by Carolyn M. Crane | Jun 3, 2019 | Essays, Travel
May 12, 2019 My father taught me about walking on beaches. I was four when he had a coronary that promoted him to stay-at-home dad. We lived near the beach then, in Ventura, and we would walk it hours each day. It was his physical and emotional therapy, although I...
by Stephanie Hayes | Mar 23, 2017 | Essays, Travel |
Since the election last year a number of lists on how to survive the Trump presidency have been making the rounds on social media. At least one of them had “support art and artists” as one of their recommendations. Without really thinking much about it, I accepted...
by Stephanie Hayes | Dec 6, 2016 | Essays, Travel |
Stephanie concludes her four-part series with this look inward along the Camino. She made the journey with her friend Eleanore. –Ed. Camino of the Mind “You are an overweight, middle-aged woman who has no business being here.” “You are ridiculous!”...
by Stephanie Hayes | Oct 31, 2016 | Essays, photographs, Series, Travel |
Part Three of Four: Five More Things I Learned on the Camino I recently returned from three weeks in Spain where I walked about 140 miles of the Camino de Santiago. That isn’t much compared to what a lot of people do. The whole route is 500 miles long, which takes...
by Stephanie Hayes | Oct 9, 2016 | Essays, Series, Travel |
Along the Camino My friend and I have been traveling the Camino de Santiago for 11 days now, averaging 8-10 miles a day. We started in Leon and are currently in Portomarin. Here are 5 things I’ve learned so far: 1. I can get up at dawn every day and walk 8 or...
by Stephanie Hayes | Sep 20, 2016 | Essays, Series, Travel |
Pre Camino My housemate keeps asking me if I’m scared or anxious. I keep saying no, because I am not. Maybe I should be, but I have no fear or anxiety. I am simply grateful and excited. In less than two weeks a friend and I are flying to Madrid for a couple of days,...
