Camino de Santiago: Day 5, Larrasoaña, Spain Distance from Larrasoaña to Pamplona, Spain – 18.7 kilometres When we left Larrasoaña it was grey, cold and occasionally drizzling, but the weather was not as unpromising as the day before. Having learned a lesson about the...
Go to Day 4, Espinal, Spain Distance from Espinal to Larrasoaña, Spain – 27.7 kilometres Rainy Day on the Camino de Santiago The forecast called for a cold morning, just above freezing, cloudy, but no rain. Things looked encouraging when I looked out the window of the...
Camino de Santiago: Day 3, Refuge Orisson, France Distance from Refuge Orisson to Espinal, Spain – 26.6 kilometres. Horses on the Camino de Santiago After a fitful night’s sleep, we woke at Refuge Orisson about half an hour before sunrise. The room and the...
St. Jean Pied de Port at Dusk Today Sarah and I begin our four week or so walk across the Pyrenees and northern Spain along the fabled Camino de Santiago (sometimes mistakenly called Camino del Santiago). I am traveling very light, with only an iPad and smartphone to...
Note: This guest post was written in 2015 and reflects the cost of living in Madrid at that time. Prices have changed considerably since then, so the figures below should be treated as a historical snapshot rather than current costs. Madrid may be one of Europe’s...
Note: This guest post was written in 2014 and reflects the cost of living in Seville at that time. Prices have changed considerably since then, so the figures below should be treated as a historical snapshot rather than current costs. The Author in Seville, Spain The...
