Tali Goes Travelling

Layover in León

After 9 days walking though tiny villages, we were excited to arrive in a ‘big city’ again. León is a typical Castilian town – lacking the vibrant colours that the south is famous for, but equally enthralling through the shadowy narrow lanes of the historic centre which windtheir way towards the imposing gothic Cathedral. Unlike … Continue reading →

Rain on the Plains in Spain

Before we had even left Burgos and begun our walk across the plains to León, we were wearing our newly purchased ponchos to protect us from the rain! Little did we know that rain wouldn’t be the only thing to afflict us on the plains in Spain. As we began our walk out of Burgos … Continue reading →

Beguiling Burgos

Before we had even arrived in the centre of Burgos, we knew where it was. The spires of the gothic cathedral marking the centre of town tower high above all the other buildings in the city. It draws you in and amazes you when you finally arrive beside it. It is so grand, yet the … Continue reading →

Logroño to Burgos – From Vineyards to Pre-historic Remains

The first day of our second week started with a half day. After covering 165km in only 7 days, we thought we deserved it. Just 13km and 4 hours later, we arrived in Navarette and ended up at a wonderful hostel (with warm showers). We spent the afternoon sleeping in a park to make up … Continue reading →

The Routine of Walking

I woke up on my third morning of the Camino at 6am thinking what the f*&% am I doing?! This is my life now! Cold showers, lights off at 10pm, lights on at 6am, sleeping in rooms of up to 100 people, old men snoring, old women snoring even worse and to top it off … Continue reading →

One Step Ahead of the Volcanic Ash

We managed to fluke our trip to Spain, catching a flight on the last afternoon that planes were allowed to fly in Europe due to the volcanic ash. We were completely oblivious to this for a few days because we weren’t reading newspapers or hearing stories from people who got held up by it yet. We … Continue reading →

The Adventures Begin in Singapore

After running around trying to organise things like crazy for the past nine weeks, we finally started out adventure with our stopover in Singapore. We arrived at 6 in the morning and were hit by a wall of humidity as we left the wonderful air conditioning of the airport, the scariest bit was realising it was … Continue reading →