The Camino de Santiago requires time, stamina, and sacrifice, but ask any pilgrim who’s finished: most of us would return to that road without hesitation. The Camino de Santiago, or Way of Saint James ...

Almost exactly a year ago, my mom and I set off on a landmark adventure in both our lives: Tackling 240km of the Camino Portugues. We shouldered our backpacks and laced up our boots in the Portuguese ...

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First Person is a daily personal piece submitted by readers. Have a story to tell? See our guidelines at tgam.ca/essayguide. My wife, Tracy, and I are winding our way along the Portuguese Camino.

The Portuguese camino has a way of revealing its secrets unhurriedly. Running from Oporto to Santiago, 240km to the north, it takes a while for this particular walk to get into its stride. From the ...

The rain lifts and we walk into a glimmer of afternoon sunlight as we leave Anha for Viana do Castelo, about six kilometres away. Our pilgrim's lunch and accompanying wine are a distant memory. This ...