After the Camino: What to do in Santiago de Compostela
A few days in Santiago de Compostela are an essential way to finish out the Camino.
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Tim Mathis
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Pontevedra to Armenteira: Spiritual Variant Day 1
Pontevedra to Armenteira - the start of the Spiritual Variant is a lovely rural walk between ancient monasteries and picturesque villages.
Tim Mathis
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Cesantes to Pontevedra: Portuguese Coastal Camino Day 10
The Portuguese Coastal Camino between Cesantes and Ponteveda is one of the nicest little stretches of the walk.
Tim Mathis
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Vigo to Cesantes: Portuguese Coastal Camino Day 9
Vigo to Cesantes on the Coastal Camino isn't that bad.
Tim Mathis
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Viladesuso to Vigo: Portuguese Coastal Camino Day 8
The Coastal Camino into Vigo is one of the best places to spend some extra time. So don't do what I did.
Tim Mathis
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Caminha to Viladesuso: Portuguese Coastal Camino Day 7
The first day of walking in Spain on the Portuguese Coastal Camino is muy tranquilo.
Tim Mathis
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Viana do Castelo to Caminha: Portuguese Coastal Camino Day 6
Viana do Castelo to Caminha: A lovely way to say goodbye to Portugal on the Coastal Camino.
Tim Mathis
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Antas to Viana do Castelo: Portuguese Coastal Camino Day 5
The Portuguese Coastal Camino between Antas and Viana do Castelo is really starting to feel like a Camino.
Tim Mathis
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Apulia to Antas: Portuguese Coastal Camino Day 4
I feel like there should be more to say, but it's just another stage of more cruisy walking on the Coastal Camino, bouncing between beaches
Tim Mathis
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Vila do Conde to Apulia: Portuguese Coastal Camino Day 3
The Portuguese Coastal Camino between Vila do Conde and Apulia is doggone pleasant.
Tim Mathis
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Porto to Matosinhos: The Start of the Portuguese Coastal Camino
Distance: 11 Km Terrain A flat city walk along the river after you descend the hill from the Cathedral. So, you’re starting your walk on...
Tim Mathis
- 8 min
What do you REALLY need to know about the Portuguese Coastal Camino?
All of the information you really need to know about the Coastal Camino de Santiago, in a tight little package. There’s a lot of...
Tim Mathis
- 11 min
How I Prepared for the Coastal Camino Portuguese using Backyard Adventures.
The Camino de Santiago is a personal pilgrimage, yes, and it’s also a physical, logistical and emotional challenge. None of those things...
Tim Mathis
- 23 min
The Essential Menalon Trail Guide: The Greece that you won’t find in Athens or the Islands.
Save money, experience the Peloponnesian, and avoid getting stranded on one of Europe's great underrated trails.
Tim Mathis
- 17 min
A Template for DIY Pilgrimage and Backyard Adventure: Lessons from an Urban Thru-Hike in Portland
Lessons about DIY pilgrimage, backyard adventures, and urban thru-hiking from a really long walk in Portland.
Tim Mathis
- 16 min
Go alone, but take people with you: Individual pilgrimage as a community endeavor.
Reflections from the Pacific Crest Trail about pilgrimage as both a solo endeavor and a community event.
Tim Mathis
- 13 min
Travel is my church: Using ritual to turn your trip into a pilgrimage (Go on, make it weird!)
I know "ritual" can seem creepy, but embrace it. Do odd things. Watch your trip become life-changing.
Tim Mathis
- 14 min
How to travel with intention: Deciding what your trip is going to teach you
It feels weird to talk about things like “setting intentions for your transformational journey," but such is life.
Tim Mathis
- 9 min
Why do people go on adventures? It's so simple that even a child could understand.
Adventure serves the same purpose for adults as play does for children: to learn to be human.
Tim Mathis
- 13 min
Pilgrimage means finding a place with a good story and moving your ass towards it.
We've introduced the concept of a GAP Month as a reliable framework for transformational travel. In short, it's a month of goal-directed...
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