Should I skip the Meseta?
If you want to walk the Camino but are time poor, ask most people which part to skip and they will invariably say the st…
A Spanish castle you can afford to sleep in!
Soaring turrets, dramatic moats, imposing guard towers and untold elegance await you in Spain’s historic Paradors. Turn…
Pamplona – More than Bulls!
While the small city of Pamplona is world-renowned for its Fiesta de San Fermín held every July, there is so much more t…
Finding foodie paradise in Spain
If you’re a foodie, you’ll love Spain! In fact, it’s pretty hard to have a bad meal in any of the cities our Flights &am…
The delights of Oia
While walking RAW Travel’s Portuguese Coastal Camino I got to stop and smell the roses, as the saying goes, in the delig…
How walking the Camino changed me
“The underlying self belief and trust that I can do anything I set my mind to is so profound and ingrained in me now tha…
You know you have walked the Camino when…
If you miss the simple daily routines, shared and solitary experiences, and luxury of walking all day on the Camino de S…
The Camino – Much more than a long walk
“We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be?” – Marianne…
The Secret of Santo Toribio Monastery – True Cross
Deep within the spectacular Picos de Europa National Park in Northern Spain there is a relic that is inextricably linked…
You say Camino, I say Kumano
If you’ve completed the Camino (or a section of it) across northern Spain there’s a good chance you will want to walk th…
The Santiago Botafumeiro
The Santiago Botafumeiro (Bot A Fum Ey O) is a famous thurible and one of the largest incense burners in the world (1.5…
10 things I learnt along ‘The Way’
The direct translation of “Buenos tardes/Buenos noches” is “Good afternoon/Good evening” but the Spanish people do not s…