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Last night, I went to a restaurant in Burgos named Cobo Tradićion, that had a Michelin rating. Since the municipal Albergue closed at...

Today was a little chilly and windy. The Albergue was in a very old castle, and it was closed on multiple sides for the night. It took me...

This journey of 25-mile distance with a 2,100 feet climb was my plan today and I was starting a bit later than usual, at 5:45am. Cirueña...

It was 4 AM, time to get going. There were a bunch of kids from Chicago who had come to play football in Pamplona and they were on their...

There are several good iPhone apps for the Camino. I used the one named 'Buen Camino!' for the first few days and it's name is the same...

I met several people yesterday who were very easy to get along with. Sergio from Ireland and Stephan from Finland decided to walk early...

I woke up at 5 AM. It was pretty dark and I discovered it was going to be a rainy day. My watch and phone were charged. Breakfast was...

I was super excited about waking up and doing the walk this morning. The prior evening, the couple of companions had decided to start...

The Albergue house rules were to make no sound until 6:45AM but I was awake by 4 AM. I was able to get ready without making any sound and...

I found a really cheap American Airlines miles ticket for San Francisco to Madrid round trip and it came with its minor inconveniences....

Several months ago on the Apple news, I read an article by someone who walked the Camino for his 50th birthday. Several days later, I was...

Besides Mahe, two other islands people like to visit in Seychelles are Praslin and La Digue. The 's' in Praslin is silent. It is a bigger...

Forty years ago, three brothers wanted to enjoy life and they started distilling rum from the sugarcane in Seychelles for personal...

Over 23 years ago, I went to the Great Barrier Reef in Australia and ventured to do a scuba dive. A huge catamaran took me in the ocean...

Mahé hosts the capital, Victoria, of the country of Seychelles, which is an archipelago with about 155 islands. It has just about 100...

The city by the North Atlantic, about 400 km south of Casablanca is the city of Essaouira, which has very chill vibe, is right by the...

I had been driving in Morocco for over 1,000 km and had many experiences which were mostly with friendly and helpful people. From...

The sixteenth century Madrasa built by Sultan Abdullah Assaadi in Marrakech was an ancient destination for scholars in various fields...

On a beautiful morning, I started from Marakkesh on a hi Atlas Mountain hike, which started at Imlil and proceeded to Imnane Valley. The...

The Erg Chebbi desert is very close to the border between Morocco and Algeria. Touring it provides a great opportunity to see the nomadic...