Jordan Trail Dana to Petra: How to Hike

Having survived walking three different Camino de Santiago routes this Summer, we were keen to do some hiking when we visited Jordan. Upon researching and finding the Jordan Trail, we were full of glee and knew that we had to do it! This was how we came to hike the Jordan Trail from Dana to … Continue reading Jordan Trail Dana to Petra: How to Hike →

Walking the Camino de Santiago: 7 Types of People You’ll Meet

I loved my first experience of walking the Camino de Santiago. Undoubtedly, the people you meet along the way make the journey so much more interesting and enjoyable. If you’re wondering who you’ll meet, here’s a bit of a satirical look at the seven camino archetypes that I encountered along the way. The Young Guns … Continue reading Walking the Camino de Santiago: 7 Types of People You’ll Meet →

Visiting Santiago de Compostela

On Saturday, the day after we finished walking the Camino, we went to a government building in Santiago de Compostela to get our certificates acknowledging our completion of the walk. You need to have walked at least 100 kilometers on any Camino to get this certificate and we walked 143 kilometers. So we more than … Continue reading Visiting Santiago de Compostela →

Day Five on the Camino

Weather was beautiful today, clear skies, moderate temperatures and no rain. Unfortunately, we have all had enough of the Camino. Santiago Ways, the company we booked our trip with, consistently underestimated the kilometers we need to walk to get from one city to another. Perhaps they are just calculating the distance from city A to … Continue reading Day Five on the Camino →

Final Day Walking the Camino

On our final day walking the Camino we went from Padron into the city of Santiago de Compostela. We walked 31 kilometers, more than 45,000 steps. That was an insane amount of walking! Here is a photo of the Camino we walked, from Tui to Santiago. This map was included on our credencial del peregrino … Continue reading Final Day Walking the Camino →

Fourth Day Walking the Camino

The weather was sunny and comfortable today and the sights were delightful. However, as it was the fourth straight day of walking long distances, getting to our final destination was tough. We covered 29 kilometers, more than 40,000 steps. It was very hard to walk that far! I also discovered that one of my toes … Continue reading Fourth Day Walking the Camino →

Third Day Walking the Camino

No rain today and many beautiful sights. Walking is getting harder though as it is the third day in a row of long-distance hiking, including going up and down many hills. Also, when Google maps says there is a cafe up the street, that may not be the case. So expect some disappointments. I would … Continue reading Third Day Walking the Camino →

Second Day Walking the Camino

We walked 20 kilometers today in Galicia. That was about 30,000 steps. This is a beautiful part of Spain that reminds me of Switzerland, with its rolling hills and charming homes displaying an abundance of flowers. Here are two photos I took in this Northwest region of Spain. Here are some of the many flowers … Continue reading Second Day Walking the Camino →

Walking the Camino de Santiago

My hubby and I are finally walking the Camino de Santiago along with a British couple we befriended here in Spain. We had planned to go in May 2020 but the pandemic started a few months earlier. Things were still dicey in May 2021 but now in May 2022 we finally felt it would be … Continue reading Walking the Camino de Santiago →

The Beauty of Andalucia

From where we live in Spain, we can see the Mediterranean Sea. It's a beautiful sight to behold, of course. But we like mountains too and hubby Rick and I are both from Chicagoland. This is not a place with mountains or even big hills of any kind. When we go out for a drive … Continue reading The Beauty of Andalucia →