Resolution: Walk the Camino de Santiago
I first heard about the Camino de Santiago in 1999. A walk across the Spanish countryside, on a pilgrimage trail carved by millions of footsteps…
I first heard about the Camino de Santiago in 1999. A walk across the Spanish countryside, on a pilgrimage trail carved by millions of footsteps…
Whenever I’m home for the holidays and have access to cable TV again, I binge-watch HGTV. My favorite shows focus on home renovations and redecorating.…
I’ve always wanted to go to Europe. However, I never imagined that anything could make me want to walk 500 miles — the entire width…
I watched a video today in which Thoreau was quoted as saying, “Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes.” The video was by Patagonia…
“Tomorrow afternoon we’re going to make journals,” my writing teacher, Elizabeth Hunter, declared. I was at the John C. Campbell Folk School taking a week-long…
Our new pope decided he preferred a two-room suite to the 12-room apartment his predecessors have occupied since the early 1900s. He cited reasons of…
Why would a woman with serious doubts about her Catholic faith embark on a 480-mile pilgrimage trail across northern Spain? Maybe I’ll know by the…
I am due to arrive in Santiago on Saturday — a full three days ahead of schedule. I’m eager to get to my destination, but…
“Whenever I have a big decision to make, I go for a walk. Then, I go to sleep. When I wake up, the answer is…
Walking the Camino, like walking any other path in life, can sometimes have its “down” days. Today was one of those days. I just didn’t…