I've walked roughly 500 miles through Europe with my mom — twice. The experiences brought us closer together.
Summer vacation is typically associated with beaches, cruise ships, and road trips. For my mom, though, it's a chance to go on a long-distance hike.
She's walked the Camino de Santiago — a network of pilgrimage routes across France, Portugal, and Spain, some of which are over 500 miles long — nine times.
It's become an annual trip for her, made possible by summers off from teaching. At some point, I began calling her a "Camino vet" — she even got a scallop shell tattoo to commemorate the exper...
She's walked the Camino de Santiago — a network of pilgrimage routes across France, Portugal, and Spain, some of which are over 500 miles long — nine times.
It's become an annual trip for her, made possible by summers off from teaching. At some point, I began calling her a "Camino vet" — she even got a scallop shell tattoo to commemorate the exper...
