If you’re still thinking of walking the Camino de Santiago in winter after part 1, here’s what you need in your backpack. All those people telling you to walk in sneakers? Not in winter, my friends.
If you’re thinking of walking the Camino de Santiago in winter, the answer to your first question is yes, it is absolutely possible. Part I of practical tips for a winter Camino cover where to sleep and what to expect on the Camino.
It really is easier to explore Hokkaido by car, but if you’re set on using the rail pass, here’s how we did it.
You can get some shut-eye on the Seoul metro, but for a full night’s sleep try a hanok, a minbak, a temple or a jjimjilbang and discover the weird and wonderful world of accommodation in South Korea.
We are used to hiking on our own, living on oatmeal, pasta, nuts and chocolate. A three-course dinner and a staff to wash the dishes is not really our style but on the Kuari Pass Trek, “you get what you pay for” took on a completely positive connotation.
A tour of the bodegas of La Rioja had been on my list of romantic daytrips for awhile. But when A. and I got into specifics, we realized that only one of us could tipple liberally while the other would be the designated driver. Neither of us wanted to be the chaperone. Enter the Enobus to solve our problem.
Just before 9 AM, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama made his entrance. Everyone stood up. There was a hush, that particular sound of hundreds of people holding their breath. A few people around us started crying. Practitioners of Buddhism bowed in prayer.
If you only have time to do one thing in Singapore, eat. And even if you have time to do something else, you should eat some more.
On our first visit to New Delhi Railway Station, we were well-documented on how to buy train tickets and avoid touts. And yet…we got diverted and received a 20-rupee lesson in persuasion and salesmanship.
Our fondest memories from our trips are often of navigating byzantine bus routes, miming our desired destination and generally making a mess of things to get from point A to point B. The Great Wall became one of our stubborn quests. We took our chances that the 919 bus would get us to Badaling…