The Camino de Santiago: a case for Madeira’s levadas
The Camino de Santiago is perhaps the most popular pilgrimage route in Europe. It holds a lot of cultural significance, and that should be protected and celebrated. However, that shouldn’t mean…
An Asturias Road Trip: Exploring Spain’s Northern Coast
As soon as we'd pulled off the A-8 and onto the N-632, my brain kicked into gear: I'd been here before. This very same roundabout, where we'd dodged cars as…
Spain Snapshots: The Medieval City of Mondoñedo along the Camino de Santiago del Norte
Leaving Lourenzá at just past 7am, we'd have a two hour hike before reaching Mondoñedo, where we'd agreed to meet Iván, Claude and Sandrine for breakfast. While we'd stop and…
Visiting Spain’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Spain is home to a whopping 44 UNESCO World Heritage sites, including historical, cultural and archealogical gems, third in number of sites only to Italy and China. Without knowing it,…
Two Weeks on the Camino de Santiago: 14 Pictures of my Journey (Part 2)
Where we last left off, I had literally just climbed a mountain, but I had also scaled a mountain of self-doubt that told me my body was not strong enough…
Spain Snapshots: My Camino de Santiago, Video Style
I get it - you're sick of my Camino posts, but there are so many stories from the road to tell. You've had one round of my Camino photos, but…