I just returned from a three-day course, during which time I’d decided it was a good idea for me to … More
Category: Pain
The Masked Men of Siam
You’d never believe that this bustling nation is under siege – by what looks like a roving gang of bandits … More
Five Years From A Bridge
Despite all the hellish things that have been piling up over the past 5 weeks, the fires that still need … More
Hope From Dust
A few hours north of Madrid, in the heart of the Navarre region, at the southern edge of Pamplona, lives … More
Weigh It Forward
Last week, I posted a question on a Camino forum, asking for volunteers to help carry my gear (with the … More
A Day At The (Bureaucratic) Beach
I was awake long before my digital alarm clock struck 5:30 a.m., pelting buzzing sounds into the surrounding air. I … More
Charly & the Carrix (Factory)
It’s been a near-relentless search for the near-perfect (or viable) solution to my gear-carrying dilemma on my upcoming trek along … More
Rice Field Reverie
My laptop drama continued yesterday with the following verdict handed down by Ibu Wayan: MATI. Dead. Pitiful groaning ensued. What … More
The Camino Campaign: 30-Day Countdown!
Apologies for my hiatus: The other day, my laptop fell into a state of deep REM from which it hasn’t yet … More
An Amateur Chef’s Amnesia
It’s been a week since I moved into the house on the ridge named Kaivalya,* the place that Ike and … More
Healing Pilgrim 