Visiting Namaqualand during the flower season is an amazing experience. After the rainy winter months, the usually arid area along the West Coast turns into one big flower carpet with orange, yellow, red, and purple colors dominating the scenery. The transformation is incredible especially if you know how the area […]
Driving through the Northern Cape is an incredible experience full of surprises. A road trip through this part of South Africa is an off the beaten track adventure compared to the popular Garden Route for example. The unique landscape of Kalahari, the diverse wildlife of the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, and […]
We’ve stayed at more than a hundred albergues on the seven different routes of the Camino de Santiago. Some places were amazing and became an important part of our Camino memories, some places were just another overnight stay. Albergues are an important part of the Camino de Santiago. Even if […]
The Camino de Santiago is a popular pilgrimage route in Europe. Every year it attracts thousands of people from all over the world. There are many routes of different lengths and difficulties that lead to Santiago de Compostela. Not everybody has the possibility to complete the entire Camino; most of […]
Walking the Camino de Santiago is a unique experience that many people start preparing for a long time beforehand. We have walked seven different Camino de Santiago routes and know how overwhelming it can be to plan the Camino. In this post, we’ve put together tips for planning the pilgrimage […]
There is no set Camino budget, the cost depends on you. You can walk the Camino de Santiago on less than 20 Euro a day or spend over 50 Euro per day. I’ve had days when I spent 16 Euro as well as 50-Euro days as well on the same […]
Camino Finisterre (or Fisterra in Galician) is an extension of the Camino de Santiago that takes pilgrims from Santiago de Compostela to what in old times was believed to be “the end of the world” or Finisterre. The Finisterre-Muxia route is the only way that starts not ends in Santiago […]
The Camino de Santiago is a life-changing experience for most, we know many people that were planning this pilgrimage for years, preparing, reading, training. To make sure you enjoy it, take the right gear, don’t overload your backpack, have comfortable shoes that you can walk in for days, etc. We […]
The Camino Inglés or the English Way is one of the shorter routes of the Camino de Santiago network in Europe. This route is growing in popularity, every year more and more pilgrims choose this Camino, but it’s still far from being as busy and crowded as the French Camino. […]