“There were miles where we walked together, four abreast, sometimes two by two and sometimes alone,” writes author Shelly Heller. (Shelly Heller) Our readers share tales of their rambles around the ...

When director Emilio Estevez’ feature narrative film “The Way” was released in 2011, audiences across the United States and many countries were introduced for the first time to the ancient pilgrimage ...

Fancy a modern-day pilgrimage to the Spanish site of Santiago de Compostela? Whether you’re a Catholic pilgrim or just want a good walk, these divine crisscrossing routes have something for everyone.

Pilgrims can choose an optional route when walking the Camino de Santiago Portugués Central. It's called the Variante Espiritual (Spiritual Variant in English) route. I walked it in August 2024, and ...

Ashley M. Biggers (@ambiggers) has been a professional travel writer for five years. She earned her master’s degree from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. The Camino is ...

One day, while searching for a destination for a day trip from Beziers, France, I discovered the Abbaye de Sainte-Marie de Fontchaude. It was not far away and was in a small hamlet surrounded by ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The main square in Santiago de Compostela; (photo/Mary Andino) There is perhaps no more iconic trail in all of Europe than Spain’s ...

El Camino de Santiago is mentioned on the first chapter of Schwarzenegger’s book. In it, he recommends going on walks, which can help you think and reflect, resulting in some of your best ideas and ...

Read Part 1 of this three-part travel chronicle here. I’d like to continue sharing my El Camino experience in this three-part series of my column. While it was certainly a trip of ultimate highs, I ...

Read Part 1 and Part 2 of this travel chronicle. When I was in my last 70 kilometers, four days to Santiago, my body and mind were so exhausted from the whole trip already. I was cranky at times. I ...