What Is the Camino de Santiago? The Camino de Santiago is a road that Roman Catholic pilgrims and others have walked for about 1, 200 years. The word camino means “trail,” “way,” “road,” "path," or …
The Glory that Is Santiago’s Cathedral
I’ve been to Santiago de Compostela in Spain six times, beginning in 2008. In legend, the city was established in the 9th century AD as the burial place for the Apostle James. (He's known in English …
Continue Reading about The Glory that Is Santiago’s Cathedral
A Unique House Sit in Spain: Ribadiso Albergue on the Camino de Santiago
There’s hardly a more tranquil place on Earth. And I was lucky enough to be there, in a sort-of house-sitting capacity, in May. …
Continue Reading about A Unique House Sit in Spain: Ribadiso Albergue on the Camino de Santiago
In Praise of Those Who Help Travelers: Madrid
Finally, I’ve made it on to the last of the sequence of trains I need to take to get from central Madrid to Barajas airport. I’ve asked five people how to navigate the metro-cum-Renfe train system and …
Continue Reading about In Praise of Those Who Help Travelers: Madrid