Around the World in 180 Days
I have to start this off by recognizing the incredible, absolutely incredible amount of privilege we have been graced with in being able to have experienced this adventure. Yes we made significant sacrifices in order to make this happen, but being healthy enough, wealthy enough and fortunate enough to possess a passport that was welcomed by the places that we visited are all paramount to having made this possible. Not to mention the incredible facebook communities that helped us to learn and plan this journey of a life time.
Transatlantic Cruise on the Celebrity Apex
Ok, I was kind of dreading it. I know people who *love* them. Nothing about them has ever been appealing to me. Thousands of people in a floating hotel which also has a shopping mall, and a Casino inside! It just sounds like a nightmare.
Favorites of Seville
We spent a little over three weeks in Seville, Spain between September and October. We didn’t do a lot of research and really had nothing planned except to relax after having walked the Camino de Santiago. We didn’t know what we’d be up for after such a potentially challenging trip so we kept our plans loose
Let’s Go to the Post Office in Spain
Sending postcards home from Spain was a bit of an emotional roller coaster ride due to Europe’s response to increased U.S. tariffs. … Spain might not send mail to the U.S. … Spain will send mail, just not packages. … Spain says they will send anything under a certain value, but individual post offices might interpret that as sending nothing at all.
Church in Spain
As we plan out where we are going to travel, one of the factors that we consider is whether there will be a Christian, preferably Lutheran, church nearby. We plan our travels six to twelve months in advance.
17 Days on the Camino
People started making the pilgrimage from parts of Spain, and later other countries in Europe back in the middle ages. The most popular route is the Camino Frances, but the original pilgrimage is what today is called the Primativo is the route we took. It starts in the town of Oviedo and crosses the hospitales mountains and continues going over, between and around mountains down into river valleys eventually winding and twisting its way into Santiago de Compostela.
On My Spanish Bookshelf
Truth be told, the book on my Spanish bookshelf was actually found on the bookshelf of our Latvian BnB.
Gibraltar
Gibraltar is a British overseas territory which is bordered by Spain, the Atlantic ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. It’s close enough to Africa that you can easily see the north of Morocco on a clear day.
Camino: During the pilgramage
I’m sitting in Melide, Spain… having our 3rd and final rest day before our last three walks to Santiago de Compostella. When we decided to do the Primitivo route, the main reason was that it sounded the most like what we enjoy about hiking.