Day 5 on the Camino has been kinder on our feet and weary bodies as the walk was over even terrain and devoid of any significant climbs and with a cool breeze blowing for much of the walk.  We got off to an earlier start today and the bus drove us from Estella to the Benedictine Monasterio de Irache which [….]

The legend tells that among the many pilgrims to Santiago de Compostela who stopped in this city to venerate the relics of Santo Domingo de la Calzada, get a marriage with her eighteen years son, called Hugoneil, from the Xanten, Germany. The girl in the Inn, where they stayed fell in love with the young but their feelings were not [….]

We departed Pamplona after our best breakfast so far on the Camino and were coached to Puente  La Reina to begin our walk for the day.  I was not only leaving a beautiful city, but I was leaving unwanted feelings behind.  The three months of preparation with strong support from so many friends and also concerned colleagues who doubted my [….]

After a very relaxin night at the beautiful renovated hotel in Roncesvalles we headed off on our 2nd day, trekking to Zubiri 23 klms. Unfortunately, I  (Ruth) had only walked 2 klms when my calf muscle became too sore to continue so I  decided to make the sensible decision of getting on the bus. The remainder of the day for [….]

Another day on the trail and we are starting to get into our own rhythms. They were  different walking partners today to hear different stories and share the experiences of the day, plus time alone to think and enjoy the sights and sounds. Breakfast was substantial again to fuel up for the day, before we left Osteritz – our 1725 [….]

Welcome to day 1of the Camino! J The sleepy little town of Ossa Saint Martin woke up with the church bells at 5am – nice! That really useful torch that I packed would actually have been “really useful” stumbling down the lane to breakfast in the dark! No harm done, breakfast downed, bag on the bus and away we go [….]

This post was written by Sandra Uno

The group have enjoyed a wonderful 3 days in Paris. We have all taken different directions to explore our own interests. Yesterday Robin and I decided to do a full day our of Versailles by push bike. We left our hotel at 8am to make our way by metro to our meeting point, that part did not prove easy so [….]

Add captionhttp://www.ourmanly.com.au/Travel/nepal-travel.aspx JOIN ME ON AN ADVENTURE TO NEPAL. DEPARTING 29TH NOVEMBER 16 DAY/15 NIGHT TRIP