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...
Madrid may be one of Europe’s biggest capital cities (it’s actually the 6th largest city in all of Europe by population!) but the cost of living is much less than you’d think. If you are looking for the buzz and excitement of a capital city at the cost of a small town...
The Author in Seville, Spain The Cost of Living in Seville, Spain When I first moved to Seville, the capital of Span’s southernmost region, I was fresh out of college and starting work as an English teacher. My stipend from the local government didn’t even reach 800...
