Taking a year off to travel is one of the most incredible gifts you can give yourself. If the idea of taking a year abroad seems like a faraway pipe dream; one way to see if you can make it happen is to simply start to plan a year of travel. Planning is a powerful […]
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Taking a year off to travel has been one of the best decisions of my life. In 2022, I hit pause on my life, and took an entire year off to travel. Unlike many long-term travelers – who travel the world on a gap year out of school or university; I was in my late-30s
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The Camino Finisterre or Camino Fisterra or Camino to the “End of the World” is the only Camino that takes you away from Santiago de Compostela and towards the Atlantic Ocean. The Camino Finisterre takes you to the Cabo Fisterra – which for hundreds of years was regarded as the end of the known world
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Week 5 marks the last leg of my journey to completing the French Route of the Camino de Santiago. As I walked through the last 100 or so kilometers of the route through beautiful Galician landscapes; I became increasingly reflective of my learnings from the journey the closer I got to my destination. There’s a
Week 4 of my journey to Santiago takes me from Leon into the province of Galicia. As the pilgrimage passes the 500KM mark of the Camino de Santiago; injuries are not uncommon. I battle my own injuries this week and encounter many others who are also trying to overcome their bodily objections to the journey.
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Week 3 of my journey on the Camino de Santiago takes place entirely in the Meseta. Gone are mountains and lush forest trails of Week 1, and the vineyards of Week 2. For many, the unchanging, arid landscapes of the Meseta are the worst part of the Camino. While I do not deny that I
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Week 2 of the Camino de Santiago takes me from the beautiful Rioja wine region of Spain into the often dreaded Meseta – the arid central “plateau” of Spain that spans 400,000km2. The heat wave that plagued Week 1 of my journey remains a major feature of this week’s journey as well. Contents: This post
Week 1 of my journey on the Camino de Santiago starts off in Saint Jean Pied-de-Port on the French side of the Pyrenees, and heads across Basque country before cumulating in Logroño, the capital the famous wine region of Spain: La Rioja. Contents: This post includes affiliate links. If you make a purchase via one
The Camino de Santiago or “the Way”, is a pilgrimage to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Spain where the remains of Saint James rest. There are many routes to Santiago de Compostela, but the route that I was determined to walk was the Camino Francés or the French route. Spanning over 800KM, the
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Once again my cravings for outrageously non keto-friendly foods while on the keto diet has motivated me to create a keto version of a typically super non keto-friendly food. This time it’s Maple Syrup Pie. Uncommon in most of the world, Maple Syrup Pie, is a dessert of French-Canadian origin. I first tried it in
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