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all walks of life

this is where i document my long-distance hikes.
i’ve come to love the simplicity of spending entire days hiking across long streches of nature, landscapes, human scapes.

it all started a few years ago with a hike on the camino frances from saint-jean-pied-de-port on the french side of the pyrenes to santiago de compostela in galicia, spain. since then i try to go walkabout every now and then.

camino francés 2026

caminofrances.2026
spacetime, paso a paso y todo a su tiempo
spacetime, paso a paso y todo a su tiempo

the next step, and then the next again

adios, hasta luego
adios, hasta luego

to be continued

more santi & another cathedral story
more santi & another cathedral story

siesta, massage and rooftop tour

santiago otra vez con unas palabras y fotos
santiago otra vez con unas palabras y fotos

con cuadernos nuevos

taking stock
taking stock

arrival into santi, new try

full & empty
full & empty

change = home

slow walking lasts longer
slow walking lasts longer

savouring every step

the long way back, but forward
the long way back, but forward

from fisterra to olveiroa and beyond

fisterra
fisterra

the end of the world

purificación
purificación

of the body, the mind and the soul

el mar y la alma
el mar y la alma

más metáforas

muxia
muxia

y la virxe da barca

hasta el mar y más conexiones
hasta el mar y más conexiones

enjoying the encore

the cast
the cast

gracias a todos los que compartieron parte del camino conmigo

el camino de la vida
el camino de la vida

on it right now

atún
atún

not about the fish!

la vida sencilla
la vida sencilla

cómo vivir de forma sencilla - searching my version of a simple & meaningful life

santi otra vez - sin palabras
santi otra vez - sin palabras

praza do obradoiro & catedral

yoyu - abundance of heart
yoyu - abundance of heart

love is the way

do caminos change people?
do caminos change people?

i think so, what do you think?

animals
animals

attention and noise

reflexiones sobre la libertad
reflexiones sobre la libertad

what do we need to be free?

un día con calma
un día con calma

inside and out

galicia ahead
galicia ahead

until the end of the world

search and you will find?
search and you will find?

but what will you find?

leaving león behind
leaving león behind

el bierzo

interim tally
interim tally

of the camino externo

how to find the way?
how to find the way?

go with the flow

león
león

la vida se vive adelante

taking a break
taking a break

in león

caminofrances.2026
more music
more music

less snoring

hugo ronca muy fuerte, but it is music to my ears
hugo ronca muy fuerte, but it is music to my ears

being awake and a continued conversation

memento mori
memento mori

who we take along for our caminos

solo hay una competencia
solo hay una competencia

and it’s not what you think

el camino interior
el camino interior

more philosophy incoming!

we have a contender
we have a contender

other nominations, write to me!

la vida es bonita
la vida es bonita

si lo hago así

burgos & la catedral
burgos & la catedral

i’m still standing

los variantes del camino
los variantes del camino

which one should i take?

happy days
happy days

what does it mean to be happy?

making good things happen
making good things happen

is easy, no?

quiet day
quiet day

(not) feeling alone in a crowded place

fragments of time
fragments of time

be alive.

the camino will provide
the camino will provide

aplenty. just trust the way.

after the rain comes the…
after the rain comes the…

mmuuudddd.

judgement day
judgement day

almost struck by lightning on judgement day - read how i survived!

labour day
labour day

thinking about thinking

downhill from here
downhill from here

dad jokes = dead jokes

con qué soñaré
con qué soñaré

beware which ghosts you wake - reports from last night

steep & windy pyrenes
steep & windy pyrenes

man, it was windy up there!

what’s in your backpack?
what’s in your backpack?

the first steps, the first stamps

camino frances 2nd edition
camino frances 2nd edition

excitement level 9/10: off soon

after the camino is before the camino
after the camino is before the camino

after is before is now

camino del norte 2026

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santi
santi

day 14: rest, drink, eat, repeat in santi

tradiciones
tradiciones

day 13: the last day, the last hike (for now), the last stamp

let the rush begin
let the rush begin

day 12: the final rush into santi along the camino frances

cafes and people
cafes and people

day 11: from sobrado to arzua, where we will meet all the french pilgrims

visiting the cistercians again
visiting the cistercians again

day 10: walking again

restday at casa roxica
restday at casa roxica

day 9: sleep in followed by siesta, no walking today

today was hard
today was hard

day 8: the holy week complete, rest day tomorrow

more terra chá
more terra chá

day 7: more terra chá from vilabla to baamonde

provincial galicia
provincial galicia

day 6: terra chá, from gontán to vilalba

up onto the meseta
up onto the meseta

day 5: up onto the meseta lucense

out of the mist and drizzle, over the hills
out of the mist and drizzle, over the hills

day 4: from vilamartin pequeño to mondoñedo

all planned out, or not
all planned out, or not

day 3: heading inland and uphill

nice asturian coast
nice asturian coast

day 2: la caridad / el franco - ribadeo

getting into the groove again
getting into the groove again

day 1: arriving into la caridad

camino del norte
camino del norte

this year, as always over easter, we will be on another family camino. our tour will lead us from the northern coast of spain in asturias to galicia along the last 200km of the camino del norte.

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