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Santiago de Campostela
Santiago de Campostela Santiago de Campostela is the finish point for Camino hikes. It is the purported resting ground for the remains of the apostle St. James in its ornately decorated Cathedral. The city is packed full of religious themed … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 Adventure, personal happiness
Tagged adventure, art, behappy, Camino, happiness, photography, Santiago, spain, travel
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Walking Gijon
Walking Gijon I wrote in my piece last night about winding down here in Gijon. There are some interesting contrasts to Oviedo where I had previously been hanging out. First, the obvious Gijon although only about 49 miles north of … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, beach, Europe, happiness, ocean, photography, photos, spain, travel, walking
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Winding Down in Gijon
Winding Down in Gijon Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time – Bertrand Russel It’s interesting to be doing my standard Sunday night post from Gijon on the northern coast of Spain. I’ve gotten pretty far from my normal … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 Adventure, personal happiness
Tagged adventure, anxiety, beach, happiness, relax, spain, stress, travel, vacation
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The Aquarium in Gijon
The Aquarium in Gijon My first full day in Gijon and I decided to head to the aquarium. It was a nice little aquarium in the format you see a lot of them in these days. It started with a … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 Adventure, personal happiness
Tagged adventure, Aquarium, blog, penguins, photography, Shark, spain, travel
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Last day in Oviedo
Last day in Oviedo One last day in Oviedo before I head for Gijon. A few last shots from around the city including an ancient Roman fountain still in tact, and my first bowl of a fabada (fava been stew … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, be happy, happiness, photography, spain, travel
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Camino Primitivo – Day 2
Camino Primitivo – Day 2 A little more regular of a hiking day on day 2, up in the dark, got ready and out the door about 8:15. Misty morning, pretty but was burning off and knew it would be … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 Adventure, personal happiness
Tagged adventure, backpacking, behappy, Camino, happiness, hike, hiking, spain, travel, walking
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Camino de Primitivo – Day 1
Camino de Primitivo – Day 1 My first day on the Camino Primitivo. Started with breakfast in Oviedo and headed out about 9:30. A late start for me on a trail but I had a very short walk today, only … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, backpacking, Camino, Camino de Primitivo, hike, hiking, revkane, spain, travel, walking
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Oviedo – Part 2
Oviedo – Part 2 So the afternoon was good, checked into my hotel and had that minute of panic when they ask you to hand over your passport. No worries, I’m an experienced traveler who knows they don’t need the … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 Adventure
Tagged adventure, Camino de santiago, happiness, hiking, Oviedo, photography, spain, travel
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Oviedo – Part 1
Oviedo – Part 1 Welcome to Oviedo! Look who was waiting for me. Apparently since he used Oviedo as a fill-in for his Barcelona film, they built him a statue. Beautiful train ride once the sun came up. Rolling through … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, blog, Camino, Church, happiness, hiking, photography, spain, travel
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Day 5 Great Glen Way – Drumnodrochit to Inverness (straight story)
Day 5 Great Glen Way – Drumnodrochit to Inverness (the straight story) The long walk home. So I’ll be writing two versions of my 5th day on the Great Glen. The first will be the fairly standard trip report of … Continue reading
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