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Octopus Out to Dry
We experienced something new when we discovered these drying octopuses hanging on a clotheslines in Denia, Spain. Since they were next to a seaside restaurant, I wondered if they were being prepared...
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Climbing El Montgó
The Montgo mountain rose sharply up from my kitchen window. Its sheer face went drastically skyward, giving the impression of a photographer’s backdrop. Our Spanish villa was close enough that I could...
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Highlights of Travel and Travails
ProBlogger is one of my favorite websites for learning about blogging. A few months ago, Darren Rowse issued a challenge to create a blog post with seven specific links that highlight your blogging...
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Great Places to Stay
Where to stay when traveling is as important to me as the destination itself. I want a “home away from home.” A place to nest, put my feet up at the end of a day and savor my discoveries. I also want...
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Camino de Santiago: A New Path
My husband and I are preparing for a new path on our road of life. Literally this time. The 500-mile walk of the Camino de Santiago across northern Spain.Known in English as The Way of St. James, this...
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The First Twenty Miles
Walking some 20 miles a day gives one lots of time to think. Here’s what I think:French bartenders are flirts.French bartenders understand “Spench,” Quiero vino du maison, s’il vous plait.While I have...
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The Way
Pilgrims are given many signs along the Camino to help them find The Way. Your browser does not support the video tagWhich way will you go?
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Day of Rest
It’s Day 11 on our Camino de Santiago and after 303km (that’s 188 miles to us Americans) we opted for a day of rest in the city of Burgos. A quick look on my Trip Advisor app, and I landed us a hotel...
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Finding Oneself on the Camino de Santiago
A gentle rain came down, further dampening the Galician countryside, but my mood was euphoric. I was full of energy after our Spanish lunch of pulpos and bread, a beer to wash it down, and my husband...
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The rain in Spain
makes for very sticky mud when walking across the plains. Our high-tech, highly efficient children's umbrellas.One year ago, it was Day 13 on our Camino de Santiago journey. We walked 32km (19 miles)...
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