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Spain: A mind-clearing journey

Simon Winter finds himself thinking about, well, not much at all, on the Spanish Pilgrim Trail.

Spain: Top tips for a successful Camino

Simon Winter shares 15 important things he's learnt after 20 days on the Spanish Pilgrim Trail.

Spain: The pilgrim trail's dirty little secret

Simon Winter finds Christian charity in short supply when it comes to finding a bed along the Camino route.

Spain: The dirt-cheap Camino

The picturesque Camino villages aren't immune to Spain's economic woes, writes Simon Winter from the Pilgrim Trail.

Spain: A dubious solution for tackling blisters

Simon Winter contemplates strapping sanitary pads to his inner-soles as he nears the Spanish Pilgrim Trail's 250km mark.

Spain: A broken night's sleep

Simon Winter struggles to get any kip in a dorm room full of snoring hikers.

Spain: Characters on the road

Simon Winter encounters all manner of wanderers on the Spanish Pilgrim Trail.

Spain: The culling begins

Here's some news New Zealand, we don't have the world's worst internet. In fact it's in a small Spanish village...

Crossing the France-Spain border on foot

Twenty-seven kilometres up and over the Pyrenees is one of the bigger days on the 775km trail.