I know I’ve said I don’t want to talk about the Camino trip so as not to jinx it. But it’s hard not to especially if some people are asking us if we can ‘drop by’ their side of Europe should the walk push through. (Yes, I’m talking about you, D and S of […]
Category: Spain
Camino de Santiago, Here I Come?
By PinayTraveller on April 19, 2013Good things come to those who wait. It’s been months since I posted anything about El Camino de Santiago de Compostela, specifically about my desire to go on a pilgrimage and walk The Way. If you remember, last year, I declared that I was finally going to Santiago to fulfill my lifelong dream. Well, […]
Andrew McCarthy’s Camino de Santiago
By PinayTraveller on December 18, 2012I’m finding it difficult to jump-start my Camino de Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage (which I have declared I would do next year). To be honest, the thought of walking at least 100 kilometers on my own intimidates me. That the Camino de Santiago is IN Spain makes things a little more complicated. I have travelled […]
Eat, Pray and Love Tour in Europe
By PinayTraveller on November 17, 2012Over the past few years, I’ve been very lucky to have had the opportunity to travel around Western Europe, particularly France, Spain and Portugal. Every time I’d come back from these trips, I would always feel rejuvenated, as if I’m ready to take on the world again. As you know, I would always write […]
Footnote: Kilometro Cero, Origen de las Carretas Radiales
By PinayTraveller on March 1, 2012“Spain has its Kilometre Zero in the centre of the Puerta del Sol in Madrid (incidentally, the clock of the old Royal House of the Post Office, in front of which the plaque is located, marks the official time in Spain, according to the urban legend). The plaque that marks this point was turned around […]
