Category: Camino de Santiago
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My ultralight Camino packing list
Bringing less stuff helps you save money, energy and helps prevent injuries.
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The best albergues on the Camino
Places that foster community & time for personal reflection.
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A kinder, gentler start to the Camino de Santiago
The Camino de Santiago is 800km long pilgrimage through northern Spain. It takes most people 30-35 days to complete. That’s 20-30 km of walking every day. There is no right or wrong way to walk the Camino. Some people walk every step in one trip. Some people walk it in pieces over many years. Some…
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My rules for walking the Camino — and “Never take a bus” is not one of them
Many pilgrims start the Camino with a few rules on their minds.
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Mourning on the Camino
What right did I have to even be upset? I didn’t know them.
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COMPLETE GUIDE: Camino de Santiago
How much does it cost? Do you have to book places to stay? And other questions answered.
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What’s a queer ex-Catholic doing on the Camino de Santiago?
We’ve just finished a communal dinner at a volunteer-run hostel in a small village in Spain. Our hosts are volunteers from the Netherlands who welcome new pilgrims every day. We are walking the Camino de Santiago, an ancient 800 km pilgrimage across northern Spain. It was one of the most important Christian pilgrimages in the…
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Walking the Camino as a solo female
The only way I wanted to walk the Camino was solo. Like many women, I have spent much of my life putting other people’s needs before my own and compromising. So I decided that it was time for me to know what it feels like to make my own decisions and deal with whatever happened…
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9 tips for eating gluten-free on the Camindo de Santiago
Along the Camino, most people do not carry much food. They rely on bars and food trucks to sell them with snacks along the way. This will strategy will not work for you, fellow person who cannot eat gluten!
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Things that really surprised me about the Camino de Santiago (and some advice too…)
Things may not go according to plan.
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Five books and movies to inspire you to walk the Camino de Santiago
1. The Way (Movie – 2010) Martin Sheen plays a father who heads overseas to recover the body of his estranged son who died at the beginning of the Camino de Santiago. He then decides to go on the pilgrimage himself, and meets a group of interesting folks along the way. The verdict: Watch it! Beautiful. Fun. 2. The Pilgrimage by…
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My packing list for the Camino de Santiago – What worked and what didn’t
UPDATE (August 2018): I have just finished my second Camino. Please check out this new and much improved packing list: My Ultralight Camino Packing List. I spent about a month carefully researching my Camino de Santiago packing list. Then I went on my trip and realized I was wrong … I brought way too much…
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