The moai of Rapa Nui
Rapa Nui, or Easter island, is an island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. It’s over 3500 km from Santiago de Chile, the only city from which you can fly there at the moment. Rapa Nui is part of the Polynesian triangle including New Zealand and Hawaii and shares…
Camping on Easter island
You’d think I’d know by now how to take a flight. I arrived at Santiago airport with the boarding pass LATAM had sent me. No need to check in. They do it for you! So I walked to the baggage drop, but it didn’t work. I had to get the…
Barcelona’s Montjuïc
A few monts ago my airline decided to cancel my flight to Barcelona, which was meant to connect to Santiago de Chile. They offered a flight 2 days later, but I found a flight earlier that morning so that I could make it to Santiago as planned. So now I…
Magdeburg and the myth of the old town
Doing an online master was hard. I spent days sitting behind my laptop, reading articles and writing assignments. There were no classes. There was no building to go to. There was none of the stuff that usually makes studying more interesting. But I did get to meet a few fellow…
Getting to know Vigo
During my coastal camino I planned a rest day in Vigo. I had no idea about Vigo, but it is a bigger city and in a good location for a break before the last stretch to Santiago. My research had shown me the gorgeous Cies islands, with supposedly one of…
To the finish line: Santiago
With only 3 more days to go, you kind of want to cover more distance, do it faster, arrive already. On the other hand you want to make more stops, make it last a bit longer. But I had planned my overnights and would stick to them. It was a…
Vigo to Pontevedra
It was still dark when I left Vigo, leaving the old town behind me and following the main shopping street. Christmas decorations were already up and I enjoy following this long, straight street, slowly ascending. It changed a lot. After the pedestrian area, it became a busy road, full of…
A taste of the Galician Caribbean
Another day with rain in the forecast, but if lucky, only from 3pm. So despite the dark clouds I was optimistic. Hey, there was even some sunshine coming through. It was one of the longer days though, so I was fully prepared to change into rain gear. As I left,…
Sunny Spain till Baiona
How nice are sunny days. It’s not terribly warm, with the sea breeze cooling things down, but everything looks so much better. I divided my leg from A Guarda to Baiona in 2 sections, leading to an easy 12km day to Oia and then 19km the next day. So I…
Rainy days
It’s Sunday. The streets are quiet even though I left the hostel late. I was up before 7am, but enjoyed writing, having tea and generally taking it easy. The elevador down the hill wouldn’t go till 9 anyway and… it was raining. A lot. So I got off the elevador…