Why not Annapurna or Machu Pichu? Why always the ‘same old’ Camino? A question carried with an almost sigh, a question so often asked of me, me of nine Caminos. And to answer the question, not an answer, but a few sentences of story. Stories whose source, is not found in bustle of Saint Jean […]
A Tale Of Chance And Serendipity On The Long Road To Santiago
I’m always on the look out for tales of serendipity on the Camino de Santiago. Of stories of chance, coincidence and calling between pilgrims. Which is why I received a wonderful surprise upon my return after my recent Portuguese Central Camino De Santiago. I’d fallen behind with replying to my instagram messages. As I settled […]
Camino De Santiago: Let Me Entertain You.
Buen Camino! If I had a song to show you just how much I love my life as a Camino Guide, it would have to be let me entertain you. As you may know, I live on the Camino de Santiago so I eat, breathe, sleep and walk the Camino on repeat every day of […]
A Big Buen Camino From Albergue Quinta Estrada Romana
Oooh. What a treat! I stayed with Julia and Diego at Albergue Quinta Estrada Romana in Cerdal on the Portuguese Central Camino de Santiago and what a wonderful Camino welcome we received. William was treated like a little king! The Albergue was once a farm set in a stunning location surrounded by organic fields that […]
Camino De Santiago: It’s Time For Camino Willy To Have A Mini-Adventure.
This little boy! Since the 1st May, William has walked the 140km Espiritual Camino route to Santiago de Compostela, took a a train from there to Leon, walked 150km from Leon to Sairra on the Camino Frances. Then another train to Santiago and back to our base on the Portuguese Camino de Santiago. View […]
Darn You, Shirley MacLaine: Comraderies On El Camino De Santiago.
Some 20-odd years’ ago, Shirley MacLaine’s The Camino introduced me to the pilgrimage, and what stood out most was that it was a lone journey, an inner quest. As a woman traveling solo to process the first 49 years of my life and, in fact, turn 50 on El Camino de Santiago, I was prepared […]
Camino De Santiago: You Light Me Up When All I Felt Was Darkness.
I have come to realise in the last few days that I haven’t left the Camino de Santiago in the last three years! That’s right. I’m a Camino guide and before I moved onto the Camino, I used to wander at will having lived and travelled all over the world. I guess I’ve settled down, […]