.
As I have walked five Caminos solo, guided groups along the Way and lived on the Portuguese Camino de Santiago, I like to think that I have become an experienced pilgrim. Until I heard the story of Jose Antonio Garcia, a Spanish native who has walked an epic 107,000 km pilgrimage across every continent except […]
Brave Or Stupid. The Moment That Led Me To The Camino De Santiago.
In 2011, I made the biggest decision of my life. I had a real moment. Enough was finally enough. I was sick and tired of feeling sick and tired. Call it the mother of all endings. Overnight, I walked away from my 15-year career as a Lawyer and all the security that came with it. […]
6 Lessons From The Camino De Santiago For The Coronavirus Crisis.
The Camino de Santiago is a network of trails that run throughout Europe, all ending at the Cathedral in Santiago de Compostela. The Camino isn’t just a walk in nature. The Camino de Santiago is a spiritual adventure. A place where the good people of the world can live the simple life of a Pilgrim […]
Meet Rui. Walking The Camino de Santiago Medieval Style.
Meet Rui who is walking the Camino de Santiago – medieval style. I recently moved onto the Portuguese Camino de Santiago in the Rio Minho area. I love it! I spend my days wandering the countryside, sometimes on the Camino, sometimes off. It’s an absolute pleasure and blessing to live in the area and to […]
The Portuguese Camino de Santiago With Coastal Views.
The Camino de Santiago is not one road. It is many. A network of hiking trails that cross Europe. Most Caminos lead to one place. The lighthouse of spirituality, the Cathedral of St James in Santiago de Compostela. The popularity of the Camino de Santiago has exploded in the last ten years. The release of […]