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Strength and Weakness on the Camino

A beautiful essay on grief, friendship, and very long walks, by a young Swiss pilgrim we met on the Camino in 2015.

June 22, 2015 in Essays, Travel, Women.

“The Camino Provides”—A Reflection

The Camino doesn’t provide, as if by magic. It’s made out of people, and they are the ones doing the providing.

June 6, 2015 in Essays, Travel.

Basic Menu Spanish: How to Order Breakfast on the Camino de Santiago

Pro tips on getting fed, watered, and caffeinated in the A.M. on your Camino

February 22, 2015 in Food, Travel.

3 Lifehacks for Peregrinos on the Camino de Santiago

Hard-won lessons in whittling down your pack list and staying dry(ish) on your Camino

February 21, 2015 in Travel.

9 Ways to Be a Kinder, Gentler Pilgrim

A Few Simple Lessons in Camino Etiquette

October 8, 2014 in Travel, Writing.

Chantha Nguon’s Story: Mekong Blue

A Cambodian refugee comes home, and helps village women learn to weave shimmering silk scarves and independent lives.

August 21, 2014 in Travel, Women.

You Might Be a Pilgrim If:

56 Foolproof Ways to Tell You’re Definitely an American Peregrino in Withdrawal

December 26, 2013 in Travel.

El Camino de Santiago, Day 3

“The Sun Also Rises” — Zubiri to Pamplona: Friendships, First Aid, and a Fiesta of Pintxos

November 5, 2013 in Photography, Travel, Writing.

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