Happy New Year, my friends and blog readers! It's felt like a long time since I've come on here to write, or to give any sort of update. But the new year felt like the perfect time, in so many ways, so here I am. It's one of my favorite times of ...
Recent Blog Posts
Gift guide for the long-distance walker/traveler/pilgrim!
Two years ago I posted a little gift guide, for the traveler/pilgrim/walker/hiker in your life (or, for yourself!). As the holiday season is rolling around once again (is it just me or are the years just moving faster and faster lately? I swear I was ...
Italians and Puppies and 19-year old Knees; Highlights of the Camino del Norte
This is the first year that I haven't written daily journal posts from my summer long-distance walking adventures. Last year's recaps from the Pennine Way took me nearly 10 months to write (or some incredibly delayed amount of time like that), and ...
How to Walk the Camino in a Heatwave
One of the stories from this year's Camino was the heat. Oh, the heat! I like to escape the humidity of a northeastern US summer for Europe where it's almost guaranteed to be a little cooler and all-around much more pleasant. And usually, it ...
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Trail Guides
Camino Aragonés Guide: Essential Info to help plan your walk
I can't remember when I first heard of the Camino Aragonés, or when it became a walk that I added to my "list", or even when it moved to priority status. I just know that at some point, somewhere, I must have read more about it and thought, "Huh. Sounds like a pretty good Camino." I've ...
Planning a Walk on Hadrian’s Wall Path
One of my intentions with this blog is to begin to provide more useful content for others who are planning their own long-distance walking adventures, and so in this spirit, I'm going to be writing up a few short guides to some of the walks that I've done. And first up: how to plan for a walk on ...
In the Footsteps of Pilgrims; an Overview of the Camino de San Salvador
Quien va a Santiago y no a San Salvador, sirve al criado y deja al Senor. He who goes to Santiago and not to San Salvador, honors the servant and forsakes the Lord. I saw these words painted onto the wall of the albergue in La Robla. It was the end of my first day walking the Camino de San ...
