Sounds From The Bathroom – Porto, Portugal New to the city and in an unfamiliar bed I was in a light sleep when the screeching from the bathroom caused me to lift my head from the pillow. I held my… Read More ›
Travel Writing
Trails and Trains Through Portugal and Spain Part 6 (Camino Portuguese, Camino Finesterre-Muxia)
One of the things I love about Europe, including England and Scotland, is their public transit system. Unlike America, in Europe you can travel to most towns by train or bus or both. Most towns in America have neither train… Read More ›
Trails and Trains Through Portugal and Spain Part 5 (Camino Portuguese, Camino Finesterre-Muxia)
As I swat mosquitos feasting on my face the scent of the river bank cooking in the sun fills my nostrils. Again the Camino has become so narrow and smothered with weeds that they brush against my body with each… Read More ›
Trails and Trains Through Portugal and Spain Part 3 (Camino Portuguese, Camino Finesterre-Muxia)
Three days tromping around Lisbon seeing the sights and eating rich Portuguese pastries was the first phase of my Camino training program. It may have been a little late in the process and unorthodox but three days of climbing… Read More ›
Trails and Trains through Portugal and Spain – Part 2 (Camino Portuguese, Camino Finesterre-Muxia)
The train had been stopped too long to just be picking up passengers plus we were not at a station. We were sitting on a sunny stretch of track with a view of nowhere when the diesel engines fell silent… Read More ›
Trails and Trains through Portugal and Spain – Part 1 (Camino Portuguese, Camino Finesterre-Muxia)
I have always been a sucker for inspirational films that include travel across foreign lands. Especially those films where the protagonist hikes, sails, or bicycles the globe and along the way finds the insight, strength and courage to complete their… Read More ›
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