Although many European countries are easing the restrictions, you might’ve decided to move your pilgrimage or long distance hike a little further into the future (as did I). Yes, it isn’t fun but the good thing is that now you’ll have more time to train! This is a refreshed version of an article I posted back in 2018, and it’ll revolve all around getting yourself ready to hike 20k a day (or more).
Camino de Santiago
YOU’VE DONE THIS BEFORE: HOW TO USE YOUR CAMINO SKILLS IN TIMES OF SELF-ISOLATION
If you went on a pilgrimage to Santiago, you probably experienced and dealt with some of the aspects of isolation before. So today’s post will focus on how you can use your Camino skills in these strange times of self-isolation.
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POST-CAMINO: EXPLORING THE UNKNOWN AND CULTIVATING COURAGE
The two year mark has passed. On the first of March 2018, I embarked on my pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. Two years later, welcome or not, this moment provokes the need for reflection.
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SOLO ADVENTURES: 7 MEANINGFUL THINGS HIKING ALONE TAUGHT ME
I’ve ventured off by myself a few times the past years. Apart from big hikes like the Camino de Santiago and the West Highland Way, I regularly fetch my backpack for a microadventure in the Netherlands.
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REMEMBERING THE WAY TO SANTIAGO #5 | BIKING TO REIMS
There I went. Carrying a tremendously heavy backpack, I closed the door behind me and faced the freezing cold on my way to Santiago. On the 1st of March it was already one year ago that I commenced my journey! The past months I’ve been looking back through a series of stories.
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