It all began in Lisbon… The origins of this camino date back to early 2020 when Steph and I made a pact to do the Camino from Porto. I’m a Camino junkie and she is a curious newbie who is in love with the ceramic art of Portugal, especially in Porto. The plan basically created […]
Read more "El Camino Portugués"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"Bikepacking is like backpacking – but with a bike. You travel into nature and camp at night. It’s essentially the same as ‘bike touring’ except that the routes are usually on gravel or dirt and pass through more rural environments. Also, the typical way of carrying the gear is different – bikepacking consists of strapping […]
Read more "Bikepacking Maiden Voyage in Montañas Vacías"The Pre-Corona World The murmurings of Coronavirus began sometime in December or January, but it was merely a fleeting thought in my mind as I did my daily internet browsing of The Guardian and other news sites. It was on the front page and seemed serious, but it was a problem in China. It wasn’t something I […]
Read more "House Arrest and the Return to Freedom"It was a poetic end to a wonderful 2 years in Bilbao – I pedaled my way out of town, traversing the country by bicycle to arrive at my new home in Valencia.
Read more "La Ruta de Valencia"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"How did I get here? On June 14th, 2011, I made the following note to myself in my journal: I bought a new touring bike last weekend and I really want to start taking trips. Well, just about 8 years later, I’ve finally done my first legitimate bike tour and it was everything I could […]
Read more "The 8-Year Bike Tour"Day 1: Barcelona On my way to Morocco, I had an 8 hour layover in Barcelona. I decided to take advantage of the perpetually beautiful Mediterranean climate by grabbing a bus into the city instead of pacing around the airport. I left my luggage in storage, hopped on the metro and proceeded to take an […]
Read more "Notes from Morocco"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"