Stories
From the trail
Practical writing, food, culture, and the small moments that make a Camino. New posts every few weeks.
How I Accidentally Ended Up Walking the Camino de Santiago
I was in France for a wedding. Two weeks later I was crossing the Pyrenees with a borrowed backpack. Here's how it happened.
7 min readThe Hardest Day on the Camino (Storm Miguel Story)
Twelve hours of horizontal rain on the climb to O Cebreiro. The day I learned what the Camino actually asks of you.
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What the Camino Teaches You About Yourself
Walking 800 kilometres with everything you own on your back changes your relationship with time, possessions, and other people. Some honest reflections.
9 min readWhy People Walk the Camino (And What They're Searching For)
Grief, faith, transition, curiosity, escape. The honest, unexpected reasons people give when you ask them on the trail.
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The Best Day of My Life: Reaching Finisterre
Most pilgrims stop in Santiago. The ones who walk three more days to the Atlantic say it was the real ending. Here's why.
7 min readIs the Camino Worth It? My Honest Experience
After three Caminos and a lot of conversations on the trail, here's the honest answer: yes, but not for the reasons you'd expect.
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