Chicago Bucket List: The Willis Tower
With a quickly shrinking window of time left in Chicago, and a growing anxiety about packing everything and tying up loose ends before we actually moved, the priorities of our Chicago Bucket List...
View ArticlePreparing for el Camino: The Experience
Well here we are. I have been doing my research and blogging my findings on how to preparing for a successful Camino. I have talked about finding the right pair of hiking shoes, finding the right...
View ArticleCamino de Santiago: What I’m Bringing
We’re officially on our way to the Camino de Santiago! By now, we’re at the airport, patiently waiting for our first flight to board and oh-so-excited for the adventures awaiting us just across the...
View ArticleThe Camino de Santiago: A History
Now we know who Saint James was, but how did the Camino de Santiago come to be? (via) At the beginning of the Reconquista, after the remains of Saint James were found and moved to Santiago de...
View ArticleRoncesvalles and Albergues
After a chaotic weather-delayed day of travel, we finally made it to Roncesvalles only half an hour before our albergue closed for the night. Roncesvalles is the first city on the Spanish side of the...
View ArticleBodegas Irache
Free wine? YES PLEASE! If you’re walking through the wine country in Navarra and you see a fountain with free wine, you drink free wine. And while you’re enjoying that free wine, you can think of the...
View ArticleSanto Domingo
This morning the 5:20am alarm didn´t sound as harsh, our boots gave less resistance as we slipped them over our feet, and the first few steps from Najera to Santo Domingo de la Calzada came more easily...
View ArticleAna Maria
I walked for a short stretch of the Camino with an Italian pilgrim lately. We spoke of religion and reasons why people decide to embark on the Camino, or what they hope to gain from it, and he said to...
View ArticleSanta Clara
During yesterday´s walk, just past the city of Sahagún, the Camino path splits in two directions, both about the same length, and meeting just one day later. Our group decided to split at this point,...
View ArticleIn This Moment
Wow, it’s been awhile since my last post, and let me tell you so many things have happened! I still have a few posts in mind concerning my trip to Spain to walk the Camino de Santiago, but I’ll...
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