The Path to Somewhere
On this pre-Easter Camino in Portugal, we had The Way almost to ourselves. If you’re looking to avoid crowds or the “pilgrim freeway,” traveling...
A Fall Camino? Absolutely!
Most years we travel to Spain to walk in the spring. Schedules being what they were in 2019, we headed back for an October Camino. Weather was...
May The Irish Be With You My Friends
Here’s an Irish proverb that I ran across that seemed most fitting as it captures the attitude taken by so many pilgrims as they walk the...
The Casa de Fernanda
The Casa de Fernanda is truly one of the gems along the Caminho Portugués. Although Brierley suggests walking the Barcelos to Ponte de Lima Stage...
A Camino Within The Camino
I think that Father Kevin hits the nail right on its head when he describes the daily small caminos within the walk to Santiago: “I am becoming...
Two Roads Lead to Roncesvalles
Regardless of which route you choose, you still have to cross the Pyrenees! Both ways are good options for getting into Spain. On my first...
The Romans Were Here!
Vestiges of an old Roman civilization can be found all across Spain and along the Camino. Part way between Pontedueme and Betanzos, near Miño, on...
Portugues Cobbles!
The hardest thing about walking the Caminho Portugués is not the terrain, but rather what you are walking on. For our five days in Portugal, we...
Over the Mountain
On one’s initial day on the Camino Francés, the first decision is which route to take over the Pyrenees: the Napoleon or the Valcarlos Route?...
The Camino Countryside
A long day’s walk out of the metropolis of Burgos leads you to the village of Hontanas in the middle of the Meseta plain. The walk into the...