Tag: Europe

  • Brussels, Belgium (Pre-Camino)

    Brussels, Belgium (Pre-Camino)

    Synchronicity is a funny thing. We often notice that which we are focused on, however sometimes it feels more significant than that. Sometimes there are moments in life where you can’t help but feel like you must be on the right path. Our visit to Brussels was just such an experience. We stopped in the…

  • Amsterdam

    Amsterdam

    Our time in Europe, began with 4 days in Amsterdam, one of my favorite cities in the world! It had been 14 years since I visited and I was looking forward to getting over jet lag while reacquainting myself with this place. Our plane landed at 9 in the morning, after a 10 hour flight,…

  • Packing for the Camino

    Packing for the Camino

    I have this funny narrative in my head about having the “perfect” backpack of belongings for our upcoming walk on the Via Podiensis in France. I’ve had 11 years to plan (since I walked my last Camino in 2012 and learned so much about pack weight—mostly that I had TOO much), so it just seems…

  • The Next Adventure: Camino de Santiago (Via Podiensis—France) July 2023

    The Next Adventure: Camino de Santiago (Via Podiensis—France) July 2023

    Two months ago I bought plane tickets to Europe with plans to walk my second Camino, this time the Via Podiensis (also knows as the Chemin du Puy) in France. I walked my first Camino 11 years ago this summer (~175 miles total on the Camino Frances in Northern Spain); a decision that, at the…

  • Photo Essay: Europe 2006

    The following pictures are scanned prints from film photos I took in 2006, so the quality is not stellar, but I still love the images, so I thought I’d share. Hopefully I will have time to share additional old film pictures soon (I only switched to digital in 2010)!          

  • Antwerp Train Station 2006