September - 2018

Sleeping With Strangers (or Where to Stay when walking the Chemin de St. Jacques through France)

I had my headphones on and was listening to a Podcast when I heard a loud noise. After hearing it the second time, I took off my...

Bon Chemin! Chemin de Saint Jacques, Hiking Across France

We were finally on our way, on our 1,000 mile walk on the Chemin de Saint Jacque, as the French call the Camino de Santiago, or the...

Lucky in Le-Puy-en-Velay, France

As we boarded the train to Le-Puy-en-Velay we could feel the excitement for our pilgrimage hike, the Way to Santiago de Compostela. Many...

Visiting Friends and Family in France

We said goodbye to Paris and took the train to Lyon where we were to meet up with Ol’s French sister (exchange student) Laurence (Flo)...

Exploring Paris

Our second day in Paris was just as wonderful as the first, we spent the day at the Palace of Versailles the principal royal residence of...

An Attitude of Search

“We have always talked about hiking the Camino de Santiago, why don’t we do it now? We can fly to Paris and make our way to Spain from...