A few weeks ago I shared my five favorite albergues on the Camino Frances, the path from Saint Jean Pied de Port to Santiago. But that only covers half of my Camino. Now I want to step back and look at the five most unforgettable gites of the Chemin du Puy, the Camino route fromContinue reading “5 Unforgettable Gites on France’s Chemin du Puy”
Category Archives: Frequently Asked Camino Questions
Sleeping Through the Snoring
Here’s another question people ask when they hear that we spent almost all of our 79 Camino nights in shared rooms, sometimes with as many as 50 other people. What do you do about the snoring? I could make a joke here about how most of us who are married are used to sleeping aContinue reading “Sleeping Through the Snoring”
My 5 Favorite Albergues on the Camino Frances
At one point or another, every Camino alum starts making Top Five list. The Best Albergues. The Best Meals. The Best Days. I love reading these stories, because sometimes I recognize the places they describe…but more often I don’t. Pilgrims stop in different towns, or stay in different places, or the weather and the people justContinue reading “My 5 Favorite Albergues on the Camino Frances”
Bed bugs? What bed bugs?
In 79 days on the #CaminodeSantiago we slept in 75 beds. But we never saw a bed bug. Why?
My Princess Feet, The Shoes, and My Biggest Camino Mistake
“What would you do differently?”
I get this question a lot when I talk about my Camino walk. And I have a quick answer.
The shoes.
Camino Beds (A Photo Tour)
A photo tour of the gites, albergues, and beds of the Camino de Santiago
Eating Our Way Across Spain
Every village of the Camino de Santiago has at least one cafe for the thousands of pilgrims who pass through. So you’re never far from food.
My Camino Packing List
What does one carry on a pilgrimage across Europe? According to a scale of questionable accuracy in Aubrac, my pack, with water, weighed about 10 kilograms, or 22 pounds. That’s way more than what most ultralight backpackers would recommend, but it was never so much that I couldn’t carry it. My luxuries were small and carefully considered.Continue reading “My Camino Packing List”
Eating Our Way Across France
This week is Thanksgiving in the U.S.—a day of family and gratitude and food. Lots and lots of food. So let’s talk about food on the Camino—and specifically this time, how we ate in France. (Our experiences in France and Spain were distinctly different. That’s cultural, somewhat, but mostly it stemmed from how many pilgrimsContinue reading “Eating Our Way Across France”
The Camino Paths (A Photo Tour)
People have been curious about the trails of the Camino. Were we walking on paved roads? Narrow dirt paths? Lots of rock, or fairly smooth? The answer is really “all of the above.” If you didn’t like the trail, all you had to do was keep walking for a couple of hours, and chances areContinue reading “The Camino Paths (A Photo Tour)”
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