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To say that your life changes when you walk the Camino is a major understatement. No one who sets foot on the Camino will return the same person. Despite our world becoming increasingly secular, pilgrimages are growing in popularity. If you are fortunate enough to have the time and fitness levels to walk the Camino, it will offer you a space within which you can reexamine the priorities of your life. A pilgrim is a person who is on a journey. To reach their destination they must make many sacrifices, but the rewards for doing so can be immense.
Walking the Camino de Santiago will take you out of your comfort zones, challenge you physically and mentally, and compel you to live a life that is stripped of many everyday conveniences, but it will introduce you to new people, welcome you into foreign lands, and teach you valuable lessons about how to live a richer and more fulfilling life. On this blog I have included many stories about my own personal experiences of the camino, as well as places further afield. I also have a separate page where I provide some tips and advice for living a simpler everyday lifestyle based on the mindset of a pilgrim. Any and all comments and questions are welcome. Buen Camino!
Join me on a brief encounter with the Camino Frances, 20 years after the first.
Some reflections on a milestone birthday from someone who’s a bit in denial.
Welcome to East Las Vegas, the craziest place in the South China Seas.
Follow me on an adventure to one of Asia’s most talked about, but little known destinations.
Learn how a pilgrim’s life can help us adjust to a world of rising food and energy prices.
Take a walk on Spain’s northern coast, along one of the most beautiful caminos.
Join me on an unforgettable visit to the most exciting city in the world.
More hunger, heat, thirst, pain and penance on the road from Lisbon to Santiago.
A Camino of penance and punishment on the road from Lisbon to Santiago.
The trials, tribulations and revelations on the road to Finisterre.
How the Camino can help with our New Year’s resolutions.
The road to the end of the world is paved with rain and redemption.
Some more insights on how to deal with the lockdown from time spent on the camino,
Think airport layovers are a waste of time? Think again. Go outside and explore.
How a simple life of a pilgrim gives you all you really need.
Rain, more rain, rabid bees, getting lost and found, on the final stages of the Via de la Plata.
Tales of rain in the plains, empty villages, and days of fun – and guns – in the plains of Spain
Days of isolation and epic journeys in Spain’s forgotten province.
The first instalment of the monumental camino from Seville to Santiago.
The Camino and the current period of social isolation may have a lot in common.
The thoughts, fears and hopes on the eve of a new journey to Santiago.
The most important place in the world can often be found in the most unlikely of locations.
See how a new world of opportunity opens up when you quit smoking.
A look at some of the things that you’ll experience while walking to Santiago.
Simple rules to follow if you want to have a healthy and uncomplicated existence.