Day 6 of the Portuguese Camino Coastal Route brings me into Spain. From Caminha, the last stop in Portugal, Pilgrims will take a water taxi across the Minho River from Portugal into Spain. The next few days will take me across beautiful coastal landscapes along the Atlantic coast of Spain before I move inland into […]
One of the ubiquitous things about the Portuguese Camino are Pasteis de Nata – the flakey, custard-y, and utterly divine custard tarts that are uniquely Portuguese. Days 4 and 5 from Esposende to Caminha were my last two days in Portugal before the trail crossed into Spain, so I decided to prioritze consumption of Pasteis
Day 1: Porto Cathedral to Matosinhos (11KM) My 2nd journey on the Camino de Santiago begins in the City of Porto where I will take the Portuguese Camino Coastal Route (also known as the Senda Litoral) to Santiago de Compostela. My flight was arriving into Porto at 3:45pm, and the plan was to book it
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The Senda Litoral of the Portugese Camino is a perfect walk for those who have limited time complete one of the Caminos to Santiago de Compostela. Among the different Portugese Camino variants, the Senda Litoral stood out to me as it follows the Portugese Coast more than any other variant – including the official “Caminho
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The Philippine islands are among the most beautiful in the world. While it may seem by looking at a map that the islands are clustered relatively closely together, it can actually be a pain to move from one island to another – either involving lengthy ground travel, or flying – which can be surprisingly expensive
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Colombia’s Playa Blanca is like stumbling upon a Robinson Crusoe-esque settlement in the modern-day Caribbean. Ramshackle beach huts line a white sand beach and crystalline blue waters complete the look of paradise lost. Now take this image and imagine multiple Reggaeton party-boat crash into the south end of this beach spilling rambunctious day-drinkers and banana
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Taking a year off to travel in 2022 changed my life for the better. Traveling for a year didn’t just take me to new places; it changed the way I think, work, and live. At the time, I saw it as a 1 year adventure from my normal routine. In hindsight, it became a turning
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We’ve all been there. A flight delay has caused that nice 2 hour layover you thought was enough of a buffer when you first booked the flight; to suddenly shrunk to a 10 minute gap for you to get across some massive airport to catch your next flight. This blog post will outline what to
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Traveling by slow boat from Thailand to Laos is a unique way to travel between two of the most popular countries in the SE Asia backpacking circuit. While the concept is romantic, do note that this is not the easiest, and certainly not the fastest way to get from Thailand to Laos. The overland options
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I first saw a photo of Grutas Tolantogo on a suggested post on social media – damn those algorithms really know what I would like: dreamy baby blue pools of water overlooking a thermal river of the same azure hue. As soon as I saw the photo – I knew I had to go. Roughly
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