Spain

Favorites of Seville

We spent a little over three weeks in Seville, Spain, between September and October. We didn't do a lot of research and really had nothing planned except to relax after having walked the Camino de Santiago. We didn’t know what…

Spain | October 18, 2025

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Let's Go to the Post Office in Spain

Sending postcards home from Spain was a bit of an emotional roller coaster ride due to Europe’s response to increased U.S. tariffs. … Spain might not send mail to the U.S. … Spain will send mail, just not packages. … Spain says…

Spain | October 14, 2025

Chrissy

Church in Spain

As we plan out where we are going to travel, one of the factors that we consider is whether there will be a Christian, preferably Lutheran, church nearby. We plan our travels six to twelve months in advance. At the time that we…

Spain | October 10, 2025

Chrissy

17 Days on the Camino

What is the Camino? Here’s a summary that I got from AI: “The Camino de Santiago, or the Way of Saint James, is a network of historic pilgrimage routes leading to the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in northwestern Spain…

Spain | October 4, 2025

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On My Spanish Bookshelf

Truth be told, the book on my Spanish bookshelf was actually found on the bookshelf of our Latvian BnB. The book I read for Latvia, Soviet Milk, was pretty short, and I saw Carlos Ruiz Zafón’s Angel’s Game shelved right next to…

Spain | October 4, 2025

Chrissy

Camino: During the pilgramage

I'm sitting in Melide, Spain… having our 3rd and final rest day before our last three walks to Santiago de Compostella. When we decided to do the Primitivo route, the main reason was that it sounded the most like what we enjoy…

Spain | September 17, 2025

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Deep Thoughts from the Camino

What does one do and think about all day long while walking up and down hills and mountains for hours and days on end with only yourself, your spouse, and the occasional fellow pilgrim as company? I’ve heard that many people take…

Spain | September 15, 2025

Chrissy

Spain: The Camino

We came to Oviedo Spain two days before our plan to start hiking the Camino de Santiago. We started planning this over a year in advance but since we were also planning such monumental life changes (quitting our jobs, selling our…

Spain | September 1, 2025

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