I am fortunate enough to find myself as a guest at arguably the best guesthouse in Karakol, Happy Nomads Yurt Camp. When traveling in a long-term/nomadic style, it is important to step out of traveling mode for a bit and relax. I enjoy traveling mode, but I also relish those times when I can step …
I arrived in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan yesterday morning. I hate overnight flights! I can no longer sleep on an airplane, no matter how much I pretend. This one was no different, except that it did not help that “dinner” was served at 2:00 am with all the accompanying chatter and lights. I should not complain, cheap …
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On April 14, it was time I said a farewell to the Outer Hebrides. I decided to take an early morning ferry from Berneray Island to the Isle of Harris. Later, I figured out that it cost me a whopping £40 more to return to the Scottish mainland on this route than it would have …
This hike took place back on April 5th and this is a long overdue post. But the landscape was so beautiful that I decided to make it into a video and my computer balked at that for a bit. The Outer Hebrides are located off the far northwest coast of Scotland. Old families (some of …
Four trains–four tickets. One is a QR-code on my tablet. This is the way to “fly” to the Netherlands—screaming through the French countryside on a high-speed electric train! Wide seats and legroom…what an idea! It would have been cheaper and a little faster to fly to the Netherlands, but I really, really, really wanted to …
There are no such things as coincidences. This is a lesson I am learning repeatedly on my travels. The theme that I picked for my journey before I began was “Expect the Unexpected” because I wanted to keep my heart open to every possibility. Little did I know how profoundly this theme would manifest itself …
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Day 29: Grandes de Salime—La Fonsagrada 16 miles 23 October 2017 I awoke to a cold day 5◦C (41◦F) and wanted to get moving to warm up. But first, I was out of food; not even anything for breakfast. This sometimes happens on the Camino, no matter how well you plan. You know you need …
Note: This is a camino of gratitude for me. Each day, I choose something I am grateful for in my life and think and journal about it throughout the day. I will share an excerpt from my journal entries at the end of each day’s post. Day 28: Berducedo—Grandes de Salime 12.5 miles 22 …
Or, how to travel ON the “beaten track” and not encounter anyone! I’m taking another segue from my series on the El Camino to share a recent winter hike in the Scottish Highlands. I am now in western Scotland, hanging out in the bayside town of Oban, which is the “jumping-off-place” for ferries going to the …
Day 26: Tineo—Campiello 7.5 miles 19 October 2017 I was glad to put Tineo behind me and be on my way. For the first part of the day, I felt very fatigued, which may have been my body punishing me for falling on my face the day before. Also, it was all uphill to …
