Many times in my life things happen like this: I hear about something for the first time and my mind very often pays little attention to it. However, when I hear about it for the second or third time my mind starts getting interested. This is what happened to Vipassana. The first time I heard... Continue Reading →
Volunteering in an animal shelter – the pros and cons and about checking your dreams against reality
Have you ever had the idea of living in a rural area? Leave all the hustle and bustle, all the stress of city life behind you? And isn't it so easy to over-romanticise an idea? Isn't the grass not always greener on the other side? But what options do you have? You can either dream... Continue Reading →
The 66 things I learnt from walking the Camino Frances
This is how I would summarise my experience on the Camino Frances. It would be untrue if I told you that I gained all of these insights on the Camino alone. I have to thank a lot of great teachers - near and far. However, many of these insights were confirmed on this journey. Whether... Continue Reading →
Camino 2017: From Santiago to Finisterre
And then I was ready for the last leg of my journey. The Camino Finisterre - which would lead me to the coast. I left the hostel in Santiago rather late that morning. The Camino arrows were (as always) easy to spot. Shortly after I arrived in the outskirts of Santiago I came across the... Continue Reading →
Camino Frances 2017: From Sarria to Santiago
Sarria is only 113km away from Santiago de Compostela and is a very popular starting point for many pilgrims. The reason therefore is that many people would like to receive their ‘Compostela’, a religious certificate written in Latin, expended by the Church when pilgrims prove they have either walked 100km or cycled (or travelled on horseback)... Continue Reading →
Camino Frances 2017: From Leon to Sarria
Let's start this blog post with a short (or in this case not so short) video. https://youtu.be/paENxu4Pc6U Overall I would describe this part of my Camino as the most enjoyable part. While the first few days of my Camino were also enjoyable, there was still all the excitement, the apprehension - whereas now emotions were... Continue Reading →
Camino Frances 2017: From Burgos to Leon
Ahh... and another night in a single room - in Burgos. Although this time it wasn't as relaxing as before. The walls were very thin and you could hear every sound your next- door neighbour made - and some of the sounds (if not all) you really did not want to hear... Anyway, a single... Continue Reading →
Camino Frances 2017: From Logroño to Burgos
Camino Frances: Section Logrono to Burgos
Camino Frances 2017: From Pamplona – Logroño
The French Way: Section Pamplona - Logrono.
Camino Frances 2017: From SJPP – Pamplona
The first section of the Camino Frances (French Way). From Saint Jean Pied de Port to Pamplona.