Day 16/4/22 One week in Iceland with my best bud – how could I say no? Iceland’s reputation as an otherworldly nature-lovers paradise made it very appealing. But what if there are too many tourists? Will the selfie-sticks and lines to see the waterfall make it ‘not worth it’? It’s touristy for a reason, Patrick! […]
Read more "Iceland Van-Bros"The beginning I’m not exactly sure when I first heard about “El Camino”. I think I had a vague notion of it before coming to Spain, but when I moved to Logroño and worked in Nájera (which are towns directly on the Camino) I started seeing pilgrims all the time. At first, I was confused […]
Read more "El Camino De La Vida"DAY 4 Día 4, Capítulo 1: Mutriku a Markina 5:00h-13:00h 20km The alarm goes off at 5AM. The life of the pilgrim starts early. I’m a light sleeper, so once I’m up, I’m up. After getting ready and downing my diesel insta-coffee, I’m the second pilgrim to leave the Albergue. The girls were sound asleep […]
Read more "Los Diarios del Camino del Norte: Capítulo 2"DAY 1 Day 1: Irun – Pasaia 16:00h-21:00h 16.7km Plan is set. 7 days, more or less. Irun to Bilbao. I’ll be sure to set my foot in France so that I can say I walked from France to my apartment. That has a nice ring to it, right? Packing light. Instead of a sleeping […]
Read more "Los Diarios del Camino del Norte: Capítulo 1"Quick Summary Enter Shasta. I had no idea what to expect of this area. Clearly, there is a giant, snow-covered mountain. There is also a town called ‘Mount Shasta’. When I viewed this area on Google Maps, it wasn’t colored in green to indicate a national park or forest area. Was the entire area a […]
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