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One Year Later: An Anniversary Video
What a year. There are approximately zero things that happened this year that I could have anticipated as I sat under the stars in Spain last March, chatting with a cute guy from Wales who had a flight back to the UK in 72 hours. I never could have known that the next 365 days… Continue reading
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Ping Pong and Fashion Shows
I had a post planned for this week, but yesterday I had such an unexpected and lovely, camino-esque experience that I feel drawn into writing it down, and well, it’s my silly little blog, so plans be damned, I’m going to tell you about what happened yesterday instead. First, I’ve mentioned this on my Instagram… Continue reading
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Falling In Love at the Hobbit House
March 13, 2023 Journal Entry Oh Camino. I had a rough few days of walking—headfirst into incredibly strong winds that never ended for three full days. I also didn’t get a hot shower in that timeframe, so I was losing it a bit. That changed yesterday. I finally got to meet these two Welsh guys… Continue reading
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The Power in Walking Your Path
March 9, 2023 Journal Entry Today was a good day. Last night, we drank and sat on the floor in the kitchen of our Airbnb, chatting until midnight. This morning, I got up at 6:30 (and felt amazingly good considering how much wine I had—it’s definitely made of better stuff in Spain). I set off… Continue reading
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Don’t Be That Guy: Camino Etiquette
March 6 Journal Entry Excerpt We met a guy with a beautiful white horse and a cute dog. He doesn’t pet the dog because he thinks that both he and the dog shouldn’t need external validation. The poor dog was desperate for pets. He also said he didn’t know his Camino plan because he wanted… Continue reading
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A Love Note To The Spooky Bitches
March 2, 2023 Journal Entry Day two! Today was fun. Yesterday I didn’t stop for lunch or anything and was quite worn out. Today I walked with Hannah, Leanne, and Campbell, and we took it much easier. We stopped for breakfast at a cafe, and I accidentally got lasagna. It was great, though! Then coffee,… Continue reading
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Day One: St. Jean to Roncesvalles
1 March 2023 (Journal Entry) Phew! Today was a big one. I didn’t sleep much last night because I kept sneezing and had an insanely runny nose—also because I was so excited to start today. I woke up around 6:30 and started getting ready because I knew everyone else was planning to get up at… Continue reading
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Big Walks and Baguettes: The Day Before The Camino
The gift of the Camino starts before you ever see one of those yellow arrows spray painted on a wall or meticulously laid in brass into the cobblestones beneath your feet, pointing the way to Santiago. My last night in Bordeaux before heading off to St. Jean Pied de Port (the tiny town on the… Continue reading
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Divorced, Homeless, and Unemployed: How I Found Myself Walking Across Spain on the Camino de Santiago
I wrote so much in my journal while on the Camino, and I wasn’t sure I’d ever share it. It was such a personal and scary thing to be doing. Heading off to a new country alone, facing weeks of walking through mountains, snow, rain, wind, cities, villages, vineyards, and more. I wasn’t sure what… Continue reading
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What to Pack for the Camino (And What To Skip!)
Walking the Camino is one of the biggest accomplishments of my life so far. For those who don’t know, the Camino is a 500-mile pilgrimage across Spain, dating back thousands of years, that ends in Santiago de Compostela. If you’re like me and really want to do it the old-fashioned way, you can take it… Continue reading
Sarah Burke 