Why are so many people drawn to walking a Camino de Santiago? As I share in my book A Wild Woman’s Guide to the Camino De Santiago, there are many reasons. One being the need to heal a broken heart. I saw many people grieving during my first Camino Frances in 2016, sat by the […]
Santiago de Compostela Welcomes Pilgrims Once Again!
Yes! I’m back in Santiago de Compostela after walking the Leon to Sairra stage on the Camino Frances. What an amazing journey! I last visited Santiago a couple of weeks ago after completing the Portuguese Spiritual route and the city was very quiet. At that time, the rain poured down for most of my visit […]
Camino De Santiago. This Is Home.
Buen Camino! I’m sharing one of my favourite picture memories from the Camino de Santiago which sums up how I feel when I walk the Camino de Santiago. As I wandered through the lush green vineyards and magical woodland of northern Spain, I felt such a sense of peace and happiness. You see, the Camino […]
Thank You For Making The Camino De Santiago So Special.
The spirit of peace matched my footsteps on the Portuguese Camino de Santiago Espiritual route when I came across this little serenity garden, a patch of wild for meditation. I often talk about the Camino spirit as joy, an awakening of the heart, as I experienced during my Camino Frances. The Camino spirit was one […]
Santiago! Santiago! I Made My Way To The Promise Land!
Buen Camino! Santiago! Santiago! I’ve reached the end of the long road to Santiago. I began my Camino with my puppaboy William in the Portuguese border town of Caminha on the 1st May 2021. I crossed over the border into Spain and walked along the stunning coastline of the Portuguese Spiritual route visiting the towns […]
The Camino De Santiago Is A Universal Pilgrimage For All.
In the summer of 2016, I decided that I would take time out from everyday living to walk the legendary Camino de Santiago. The Camino de Santiago is a network of trails that run throughout Europe with a suggested end goal. The Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, the alleged final resting of St James. I […]
Camino De Santiago: I Wasn’t Looking For A Knight. I Was Looking For My Sword.
In 2016, I walked the Camino de Santiago, a long-distance hike through Northern Spain to Santiago de Compostela. On the first day, I noticed that the vast majority of my fellow pilgrims were young men and that some who were looking to connect with female walkers. I got through the first day, politely declining all […]