Last night after a very large Spanish meal we spent an excellent evening talking with our Australian hospitaleros in El Burgo Ranero. The...

Today we were up at 6:30am, packed and across the road for breakfast just after seven. Being on the Camino Frances there are now dozens...

At 9:00am Paul arrived at our hotel and we wandered into Burgos for breakfast (the usual tostada, fresh orange juice and coffee). We the...

This morning we caught up on our sleep, not arising until after 9:00am. The day was spent visiting the magnificent Burgos Cathedral...

Before returning to our Albergue last night, we had a final meal and drink with our German friends, Sylvia and Eric. It was sad to part...

Today as usual we were woken by our Spanish friends who insist that 5:30am is a good time to get out of bed, switch on the lights and...

This morning was another early start with the Spanish pilgrims deciding that the wake up time was 5:30am. I eventually arose at 6:00 and...

It rained last night and as a consequence there was mud. Mud in Spain comes in many varities with the the main varieties being slippery,...

After a very pleasant evening with our newly acquired pilgrim friends (a German couple and 2 Dutuch residents) we took the opportunity to...

Last night was a communal dinner at the Arres Pilgrim Hostel. It was a meal for 20 prepared by the jolly hospitalero. In attendance were...

Being woken up at 6:30am is the norm for an Albergue and this morning was no exception. Notwithstanding once we obtained entry into the...

It is 10:20pm and we are not happy. After walking 25km from Canfranc Estacion to Jaca (a nice walk but not as pretty as the previous day)...

Today we started our Camino, but before I enter into the boring details I must comment on the shower in Hostel Evoke. The Spanish are...

Today friends Sam and Carol arrived in Madrid from Missouri on their way to Santiago to walk to Finisterra. It was good to catch up for...

After 24 hours of travelling we finally made it to T4 at the Madrid airport. Most airports are relatively simple with T4 being the...