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Gdansk: Poland’s Jewel in the Crown

Gdansk! Wow! We were told it was going to be good, They weren’t wrong! It really is a special city! Since retiring in autumn 2020, my wife Nicky and I, have been fortunate enough to visit 3 of the main cities in Poland: Krakow, Poznan and Wroclaw. All 3 have been stunning visits. This week…

“Another one bites the dust” 🎵 – Queen

Chapter 42 Hola Peregrinos, Welcome to the last chapter of my epic trip up the length of Portugal and a decent slice of north western Spain. I left home 41 days ago and managed to reach my goal of Santiago de Compostella after walking for 23 full days of that total. I’m now sat at…

“Back to Life, Back to Reality” 🎵 – Soul to Soul

Chapter 41 Hola Peregrinos, Welcome to my penultimate blog of this most incredible journey, from the tip of Portugal 🇵🇹 to the top of Spain 🇪🇸. A 33 day walk to the finish yesterday, in Santiago de Compostella, coupled with 7 days of travel to the start in Cape St. Vincent and my mid Camino…

‘The Tide is High’ 🎵 – Blondie

Chapter 39 Hola Peregrinos, Welcome to stage 39 of my daily ‘Tales from the Trail’, a 600+ mile journey that has seen me walk the full height of Portugal 🇵🇹 and a decent chunk of northern Spain.🇪🇸 This is my penultimate day on what has been a most beautiful trek. Hard: for sure. Bruising: at…

‘Moving on up” 🎵 – M People

Chapter 38 Hola Peregrinos, Welcome to another instalment of my ‘’Tales from the Trail’; a daily update on my 6 week long Iberian adventure. It’s just before 06,00 on Wednesday 29th April. I’m on my 36th day of walking. I’m now holed up in a shall hostel in a very pretty village called Combarro. I’m…

‘We can work it out’ 🎵 – The Beatles

Chapter 36 Hola Peregrinos, Welcome to more ‘Tales from the Trail’, a daily blog that charts my 1000 km, 600 mile walk from Cape St, Vincent at the bottom of Portugal, to the historic pilgrimage city of Santiago de Compostella, in north western Spain. It’s been a walk that has celebrated many things: life, love,…

“Lean on me” 🎵 – Bill Withers

Chapter 35 Hola Peregrinos, welcome to another ‘Tale from the Trail’. It is Monday 27 April and for many people, the start of another Working Week’. I’m working this week too: 😜 Flipping hard! My work just happens to be a lot more ‘fun’. Inverted commas for a reason. The Camino is riddled with fun…

“Everybody Hurts” 🎵 – R.E.M

Chapter 34 Hola Peregrinos, Welcome to day 34 of ‘Tales from the Trail.” It is yet another early ‘Good morning’ from a hostel called Patos Beach House, 14 km north of Baiona, in Northern Spain. Portugal feels a long time ago, although in truth my wife Nicky only flew home last Sunday morning: Just a…

“Bittersweet “ 🎵 – The Verve

Chapter 32 Hola Peregrinos, It is an early ‘Good morning’ from Baiona in Northern Spain. Early start, late walking. It’s now 11.00 and I’ve still only walked 3 km, had 3 coffees: one in the posh Paramore Hotel up inside the fort, that dominates the skyline in these parts, the other 2 in a more…

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