It's about this time of the year when I start to plan for another Camino. I return to my guidebooks and scour the internet. The questions that often arise are a) what route will I take? b) where will I start and end? and c) how will I get there? The question... "will I be... Continue Reading →
The Camino Through My Eyes #4 – Maggie Woodward
The "Camino Through My Eyes" series is becoming a big success and I'd like to thank you all for stopping by. It's interesting reading other people's perspectives and it sure backs up the phrase "No two Caminos are the same". Last week's contribution from Terry McHugh has seen quite a bit of traffic since I posted it.... Continue Reading →
Weekend Watch #14 – Magwood’s Camino Mozarabe
Phew!..what a busy last few days it has been on ClearskiesCamino!! With the Irish Blog Awards over (big shout out to Wandering On blog for winning the Travel award), I can concentrate on the future for the site. I'm so happy with the support I have received since I started to dedicate a lot more... Continue Reading →
So Tonight is the Night…
As you are aware from the picture to the right of this screen, Clearskies Camino is a finalist in the 2015 Irish Blog Awards. The final is tonight in the Tivoli Theatre in Dublin. While I won't be there in person, I will be there in spirit and will be watching through Twitter (@cskiescamino) as the... Continue Reading →
The Camino Through My Eyes #3 – Terry McHugh
Having completed two installments in the "Camino Through My Eyes" series, I am happy to introduce Terry McHugh to you all. Terry has walked numerous Caminos and has written about his times in Spain. I have read many books about the Camino but his book "Walk with the Sun Til Ur Shadow disappears" stands out... Continue Reading →
Link – TravPal has a great piece about the forthcoming Bloggies…
Travpalapp.com has written a nice article about the finalists of the Irish Blog Awards (Travel). It's great to get a mention. A full list of the finalists can be found there. By the way, the third instalment of "Camino Through My Eyes" will be posted tomorrow. I'm really excited about this one as the questions were taken... Continue Reading →
Gorgeous Galicia: Why autumn is the time to visit Spain’s northern star
This week the Irish Independent published an article about Galicia, stating that there are lots more to do there than walking the Camino. This may well be true. Take a read when you get a chance. Gorgeous Galicia: Why autumn is the time to visit Spain's northern star
The Camino Through My Eyes #2 – Wise Monkeys Abroad
I published the first in this series last week and have got a great response so far. It was great to receive Linda's contribution and I'd like to thank her for that. This week, I posed the same questions to a great couple who write over on wisemonkeysabroad.com. Le and David love to travel and... Continue Reading →
New name!! – Clearskies Camino!!
Just a quick post to let you know that I have slightly changed the domain name of my blog. From now on, it will go by the name of http://www.clearskiescamino.com. Nothing else has changed so you will have no difficulties with any of the links in the Links page. This is the first of a... Continue Reading →
Weekend Watch #2 – Luke Darracott’s Camino
First of all, I am writing at the start of a Bank Holiday weekend here in Ireland. I also have decided to take Tuesday off from work. This is a perfect reason to enjoy the outdoors. Let's hope the weather improves as it has been pretty poor lately here.In honour of the long week, the next... Continue Reading →
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