I’ve participated in the ultimate form of slow travel by walking the Camino de Santiago. Not once, but twice. The Camino de Santiago is a network of trails that cross the whole of Europe and end at the Cathedral in Santiago de Compostela. The people who walk the Camino de Santiago are often referred to […]
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 F*ck It Moment That Led Me To The Camino De Santiago.
In 2011, I made the biggest decision of my life. I had a real “f*ck it” 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 […]
6 Lessons From The Camino De Santiago For The Coronavirus Crisis.
The Camino de Santiago is a network of trails that run throughout Europe, all ending at the Cathedral in Santiago de Compostela. The Camino isn’t just a walk in nature. The Camino de Santiago is a spiritual adventure. A place where the good people of the world can live the simple life of a Pilgrim […]