If you plan to walk the long road to Santiago, I’m sure you’ve heard all about the legendary Camino spirit. Ask any pilgrim to tell you all about their Camino de Santiago and you will see their eyes light up, as they share their tales of adventure. The Camino de Santiago is a network of […]
Ethical Travel. How Slow Can You Go On The Camino De Santiago?
I’ve participated in the ultimate form of slow travel by walking the Camino de Santiago. The Camino de Santiago is a network of trails that cross the whole of Europe and most end at the Cathedral in Santiago de Compostela. The people who walk the Camino de Santiago are often referred to as pilgrims. I […]
Vulnerability Was My Superpower On The Camino De Santiago – Amie Chilson.
During the first two miles of walking my very first Camino, I broke down into tears on-camera and openly wept. Having just left Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port on a 40-day pilgrimage across Spain, I was suddenly hit by an overwhelming sense of gratitude while hiking through the charming Basque countryside. The late summer cornfields, pastures and rolling hills […]
Yoga And The Camino De Santiago – Silvia Santos
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. […]