A couple of nights in Lisbon were enough for me to fall in love with the city. Once settled into the hotel, I put on my walking shoes prepared to lose myself in the narrow, cobbled streets of Lisbon’s old … Read the rest
The Portuguese Camino de Santiago is becoming more and more popular. I recently had the luxury of walking this ancient pilgrim path for five weeks through Portugal from Lisbon to Santiago, Spain. It was a challenging experience … Read the rest
On arrival at Lisbon airport the immediate challenge was getting to our hotel. After seeing the taxi queue we decided to take the metro. Big mistake! We finally hauled our luggage up the three
September 11, 2015
Getting the train to where we left off yesterday proved to be quite simple. And then things became complicated. The guide book warned us to take care finding the right path. Unfortunately the guide
After a good night’s sleep, yesterday’s horrid day seems less so. The plan was to walk about 20km and get a ride to Azambuja, returning the next morning. For some unknown reason we continued the
(Santarem Hostel 2 nights)
After the horrid day on Friday, we decided to break the next stage into two manageable 15km days. And what pleasurable walks they were. Yesterday
(Golega 2 nights)
The pick up and drop off service provided by some of the hostels is invaluable to those of us who just can’t manage 30 km stages. It also means that on the second day
As usual, we prepared to leave at around 7am. Unusually though, breakfast was a beautifully furnished, massive dining room. Only two of us at a table that could seat twenty. We were staying in
My arms got a workout on this stage from Tomar to Cortica. The pretty track went up. And up. And up. Using my walking poles as if I were skiing I propelled
(Alvaiazere Albergue)
Last night our host Carlos treated us to a fine performance. He lined all our compostelas up. Then instead of just stamping them with an ink stamp, he got