These Corners of the World

Cycling the Camino de Santiago - Day 20 (The end of the road)

It took me almost three weeks, but I finally made it to Santiago de Compostela. Rolling into the outskirts of the city, dusty and hungry...

Cycling the Camino de Santiago - Day 18 (My first flat tyre)

I've been on the road for almost three weeks now, and managed to avoid getting a flat tyre. Unfortunately, that streak ended today. I was...

Cycling the Camino de Santiago - Day 13 (Wading through water, and sheep, to get to Leon)

I was so exhausted after my cycle yesterday that I went to bed almost as soon as I got to Sahagun... having done absolutely no...

Cycling the Camino de Santiago - Day 12 (Basking in glory at the half way point)

As you can probably deduce from the title of this post, I made it to the half way point today!! The achievement is beautifully marked...

Cycling the Camino de Santiago - Day 11 (A battered body)

My body is breaking beneath me, piece by piece. Every day there is a new ailment. So far, I have eight - both ankles, both knees, my ass,...

Cycling the Camino de Santiago - Day 10 (Dealing with loneliness and monotony)

Today I caught myself cycling down a secluded road singing a Rihanna song at the top of my lungs. In my defence, there was nobody around...

Cycling the Camino de Santiago - Day Five (Exploring Logrono)

In the last few days I've walked and cycled 175km from Saint Jean Pied de Port in France to Logrono in Spain... which means today is a...

Cycling the Camino de Santiago - Day Three (Dragging my body to Estella)

Today was the first time I genuinely considered quitting. I'm quite ashamed to write that, considering it's only Day Three, but it's the...

Cycling the Camino de Santiago - Day Two (The road to Pamplona)

This morning I woke to an empty room. Out of 14 pilgrims, all sharing the one large dorm, I was the very, very last one to get up. The...