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For those looking for ideas to break away, just try the St. James way in northern Spain(or any similar walking experience). You only walk, eat, rest. There is n
by omegant 14y ago
For those looking for ideas to break away, just try the St. James way in northern Spain(or any similar walking experience). You only walk, eat, rest. There is nothing else to do for a month(if you start from the Pyrenees). You sleep mostly in pilgrim hostels, or cheap hotels.
You can start alone but surely will finish with at least 10-15 new friends (if you want to of course). Every day you´ll walk for 5 to 8 hours, get to the hostel relax, talk to people from around the world, have an amazing dinner in some cheap small town restaurant drink some wine.
Just awesomely simple, but really enjoyable.
I really recommend it.
It makes you think how we are somehow a nomad species.
- alid 14y agoThat sounds amazing! I'm locking that in for my next Europe trip, thanks for the tip :)
- intractable 14y agoI agree 100%. I too walked the Camino de Santiago, in 2009. Probably the best thing I've ever done. I came back centred, happy, relaxed and motivated. I met great people, had great times (and trying times - like walking 40km, into a town with no spare beds, and then walking another 10km to the next town, to again find no beds) and really challenged myself. Walking alone through those fields is something I'll never forget. Hours of walking brings about a meditative state, and inner quiet which is rare to find. Start by yourself, this will bring you out of your comfort zone and you'll meet more new people. It's a great metaphor for life - you meet people, you lose people, you say goodbye, you learn to rely on yourself. I recommend it to anyone.